selected publications
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academic article
- Peiris CLTaylor NFWatts JJShields NBrusco NKMortimer D. Mapping the Functional Independence Measure to a multi-attribute utility instrument for economic evaluations in rehabilitation: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trial data. Disability and Rehabilitation. 1-9. 2019
- Taylor NFLawler KBrusco NKPeiris CLHarding KEScroggie GDBoyd JNWilton AMCoker FFerraro JGShields N. Saturday allied health services for geriatric evaluation and management: A controlled before‐and‐after trial. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2019
- Peiris CLShields NBrusco NKWatts JJTaylor NF. Additional Physical Therapy Services Reduce Length of Stay and Improve Health Outcomes in People With Acute and Subacute Conditions: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 99. 2018
- English CShields NBrusco NKTaylor NFWatts JJPeiris CBernhardt JCrotty MEsterman ASegal LHillier S. Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Journal of Physiotherapy. 62:124-129. 2016
- Brusco NKWatts JJ. Empirical evidence of recall bias for primary health care visits. BMC Health Services Research. 15. 2015
- Brusco NKWatts JJShields NTaylor NF. Is cost effectiveness sustained after weekend inpatient rehabilitation? 12 month follow up from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research. 15. 2015
- Brusco NKWatts JJShields NTaylor NF. Are weekend inpatient rehabilitation services value for money? An economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial with a 30 day follow. BMC Medicine. 12:1-11. 2014
- Brusco NKWatts JJShields NChan S-PTaylor NF. Does additional acute phase inpatient rehabilitation help people return to work? A subgroup analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. 28:754-761. 2014
- Brusco NKTaylor NFWatts JJShields N. Economic Evaluation of Adult Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in a Variety of Settings. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95:94-116. 2014
- Peiris CLShields NBrusco NKWatts JJTaylor NF. Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine. 11. 2013
- Shaw KDTaylor NFBrusco NK. Physiotherapy Services Provided Outside of Business Hours in Australian Hospitals: A National Survey. Physiotherapy Research International. 18:115-123. 2013
- Brusco NKTaylor NFHornung ISchaffers SSmith Ade Morton NA. Factors that predict discharge destination for patients in transitional care: a prospective observational cohort study. Australian Health Review. 36:430-430. 2012
- Baldwin CBrusco NK. The Effect of Vocational Rehabilitation on Return-to-Work Rates Post Stroke: A Systematic Review. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 18:562-572. 2011
- de Morton NABrusco NKWood LLawler KTaylor NF. The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) provides a valid method for measuring and monitoring the mobility of patients making the transition from hospital to the community: an observational study. Journal of Physiotherapy. 57:109-116. 2011
- Taylor NFBrusco NKWatts JJShields NPeiris CSullivan NKennedy GTeo CKFarley ALockwood KRadia-George C. A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial incorporating a health economic analysis to investigate if additional allied health services for rehabilitation reduce length of stay without compromising patient outcomes. BMC Health Services Research. 10. 2010
- Brusco NKTaylor NStevens JAButler MSearle A. Development of a manual handling programme for allied health. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 14:204-209. 2007
- Brusco NKShields NTaylor NFParatz J. A Saturday physiotherapy service may decrease length of stay in patients undergoing rehabilitation in hospital: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Physiotherapy. 53:75-81. 2007
- Brusco NKParatz J. The effect of additional physiotherapy to hospital inpatients outside of regular business hours: A systematic review. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: an international journal of physical therapy. 22:291-307. 2006
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comment
- Peiris CLBrusco NTaylor NFShields NMKumbhare D. Review: Extra physical therapy improves some outcomes by a small amount in acute or subacute health conditions. Annals of Internal Medicine. JC32-JC32. 2019
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editorial article
- Brusco NKFrawley HC. Program evaluation within the research translation framework. Journal of Physiotherapy. 65:63-64. 2019
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erratum