This research project is a collaboration between Telethon Kids Institute, Muscular Dystrophy Western Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital and Curtin University. ...

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Neuromuscular disorders can lead to nocturnal hypoventilation. Accurate diagnosis of hypoventilation is imperative to guide treatment decisions. This study determined interobserver agreement for a number of definitions of nocturnal hypoventilation in children and adolescents with neuromuscular disorders. ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

To describe and explore carer quality of life and night-time attendance to their child in parents of non-ambulant youth with Neuromuscular Disorders. A cross-sectional population-based, comprehensive survey including the Adult Carer questionnaire, measures of social context and youths' physical status. Associations between carer-QoL or frequency of parents' night-time attendance with independent variables were explored using linear and logistic regression models, respectively. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

To investigate quality of life (QOL) and psychosocial well-being in youth with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) who are wheelchair users. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

This study explored how children and adolescents with a neuromuscular disorder (NMD) and their parents experienced barriers and enablers to the child's participation. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

Explored Youth with Neuromuscular Disorders perceptions of health, health behaviors and healthcare engagement ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Graham Hall GL BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Professor Graham Hall is an ...

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Mackenzie was 10 months old when her parents, Jodie and Scott, were given the life-changing news that their daughter would never walk. ...

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• 2018
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Neuromuscular disorders, chronic diseases and low motor competence have a strong correlation to bone health for appendicular bone parameters in youth ...

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• 2020
• March 2020