Physiotherapy research

The Alfred Physiotherapy Department investigates the benefits of physical activity and rehabilitation for hospitalised patients and people with chronic illness.

We have active research programs investigating new models of rehabilitation for people with respiratory disorders, early rehabilitation following surgery, physical activity in chronic disease, and physiotherapy in intensive care.

Postgraduate students

10 PhD students
11 masters students

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Publications

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinimetric properties of the core outcome measurement instruments for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness (CONCISE)

Davies, T. W., Kelly, E., van Gassel, R. J. J., van de Poll, M. C. G., Gunst, J., Casaer, M. P., Christopher, K. B., Preiser, J. C., Hill, A., Gundogan, K., Reintam-Blaser, A., Rousseau, A. F., Hodgson, C., Needham, D. M., Schaller, S. J., McClelland, T., Pilkington, J. J., Sevin, C. M., Wischmeyer, P. E., Lee, Z. Y., … Puthucheary, Z. A

(2023), Critical care, 27(1), 450

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04729-7

Antecedents to and outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrests in Australian hospitals with mature medical emergency teams

Jones, Daryl Andrew; Pound, Gemma Michelle; Serpa Neto, Ary; Hodgson, Carol Lynette; Eastwood, Glenn Matthew; Bellomo, Rinaldo

(2023), Australian Critical Care, 36, 1059-1066

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.01.011

SHAP model explainability in ECMO – PAL mortality prediction

Stephens, Andrew Frome; Seman, Michael; Hodgson, Carol Lynette; Gregory, Shaun David

(2023), INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, 49, 1560–1562

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07237-y

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