Aila Nica Jovero Bandong

University of the Philippines Manila | UPM · College of Allied Medical Professions

Background A new pathway of care proposes early comprehensive assessment and targeted management by specialist musculoskeletal clinicians for people with musculoskeletal conditions at risk of poor outcomes. Adoption of this care pathway is likely to be influenced by beliefs and behaviours of specialist musculoskeletal clinicians. Objective To eval...

Objectives: A core outcomes set (COS) for whiplash associated disorders (WAD) has been proposed to improve consistency of outcome reporting in clinical trials. Patient-reported disability was one outcome of interest within this COS. The aim of this review was to identify the most suitable tool for measuring self-reported disability in WAD, based o...

Background Statistical analysis plans describe the processes of data handling and analysis in clinical trials; by doing so they increase the transparency of the analysis and reporting of studies. This paper reports the planned statistical analysis plan for the Whiplash ImPaCT study. For individuals with whiplash injury, Whiplash ImPaCT aims to asse...

Background: In the Philippines, most healthcare expenditures are financed out-of-pocket and this has negative ramifications for the majority who belong to low-income groups, particularly those with chronic health conditions. A student-led physiotherapy service was developed at the University of the Philippines Manila to meet the rehabilitation need...

BACKGROUND Whiplash is a world-wide health and economic burden. Contributing to this burden is poor guideline adherence and lack of identifying and addressing modifiable risk factors. Online tools that facilitate clinical pathways of care are a novel solution to improve management. OBJECTIVE To develop, implement and evaluate an online tool to sup...

Background: Whiplash is a health and economic burden worldwide. Contributing to this burden is poor guideline adherence and variable management by health care professionals (HCPs). Web-based tools that facilitate clinical pathways of care are an innovative solution to improve management. Objective: The study aimed to develop, implement, and eval...

Background: In Australia, the New South Wales (NSW) State Insurance Regulatory Authority has been continuously developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines to address the health and economic burden from whiplash associated disorders (WAD). Despite this, it is uncertain the extent to which the guidelines are followed. This study aimed t...

Background: Guidelines for whiplash associated disorders (WAD) recommend early referral to specialists (e.g. specialist physiotherapists) of people who are not recovering. This recommendation is a key component of a proposed clinical pathway of care for WAD. Objective: To explore healthcare practitioners' opinions about referral to specialist ph...

Objectives To investigate health practitioners’ understanding and practice behaviours with regards to clinical prediction rules (CPRs) and explore their perceptions of adopting a new whiplash CPR. Design Qualitative study using six semistructured focus groups. Setting Primary and secondary care in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Parti...

Introduction Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are a huge worldwide health and economic burden. The propensity towards developing into chronic, disabling conditions drives the rise in health and economic costs associated with treatment, productivity loss and compulsory third party insurance claims. Current treatments fail to address the well-docu...

Abstract published in Physiotherapy and available at http://www.physiotherapyjournal.com/article/S0031-9406(15)03289-7/abstract

OBJECTIVE To analyze available evidence on the effectiveness of triclosan-coated sutures (TCSs) in reducing the risk of surgical site infection (SSI). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS A systematic search of both randomized (RCTs) and nonrandomized (non-RCT) studies was performed on PubMed Medline, OVID, EMBASE, and SCOPUS, with...