AECC University College Research: Recent submissions
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Microwave therapy for the treatment of plantar warts
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023-06-15)Background: Plantar warts, or verrucae plantaris, are common lesions causing considerable pain during weightbearing activity. Although current treatment modalities have low success rates, microwave therapy has been introduced ... -
Independent prescribing in the UK: insights from the Department of Health Allied Health Professions Medicines Project team
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023-07-04)Background: The UK medicines legislation was amended ten years ago (2013) to allow podiatrists and physiotherapists independent prescribing rights, the first of the allied health professions to do so. Non-medical prescribing ... -
Chiropractic Day 2023: A report and qualitative analysis of how thought leaders celebrate the present and envision the future of chiropractic
(Journal of Chiropractic Humanities, 2023-12)Objective: This study aimed to (1) collect and analyze statements about how to celebrate chiropractic in the present and roles that chiropractors may fulfill in the future, (2) identify if there was congruence among the ... -
Formulation and Administration of Enteral Feeds
(Springer, Cham, 2023-10-04)Enteral feeding (EF) is used mainly for patients with oral failure due to neurological or head/neck problems. If the gut is functional, it is the first line of treatment for clinically administered nutrition and hydration ... -
A conventional multiplex PCR for the detection of four common soil-transmitted nematodes in human feces: development and validation
(Tropical Biomedicine, 2022-03-31)Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, mainly caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms, are among the most common intestinal parasites that infect humans. The infections are widely distributed ... -
Do we need different predictive equations for the acute and late phases of critical illness? A prospective observational study with repeated indirect calorimetry measurements
(European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022-04)Background: Predictive equations (PEs) for estimating resting energy expenditure (REE) that have been developed from acute phase data may not be applicable in the late phase and vice versa. This study aimed to assess whether ... -
Neonate simulators: creatively engaging social work students in understanding risks of substance use during pregnancy
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Preferred method of purchasing supplements among government servants in Putrajaya
(Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2021-08-28)Despite the risk of buying dangerous unregistered or counterfeit health supplement products online, the purchases still persist. This study aimed to identify the current preferred purchasing method and factors that influenced ... -
Maternal diet during pregnancy and infant respiratory morbidity: A prospective study
(Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021-12)Background and objectives: Maternal diet during pregnancy may impact infant respiratory morbidity. The aim was to determine the association between antenatal maternal diet and respiratory morbidity of their infants during ... -
Validation of 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) for hospitalized children
(Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2021-04)Nutrition screening in pediatric hospitals is not a common practice in many countries. This study validated the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) with Screening Tool for the Assessment of ... -
Perceptions, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in the out-of-home sectors in Malaysia (MySaltOH) from the perspective of street food vendors, caterers and consumers
(2023-12-15)Objective: To explore the perspectives, barriers and enablers on salt reduction in out-of-home sectors in Malaysia among street food vendors, caterers and consumers. Design: A qualitative study involving twenty-two ... -
Association between organizational psychosocial factors with musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at Tertiary University Hospital
(Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 2023-03-08)Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) was found to be high among nurses especially those working in the hospital. One of the risk factors of MSDs is psychosocial factors apart from physical and ergonomic factors. ... -
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part II: strengths and opportunities
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-27)In a previous paper, we presented some important weaknesses of and threats to the chiropractic profession as we see them. We further argued that the chiropractic profession's relationship with its principal clinical tool ... -
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-26)Spinal manual therapy is central to chiropractic history, clinical practice, and professional identity. That chiropractors have developed an expertise in this domain has provided some considerable advantages. However, we ... -
The development of working alliance in early stages of care from the perspective of patients attending a chiropractic teaching clinic
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-21)Background: The clinician-patient relationship has consistently been found to predict treatment success in both physical and mental health settings. This relationship has been operationalised in the literature as "Working ... -
The effectiveness of psychiatric genetic counseling training: An analysis of 13 international workshops
(American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 2024-03-21)Studies have consistently shown that psychiatric genetic counseling (pGC) helps people with psychiatric conditions by increasing empowerment and self-efficacy, and addressing emotions like guilt. Yet, it is not routinely ... -
Disc degeneration and cervical spine intervertebral motion: A cross-sectional study in patients with neck pain and matched healthy controls
(Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2024-03-19)While neck pain can be defined in clinical terms, in most cases the underlying pathophysiology is largely unknown. Regional cervical spine range of motion is often found to be reduced in patients with neck pain compared ... -
Prevalence of co-occurrence of physical frailty and malnutrition and its associated factors among community-dwelling older adults in a rural district, Malaysia
(Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2024-03-14)Frailty and malnutrition commonly co-occur but remains undetected and untreated in community settings. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co-occurring frailty and malnutrition, and its associated factors among ... -
TVET programme and health-related quality of life among low-income populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2024-03-05)Introduction: Education improves the economy and quality of life. The availability of skilled education in Malaysia is not restricted to the younger generation but is available to people of all ages, including those with ... -
Culinary herbs and spices for low-salt dietary management: Taste sensitivity and preference among the elderly
(NFS Journal, 2024-02-01)Background: Low-salt dietary management is a strategy for maintaining the health of the elderly. However, the elderly face the challenge of reducing salt consumption because of taste changes associated with aging. Objective: ...
