Obstructive sleep apnoea in adults:

Best Practice Advocacy Centre New Zealand.

30 November, 2012

Obstructive sleep apnoea is reported to affect 4% of adult males and 2% of adult females. In New Zealand, it is twice as common in Māori adults males compared to non-Māori.

Quantifying the impact of housing quality on respiratory health:

​ Keall, M.

1 November, 2012

Damp and mould in homes have been established as risk factors for respiratory health. There is a need for a relatively straightforward assessment of the home that quantifies this risk.

Respiratory health outcomes 1 year after admission with severe lower respiratory tract infection:

Trenholme, A. et al.

19 September, 2012

The aim of this study was to determine and to describe the presence of respiratory morbidity in young children 1 year after being hospitalized with a severe LRI.

Whakapuawaitia ngai Maori 2030: Thriving as Maori 2030: Maori health workforce priorities:

Ihimaera, L., & Maxwell-Crawford, K.

11 September, 2012

This report examines how to deliver health equality for Māori and a workforce that demonstrates cultural competence.

Recommendations to Expedite the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer:

Northern Cancer Network

31 July, 2012

This report presents a brief overview of the findings of the research project ‘Identification of barriers to the early diagnosis of people with lung cancer and description of best practice solutions’.

Primary care for Pacific people: A Pacific health and systems approach:

Southwick, M., Kenealy, T., & Ryan, D.

30 June, 2012

This report presents evidence to support improvements in primary care delivery to Pacific peoples.

Randomized controlled trial of high concentration oxygen in suspected community-acquired pneumonia:

Wijesinghe, M. et al

31 May, 2012

We conclude that high concentration oxygen therapy increases the PtCO2 in patients presenting with suspected community-acquired pneumonia. This suggests that the potential increase in PaCO2 with high concentration oxygen therapy is not limited to COPD, but may also occur in other respiratory disorders with abnormal gas exchange.

A measure for quantifying the impact of housing quality on respiratory health: A cross-sectional study:

Keal, M., Crane, J., Baker, M., Wickens, K., & Cunningham, M.

14 May, 2012

Damp and mould in homes have been established as risk factors for respiratory health. There is a need for a relatively straightforward assessment of the home that quantifies this risk.

The use of rongoā in contemporary physiotherapy: An exploratory study.:

Gray, K.

5 May, 2012

Rongoā is a modality for healing that incorporates plants and their derivatives to promote wellness. This traditional method of healing was used to treat a range of conditions in pre-colonisation time.

New Zealand evidence for the impact of primary healthcare investment in Capital and Coast District Health Board:

Tann, L., Carr, J.,& Reidy, J.

30 March, 2012

This paper provides New Zealand evidence on the effectiveness of primary care investment, measured through the Capital and Coast District Health Board's (DHB) Primary Health Care Framework. The Framework was developed in 2002/2003 to guide funding decisions at a DHB level, and to provide a transparent basis for evaluation of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy in this district.