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Robert Rush
Researcher at RMIT University
Publications - 73
Citations - 3241
Robert Rush is an academic researcher from RMIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Language development. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 71 publications receiving 2735 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Rush include Western General Hospital & Queen Margaret University.
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Rasch fit statistics and sample size considerations for polytomous data
TL;DR: It was concluded that mean square statistics were relatively independent of sample size for polytomous data and that misfit to the model could be identified using published recommended ranges.
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Modeling developmental language difficulties from school entry into adulthood: literacy, mental health, and employment outcomes.
TL;DR: The data indicate that both SLI and N-SLI represent significant risk factors for all the outcomes identified and there is a strong case for the identification of these children and the development of appropriate interventions.
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Better Off Dead: Suicidal Thoughts in Cancer Patients
Jane Walker,Rachel Waters,Gordon D Murray,Helen Swanson,Carina Hibberd,Robert Rush,Dawn J Storey,V. Strong,Marie Fallon,Lucy Wall,Michael Sharpe +10 more
TL;DR: Clinically significant emotional distress, substantial pain, and--to a lesser extent--older age, were associated with a positive response, and emotional distress played the most important role.
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Emotional distress in cancer patients: the Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study
V. Strong,Rachael A. Waters,Carina Hibberd,Robert Rush,A. Cargill,Dawn J Storey,Jane Walker,Lucy Wall,Marie Fallon,Michael Sharpe +9 more
TL;DR: Services to treat distress in cancer patients should be organised to target patients by characteristics other than their cancer diagnosis, as well as age <65, female gender, cancer type and extent of disease.
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How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P
Philip Wilson,Robert Rush,Susan Hussey,Christine Puckering,Fiona Sim,Clare S. Allely,Paul Narh Doku,Alex McConnachie,Christopher Gillberg +8 more
TL;DR: It is found no convincing evidence that Triple P interventions work across the whole population or that any benefits are long-term, and commissioners should apply to parenting programs the standards used in assessing pharmaceutical interventions.