University Health and Rehabilitation Reading Log: Assessment 1

This assignment presents a comprehensive reading log for a Health and Rehabilitation course, detailing eleven different research articles. The student summarizes each article, providing their personal views and potential applications of the learned information. The readings cover a wide range of topics, including the health and rehabilitation of indigenous populations (specifically the Māori experience in New Zealand), age-related differences in muscle recovery, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Rehabilitation Set, community reintegration following spinal cord injury, stroke rehabilitation services, public health functions in New Zealand, mental health disorders after traumatic brain injury, secondary prevention in acute coronary syndrome, a hospice rehabilitation model, and the Kawa Model in occupational therapy. The log demonstrates a thorough engagement with the material, exploring diverse aspects of rehabilitation and healthcare, and reflecting on how each reading can inform future practice. The student's critical analysis and synthesis of the information showcase their understanding of key concepts and their ability to apply these concepts to real-world scenarios.

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Assessment 1 Reading Log:
Entries Today’s
date
Reference Content
Summary
My
Personal
Views
How can I
use what I
have learnt
from this
reading?
1. 01/01/2020 Harwood, M.
(2010).
Rehabilitation
and indigenous
peoples: the
Māori
experience. Dis
ability and
Rehabilitation,
32(12), 972-
977.
 The indigenous
people have
been observed
to have on one
of the worst
health statuses,
when considered
in respect to the
non-indegenous
people.
 The role of
rehabilitation
while addressing
is observed to be
very helpful as
due to the need
of healthy living
amongst the
indigenous
Despite learning
about the
emergency situation
of Mᾱori, I had a
very less knowledge
of them having very
less rehabilitation.
There were also
new information that
came out of the
study where it was
stated that due to
the differences in
between the Mᾱori
and the non-Mᾱori
rehabilitation needs,
the approach of
“one size fits all”
The information from
the given study can
help me achieve
ways to improve the
Mᾱori health and
help in continuing
taking new initiatives
to undermine
rehabilitation
services and plan
helping the
indigenous people.

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people.
 To establish
rehabilitation
amongst the
Mᾱori,
“outcomes”
approach could
be availed any
moment. Hua
Oranga, Mᾱori
initiative to
improve mental
health is
projected to
display large
response to the
large varieties of
research held
with Mᾱori. in
New Zealand
 Strategies
implemented to
reduce
inequalities in
the health and
influence
rehabilitation
amongst the
communities.
was unsuccessfull.
2. 01/01/2020 Tanner, R. E.,  Sacropenia is This has been one The information from

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Brunker, L. B.,
Agergaard, J.,
Barrows, K. M.,
Briggs, R. A.,
Kwon, O. S., ... &
LaStayo, P. C.
(2015). Age‐
related
differences in
lean mass,
protein synthesis
and skeletal
muscle markers
of proteolysis
after bed rest and
exercise
rehabilitation. Th
e Journal of
physiology, 593(1
8), 4259-4273.
taken into
account as a
symbol that's char
acterized by the
loss of mass,
muscle and
strength. it's princi
pally associate
degree age connec
ted disorder.
 Age-related sarcop
enia can lead to be
d-related muscle l
oss and muscle rec
overy.
 to determine if
rehabilitation
process could
affect bed rest
responses, studies
were performed on
nine older and
fourteen younger
adults to check for
a 5 day bed
challenge
 This was followed
by a 8 week
intensity resistance
exercise (REHAB)
 Studies projected
of the first and
foremost study to
show that the loss in
the mass and
muscle tissue is
completely health
dependent. Older
people with post-bed
rehabilitation as
described by a
standardized
resistance training
program (combined
with protein
supplementation that
is rich in BCAA),
restored anabolic
muscle nutrient
sensitivity to pre-bed
rest rates
the given study can
help me find newer
interventions to
examine fibre‐
specific cross
sectional area, that
was not carried out
in this particular
study.

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that rehabilitation
restored the
deficiency
happening in the
mass and strength
in the older adults.
3. 02/01/2020 Prodinger, B.,
Cieza, A.,
Oberhauser, C.,
Bickenbach, J.,
Üstün, T. B.,
Chatterji, S., &
Stucki, G. (2016).
Toward the
International
Classification of
Functioning,
Disability and
Health (ICF)
Rehabilitation
Set: a minimal
generic set of
domains for
rehabilitation as a
health
strategy. Archive
s of physical
medicine and
rehabilitation, 97(
6), 875-884.
 The objective
of this study
was to point
out the
parameters of
functions that
were taken for
an ICF
Rehabilitation
Set.
 identifying a
small set of
environmental
factors (EFs)
that needed t
be used
alongside the
ICF
 developing a
comprehensiv
e set of the
International
Classification
of
Functioning,
The study helped in
presenting a
referential
structure for
catergorising
present
knowledge about
disability and
spreading them
around all over
the clinical and
general
populations.
The study helped in
understanding and
specify the
domains of
functioning that is
needed and
recommended for
an ICF
Rehabilitation Set
.

