Featured publications - July 2023

Staff, postgraduate students and adjunct researchers at the Institute for Health Research publish work on a wide variety of subjects in peer-reviewed journals. A full list of publications is available here but some recent examples with links to additional information about the studies are shown below:

 

Chen A, Waite L, Mocumbi AO, Chan YK, Beilby J, Ojji DB, Stewart S1. Elevated blood pressure levels among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Lancet Global Health. 2023 Aug: 11(8): e1238-e1248.

Nikeh-Chungag BN1, Stewart S1. Review of elevated blood pressure in sub-Saharan Africa. Comment.
The Lancet Global Health. 2023 Aug: 11(8): e1248-e1249.

 

Piggott B, Chivers P1, Sarasjärvi KK1, Bhoyroo R1, Lambert M, Millar L3, Bulsara C1, Codde J1. Life in a time of COVID: retrospective examination of the association between physical activity and mental well-being in western Australians during and after lockdown.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Apr 14;23(1):701.

 

Williamson M, Barton A, Edwards D, Morrisby C, Jacques A1, Harper KJ. Improving care for older patients visiting emergency departments. Are they receiving falls prevention guideline care?
Australas Emerg Care. 2023 Mar;26(1):84-89.

 

Ratwatte S, Stewart S1, Strange G1, Playford D1, Celermajer DS. Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in aortic stenosis and its influence on outcomes.
Heart. 2023 Apr 3:heartjnl-2022-322184.

 

Atee M, Hoti K, Chivers P1, Hughes JD. Faces of Pain in Dementia: Learnings From a Real-World Study Using a Technology-Enabled Pain Assessment Tool.
Front Pain Res. (Lausanne). 2022 Feb 22;3:827551.

 

Superscript numbers refer to IHR staff1, IHR supervised HDR students2, Adjunct3 or Affiliated4 researchers of the IHR

Updated July 2023