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Biography
Dr. Brenda Button is currently employed at the Alfred Hospital as a senior clinician physiotherapist. She works full time as the Respiratory Physiotherapy Stream Leader teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in the clinical setting and supervises a number of Ph.D. and Masters students. Her research interests include GOR in adults with chronic lung disease, the use of hypertonic saline, urinary incontinence in women and men with CF and COPD, exercise and exercise testing, airway clearance therapy, quality of life, and adherence. She was successful in the award of a Churchill Fellowship which she undertook in 2015 receiving international training in the physiotherapy management of end-stage respiratory patients treated with ECMO as a bridge to lung transplant. She has over 40 published peer-reviewed papers and is frequently invited to teach airway clearance therapy in Europe and North America.
Research area keywords
- Respiratory physiotherapy
- Chronic lung disease
- Airway clearance therapy
- Respiratory medicine
Network
Projects
- 2 Active
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Can exercise replace chest physiotherapy for people with cystic fibrosis? Partnering with consumers to address a research priority
Holland, A., Ward, N., Cox, N., Button, B., Sappl, P. & Ranganathan, S. C.
1/03/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Barriers and enablers to physiotherapy interventions in people with bronchiectasis
Webb, E., Lee, A., Holland, A., Stirling, R., Button, B. & Bondarenko, J.
1/08/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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The clinical impact of self-reported symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis in people with bronchiectasis
Lee, A. L., Nicolson, C. H. H., Bondarenko, J., Button, B. M., Ellis, S., Stirling, R. G. & Hew, M., Jan 2022, In: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease. 10, 1, p. 101-110 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Body composition and weight changes after ivacaftor treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis carrying the G551 D cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutation: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover study with open-label extension
King, S. J., Tierney, A. C., Edgeworth, D., Keating, D., Williams, E., Kotsimbos, T., Button, B. M. & Wilson, J. W., May 2021, In: Nutrition. 85, 8 p., 111124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Development of the A-STEP: A new incremental maximal exercise capacity step test in cystic fibrosis
Wilson, L. M., Ellis, M. J., Lane, R. L., Wilson, J. W., Keating, D. T., Jaberzadeh, S. & Button, B. M., Dec 2021, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 56, 12, p. 3777-3784 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Reliability of the breathing pattern assessment tool for in-person or remote assessment in people with asthma
Bondarenko, J., Hew, M., Button, B., Webb, E., Jackson, V., Clark, R. & Holland, A. E., Sep 2021, In: Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 51, 9, p. 1218-1220 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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The AWESCORE, a patient-reported outcome measure: Development, feasibility, reliability, validity and responsiveness for adults with cystic fibrosis
Button, B. M., Wilson, L. M., Burge, A. T., Kimmel, L., Finlayson, F., Williams, E., Talbot, A., Tierney, A., King, S., Holland, A. E., Keating, D., Kotsimbos, T. & Wilson, J. W., 1 Jul 2021, In: ERJ Open Research. 7, 3, 8 p., 00120-2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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