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Health (ICF)
and Disability
categories as a
negligible
parameter for
assessing,
registering
and
functioning of
the disabilities
surveyed in
clinical
populations
while
continuing the
care
 Secondary
analysis was
performed to
check existing
data sets.
 The method
used is
referred to as
regression
methods
(Random
Forests and
Group Lasso
regression)
and includes

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consultations
given by the
experts.
4 02/01/2020 Dwyer, K. J., &
Mulligan, H.
(2015).
Community
reintegration
following spinal
cord injury:
Insights for health
professionals in
community
rehabilitation
services in New
Zealand. New
Zealand Journal
of
Physiotherapy, 4
3(3).
 qualitative
literature study
was performed to
determine what
individuals with
SCI, perceive.
 the barriers or the
community or the
facilitators
reintegration is
needed, in order to
provide inner
knowledge for
health care
personnel that
work in the
rehabilitation
services in New
Zealand
 Assistance to
group
reintegration by
facilitators and
further categorized
into the
International
Classification of
Functioning,
It can be stated from
the study that the
challenge that is
mainly faced by the
health professionals
working in the
particular field to
support the patients
with spinal cord
injury is to attain to
the need of the
patients and help
them suitably
reconnect with their
life and work.
The study helped to
understand the need
of understanding to
give client centered
care so as to help
the patients and
attend their needs
accordingly to
reconnect them with
their community and
work.

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Disability and
Health (ICF)
organized with the
help of self-
management
 Findings revealed
that environmental
accessibility, self-
establishment,
support and
connections were
strong
reintegration
themes.
5. 02/02/2020 McNaughton, H.,
McRae, A.,
Green, G.,
Abernethy, G., &
Gommans, J.
(2014). Stroke
rehabilitation
services in New
Zealand: a
survey of service
configuration,
capacity and
guideline
adherence. Strok
e, 6, 6L.
 It can be clearly
stated that stroke
is considered as
one of the third
highest cause of
fatality and
disability rate in
New Zealand.
 Successful
recovery through
structured stroke
treatment will
minimize
mortality, the rate
of discharge for
psychiatric care
and the level of
The study clearly
displayed results in
which protocols for
rehabilitation of stroke
are displayed.
Recommended
“organised stroke
care”, is launched and
experts of stroke
rehabilitation
clinicians work in
teams.
The study helps in
improving
involvement into the
guidelines. This will
translate and derive
better results for
people with stroke.
Clinical indicators to
check achievement
would help in the
content optimization

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dependency for
those who have
been discharged
 The primary
objective of this
study was to
provide regular
updates of
rehabilitation
services in relation
to stroke in all
DHBs in terms of
capacity,
configuration with
respect to service
and compliance
with the
recommendations
of the protocol.
6 03/01/2020 Williams, D.,
Garbutt, B., &
Peters, J. (2015).
Core public health
functions for New
Zealand. NZ Med
J, 128(1418), 16-
26.
 The New Zealand
Public Health and
Disability Act
2000 and the
Health Act 1956
aided to improve,
and protect and
promote the health
of their
populations.
 They also helped
in reducing health
The research focused
on maintaining and
improving public
health information
systems, delivering,
organizing and
implementing high-
level guidance on
public health
initiatives across the
full range of services,
including primary
There is scope for
strengthening the
coordination of certain
specialist public health
services across New
Zealand regions.
Although by co-
existing public health
and other health, non-
health providers, the
amount of public
health services is

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disparities of the
Ministry of Health
and District Health
Boards (DHBs).
 effective delivery
of public health
services, which
improve health
and manages the
demand in health
care
 Reporting,
monitoring and
analysing the
health of the
population, health
determinants,
threats to health
involving focus
on health issues
and the health of
Māori.
 Enhancing Public
health capacity
development to
improve
population health
care, planning and
financing.
given.
7 03/03/2020 Gibson, R., &
Purdy, S. C.
(2015). Mental
health disorders
 This research
examined
psychological
disorders within a
Large involvement of
research is needed on
the capacity of TBI
recovery practitioners
The work helps
determine the rate of
symptoms in
psychology. The

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after traumatic
brain injury in a
New Zealand
caseload. Brain
injury, 29(3), 306-
312.
TBI program that
is community-
based in New
Zealand for
patients receiving
traumatic brain
injury (TBI)
rehabilitation.
 Cross-sectional
analysis involving
retrospective
review of clinical
notes for all
referrals obtained
within a period of
6 months
 For specific
psychiatric
diagnoses and
references to mild
to extreme
psychological
symptoms, clinical
reports for 279
patients were
checked.
in New Zealand to
recognise and replies
to TBI's implications
that are psychological
in nature and the
ability of TBI and
mental health teams to
effectively link
study also helped to
assess that the post-
TBI symptoms were
significantly higher
than pre-TBI, and
few of the patients
experiencing
significant
psychological
symptoms were
seeking mental
health practitioner’s
attention.
8 03/03/2020 Redfern, J., Hyun,
K., Chew, D. P.,
Astley, C., Chow,
C., Aliprandi-
Costa, B., ... &
 Evaluation of the
number of patients
with “acute
coronary
syndrome (ACS)”
In order to determine
variables associated
with obtaining
preventive care,
logistic method of
The study would help
in finding new ways to
create new approaches
to provide all patients
with ACS with

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Nallaiah, K.
(2014).
Prescription of
secondary
prevention
medications,
lifestyle advice,
and referral to
rehabilitation
among acute
coronary syndrome
inpatients: results
from a large
prospective audit in
Australia and New
Zealand. Heart, 10
0(16), 1281-1288.
hospitalized in
Australia and New
Zealand who
provided adequate
inpatient
preventive care
and the
recognition of
preventive care
factors
 Optimal in-
hospital preventive
care was described
as having received
advice on lifestyle,
referral to
rehabilitation and
prescription of
pharmacotherapy
for secondary
prevention.
 It was found that
patients with UA
who had no PCI or
were confined to a
private hospital for
over 70 years were
less likely to
receive adequate
treatment.
multilevel
multivariable
regression was used.
secondary prevention
in-hospital.
9 03/01/2020 Barr, J. (2015). P-  the project is to The HCA was to thiswill present ample