People with multiple sclerosis (MS) tend to have lower participation in paid employment
compared to those with other chronic diseases. In two large-sample, self-report surveys of …

Objective To determine “out‐of‐pocket” expenditures related to osteoarthritis (OA) and to
explore whether demographic details, health status scores (Medical Outcomes Study 36 …

Objective: Forty-seven patients with long-term mental illness were transferred to the
community following the closure of a psychiatric hospital in Sydney. This 6-year evaluation is …

Objectives: To analyse the differences in patient health outcomes and out-of-pocket costs
following hip and knee joint replacement for osteoarthritis between patients who went home …

OBJECTIVE: To address costs of total joint replacement surgery from the patients'
perspective by determining patient out-of-pocket costs during the first year following joint …

Objective: The closure of a long-stay psychiatric hospital in Sydney caused the transfer of an
initial 40 very long-term patients to four community residences, each with 10 beds, for a …

Patient awareness of their HIV status is a major component of HIV prevention strategies. The
failure to return for HIV screening results appears to be a consistent problem in many …

Objective: To compare demography, sexual health awareness, migration and workplace
conditions of Asian female sex workers in Sydney in 1993 and 2003. Method: A Chinese …

Objective: This project studied the cost analysis of psychiatric hospital and then community
care for long-stay patients with chronic mental illness discharged during the closure of a …

Objective: To characterise patients who decline to provide their surname at a public sexual
health centre. Methods: A case–control study of all patients first attending the Sydney Sexual …