Professor William Levack

2026

Journal - Research Article

Corbin, M., Denison, H. J., Douwes, J., Whyte, M., Thompson, S. G., Harwood, M., … Fink, J. N., … Levack, W. M., McNaughton, H., … Ranta, A. (2026). Can administrative data be used for a national register of hospitalised stroke patients? A New Zealand validation study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 66, 101768. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101768

2025

Journal - Research Article

Negrini, S., Arienti, C., Armijo-Olivo, S., Côté, P., Heinemann, A. W., Kiekens, C., … Levack, W., & GUIDE-Rehab Advisory Committee, Rehabilitation Journals Chief Editors, PREPARE Project Clinical Partners. (2025). Reporting GUideline for Intervention DEscription in Rehabilitation (GUIDE-Rehab): A tool to open the ‘black box’ of rehabilitation complex interventions. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113997

Yonis, A., Dean, S. G., Warren, F. C., Taylor, R. S., Levack, W., & Hay-Smith, J. (2025). Navigating blinding challenges in complex intervention trials: Insights from a UK researcher survey. Trials, 26(1), 501. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09223-9

Thompson, S. G., Thakkar, D., McNaughton, H., Levack, W., & Ranta, A. (2025). The impact of inpatient and community stroke rehabilitation on health-related quality of life in New Zealand. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 61(4), 587-594. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.25.08903-8

Nishiwaki, H., Levack, W. M. M., Hasegawa, T., Noma, H., Ota, E., Suzuki, T., … Kelly, T. N. (2025). Virtual reality-related exercise for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8, CD016138. doi: 10.1002/14651858.Cd016138

Tomori, K., Sawada, T., Okita, Y., & Levack, W. W. M. M. (2025). Clinical utility, validity and reliability of the IPad application for goal-setting: The aid for decision-making in occupation choice-2. Clinical Rehabilitation, 39(7), 934-944. doi: 10.1177/02692155251344860

Thomas, E. J., Taylor, W. J., Siegert, R. J., & Levack, W. M. (2025). Brain Injury Sense of Self Scale: Psychometric development of a new measure of strength of self-identity after traumatic brain injury. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 61(3), 472-481. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.25.08721-0

Journal - Research Other

Nishiwaki, H., Levack, W. M. M., Hasegawa, T., Ota, E., Noma, H., Suzuki, T., … Kelly, T. N. (2025). Music-based interventions for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD016139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.Cd016139

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W. (2025, July). Development of GUIDE-Rehab: A reporting guideline to open the “black box” of rehabilitation interventions. Verbal presentation at the Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand (RMSANZ) 8th Annual Scientific Meeting in conjunction with the New Zealand Rehabilitation Society (NZRA), Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand.

2024

Journal - Research Article

Nishiwaki, H., Abe, Y., Suzuki, T., Hasegawa, T., Levack, W. M. M., Noma, H., & Ota, E. (2024). Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for preventing acute kidney injury (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, CD014820. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014820.pub2

Battel, I., Arienti, C., Levack, W., Kiekens, C., & Negrini, S. (2024). The new rehabilitation definition for research purposes could improve rehabilitation description in Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis & Methods, 2, e70000. doi: 10.1002/cesm.70000

Levack, W. M., Gross, D. P., Martin, R. A., Every-Palmer, S., Kiekens, C., Cordani, C., … Participants in the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting. (2024). Designing studies and reviews to produce informative, trustworthy evidence about complex interventions in rehabilitation: A narrative review and commentary. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(6), 1088-1099. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.24.08459-4

Watkins, K. E., Levack, W. M. M., Rathore, F. A., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2024). Challenges in applying evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative description of health professional experience in low, middle, and high-income countries. Disability & Rehabilitation, 46(16), 3577-3585. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2251396

Okita, Y., Kawaguchi, Y., Inoue, Y., Ohno, K., Sawada, T., Levack, W., & Tomori, K. (2024). Characteristics of goal-setting tools in adult rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(2), 234-250. doi: 10.1177/02692155231197383

