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Healthcare access for autistic adults: A systematic review.

Shenae Calleja, Fakir M Amirul Islam, Jonathan Kingsley, Rachael McDonald

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medicine (Baltimore)

BACKGROUND: People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased susceptibility for many chronic health conditions compare..

Use of technology by orientation and mobility professionals in Australia and Malaysia before COVID-19.

Lil Deverell, Jahar Bhowmik, Bee Theng Lau, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Suku Sukunesan, Fakir M Amirul Islam, Chris McCarthy, Denny Meyer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol

PURPOSE: Orientation and Mobility (O&M) professionals teach people with low vision or blindness to use specialist assistive techno..

Psychometric evaluation of the modified 19-item Bengali version of WHOQOL scale using Rasch analysis: a cross-sectional study of a rural district in Bangladesh.

Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Fakir M Amirul Islam

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Psychol

BACKGROUND: This investigation aims to validate the psychometric properties of the modified 19-item Bengali version World Health O..

Psychometric evaluation of the modified Kessler seven-item version (K7) for measuring psychological distress using Rasch analysis: a cross-sectional study in a rural district of Bangladesh.

Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Fakir M Amirul Islam

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: This investigation expected to validate the psychometric properties of the modified seven-item Kessler psychological d..

Profiling guide dog handlers to support guide dog matching decisions.

Denny Meyer, Jahar Bhowmik, Fakir M Amirul Islam, Lil Deverell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Disabil Rehabil

Purpose: This Australian study piloted a new measure of Orientation and Mobility to better understand the functional mobility of g..

Computed tomographic coronary angiography in risk stratification prior to non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anoop N Koshy, Francis Jonathan Ha, Paul J Gow, Hui-Chen Han, FM Amirul-Islam, Han S Lim, Andrew W Teh, Omar Farouque

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEART

OBJECTIVES: Utility of CT coronary angiography (CTA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in risk stratification prior to non..

An assessment of awareness of mental health conditions and its association with socio-demographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in a rural district in Bangladesh.

Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Sunil Bhar, Fakir M Amirul Islam

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Health Serv Res

BACKGROUND: To assess the level of awareness, knowledge and help-seeking attitudes and behaviours in relation to mental health con..

Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Common Eye Diseases in General Population: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan.

Mingyue Zhao, Ali Hassan Gillani, Fakir Mohammad Amirul Islam, Wenjing Ji, Khezar Hayat, Zongjie Li, Jamshaid Akbar, Abu Bakar Ahmed, Ans Azam, Imran Masood, Yu Fang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Int J Environ Res Public Health

High prevalence of blindness coupled with low public awareness of eye diseases is a severe problem in Pakistan. The objective of t..

Psychometric evaluation of an interview-administered version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for use in a cross-sectional study of a rural district in Bangladesh: an application of Rasch analysis.

Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Fakir M Amirul Islam

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Health Serv Res

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, ..

The disparities of healthcare access for adults with autism spectrum disorder Protocol for a systematic review

Shenae Calleja, Fakir M Amirul Islam, Jonathan Kingsley, Rachael McDonald

Journal article  |  2019  |  MEDICINE

INTRODUCTION: Adults living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can experience many factors that may impact their everyday lives. ..