Publications by authors named "W R Hodge"
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- StandingTall is an eHealth program designed to improve balance and strength through exercises, and its effectiveness has been backed by clinical trials showing reduced falls and high user adherence.
- The study involved 246 older participants from Australia and the UK over a 6-month period, using a mixed-methods evaluation to measure the program's uptake and user satisfaction, despite challenges posed by COVID-19.
- Although the program faced issues with implementation and funding, participant feedback was largely positive, with many expressing improved balance and a desire for its continued support, suggesting potential for future applications if resources are made available.
Objectives: Exercise, support and advice are the key treatment strategies of musculoskeletal problems. The aims of this study were to determine patients', physiotherapists', and other stakeholders' perspectives about supported home physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal problems and to identify the barriers and facilitators to rolling out this model of physiotherapy service delivery.
Methods: This study was conducted as part of a process evaluation run alongside a large trial designed to determine whether supported home physiotherapy is as good or better than a course of in-person physiotherapy.
Contemporary conservation science requires mediating conflicts among nonhuman species, but the grounds for favoring one species over another can be unclear. We examined the premises through which wildlife managers picked sides in an interspecies conflict: seabird conservation in the Gulf of Maine (GOM). Managers in the GOM follow a simple narrative dubbed the gull problem.
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- The study aims to assess the effectiveness of repeat selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
- A thorough search of multiple databases yielded 512 initial studies, but after screening, only 12 articles met the criteria, with 9 included in the meta-analysis.
- Results indicated that repeat SLT significantly lowers IOP for up to 24 months, but further research through long-term randomized controlled trials is needed to confirm its efficacy, especially for more than two procedures.
Introduction: One in three people aged 65 years and over fall each year. The health, economic and personal impact of falls will grow substantially in the coming years due to population ageing. Developing and implementing cost-effective strategies to prevent falls and mobility problems among older people is therefore an urgent public health challenge.
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