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Julie Halbert

Researcher at Flinders University

Publications -  30
Citations -  2425

Julie Halbert is an academic researcher from Flinders University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Health care. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 30 publications receiving 2277 citations. Previous affiliations of Julie Halbert include Repatriation General Hospital & University of South Australia.

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Does hydrotherapy improve strength and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis—a randomised controlled trial comparing a gym based and a hydrotherapy based strengthening programme

A Foley, +3 more
- 01 Dec 2003 - 
TL;DR: Functional gains were achieved with both exercise programmes compared with the control group, and left and right quadriceps strength was also significantly better than in the hydrotherapy group.
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Does the ‘Otago exercise programme’ reduce mortality and falls in older adults?: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Susan Thomas, +2 more
- 01 Nov 2010 - 
TL;DR: The OEP significantly reduces the risk of death and falling in older community-dwelling adults and levels of compliance with the OEP in older adults.
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The effectiveness of exercise training in lowering blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of 4 weeks or longer

Julie Halbert, +5 more
- 01 Oct 1997 - 
TL;DR: Aerobic exercise training had a small but clinically significant effect in reducing systolic and diastolic BP and increasing exercise intensity above 70% VO2 max or increasing exercise frequency to more than three sessions per week did not have any additional impact on reducing BP.
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An outreach geriatric medication advisory service in residential aged care: a randomised controlled trial of case conferencing

Maria Crotty, +6 more
- 01 Nov 2004 - 
TL;DR: A case conference intervention involving a multidisciplinary team of health professionals can improve care and improve medication appropriateness in high-level residential aged care facilities.
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Exercise training and blood lipids in hyperlipidemic and normolipidemic adults : A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Julie Halbert, +4 more
- 01 Jul 1999 - 
TL;DR: Results appear to indicate that aerobic exercise training produced small but favourable modifications to blood lipids in previously sedentary adults, and the evidence for the effect of resistance exercise training was inconclusive.