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Personal profile
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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Respiratory physiotherapy
- Chronic lung disease
- Airway clearance therapy
- Respiratory medicine
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Can exercise replace chest physiotherapy for people with cystic fibrosis? Partnering with consumers to address a research priority
Holland, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ward, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cox, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Button, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sappl, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ranganathan, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/03/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Barriers and enablers to physiotherapy interventions in people with bronchiectasis
Webb, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lee, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holland, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stirling, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Button, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bondarenko, J. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/08/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Preferences and perspectives regarding telehealth exercise interventions for adults with cystic fibrosis: A qualitative study
Poulsen, M., Holland, A. E., Button, B. & Jones, A. W., May 2024, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 59, 5, p. 1217-1226 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Post-operative, inpatient rehabilitation after lung transplant evaluation (PIRATE): A feasibility randomized controlled trial
Tarrant, B. J., Quinn, E., Robinson, R., Poulsen, M., Fuller, L., Snell, G., Thompson, B. R., Button, B. M. & Holland, A. E., 3 Jul 2023, In: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 39, 7, p. 1406-1416 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Web-based physical activity promotion in young people with CF: A randomised controlled trial
Cox, N. S., Eldridge, B., Rawlings, S., Dreger, J., Corda, J., Hauser, J., Button, B. M., Bishop, J. R., Nichols, A., Middleton, A., Ward, N., Dwyer, T., Dentice, R., Lazarus, R., O'Halloran, P., Lee, J. Y. T., Mellerick, C., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M. & Williams, C. A. & 1 others, , Jan 2023, In: Thorax. 78, p. 16-23 8 p., 218702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Feasibility of the A-STEP for the assessment of exercise capacity in people with cystic fibrosis
Wilson, L. M., Potter, A., Maher, C., Ellis, M. J., Lane, R. L., Wilson, J. W., Keating, D. T., Jaberzadeh, S. & Button, B. M., Oct 2022, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 57, 10, p. 2524-2532 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
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
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)