Babbage, D. R., Drown, J. C., Van Solkema, M., Armstrong, J., Levack, W., & Kayes, N. (2024). Inpatient trial of a tablet app for communicating brain injury rehabilitation goals. Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(4), 1287-1297. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2023.2167009

Journal - Research Other

Machalicek, W., Gross, D. P., Armijo-Olivo, S., Ferriero, G., Kiekens, C., Martin, R., … 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting participants, including Every-Palmer, S., & Levack, W. M. (2024). The role of single case experimental designs in evidence creation in rehabilitation. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(6), 1100-1111. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.24.08713-6

Côté, P., Negrini, S., Donzelli, S., Kiekens, C., Arienti, C., Ceravolo, M. G., … Participants in the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting, including Every-Palmer, S., Levack, W. M. M., & Martin, R. (2024). Introduction to target trial emulation in rehabilitation: A systematic approach to emulate a randomized controlled trial using observational data. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(1), 145-153. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08435-1

Frontera, W. R., Cordani, C., Décary, S., De Groote, W., Del Furia, M. J., Feys, P., … Participants in the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting, including Every-Palmer, S., Levack, W. M. M., & Martin, R. (2024). Relevance and use of health policy, health systems and health services research for strengthening rehabilitation in real-life settings: Methodological considerations. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(1), 154-163. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.24.08386-2

Negrini, S., Kiekins, C., Levack, W. M., Meyer-Feil, T., Arienti, C., Côté, P., Participants in the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting, including Every-Palmer, S., Martin, R., & Shearer, H. (2024). Improving the quality of evidence production in rehabilitation: Results of the 5th Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(1), 130, 134. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.23.08338-7

2023

Journal - Research Article

Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, H. K., McNaughton, A. A., Hobman, A., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., & Fingleton, J. (2023). Taking charge after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled feasibility trial of a psychologically informed self-management intervention. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 317-325. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393644

Denison, H. J., Corbin, M., Douwes, J., Thompson, S. G., Harwood, M., Davis, A., Fink, J. N., Barber, P. A., Gommans, J. H., … Levack, W., McNaughton, H., … Ranta, A. (2023). Ethnic differences in stroke outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national linkage study. International Journal of Stroke, 18(6), 663-671. doi: 10.1177/17474930231164024

Kim, J., Cadilhac, D. A., Thompson, S., Gommans, J., Davis, A., Barber, P. A., Fink, J., Harwood, M., Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2023). Comparison of stroke care costs in urban and nonurban hospitals and its association with outcomes in New Zealand: A nationwide economic evaluation. Stroke, 54, 848-856. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.040869

Hobman, A., Levack, W. M. M., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Fingleton, J., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, A. A., & McNaughton, H. K. (2023). Prevention of re-hospitalization for acute exacerbations: Perspectives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 207-218. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393645

Thompson, S., Levack, W., Douwes, J., Girvan, J., Abernethy, G., Barber, P. A., Fink, J., … Ranta, A. (2023). Patient, carer and health worker perspectives of stroke care in New Zealand: A mixed methods survey. Disability & Rehabilitation, 45(18), 2957-2963. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2117862

Journal - Research Other

Tashiro, N., Hasegawa, T., Nishiwaki, H., Ikeda, T., Noma, H., Levack, W., & Ota, E. (2023). Clinical utility of diaphragmatic ultrasonography for mechanical ventilator weaning in adults: A study protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Science Reports, 6(7), e1378. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1378

Levack, W. (2023). Are interventions outside the workplace to reduce sedentary behavior in adults effective? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 55, jrm00384. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v55.9645

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, E., Levack, W., Flewett, T., Steers, D., Dean, S., & Hansby, O. (2023). Factors influencing recruitment to real-world psychological therapies research. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) National Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzccp.co.nz

2022

Journal - Research Article

Babbage, D. R., Drown, J., Armstrong, J., Van Solkema, M., Levack, W., & Kayes, N. (2022). Co-design of a tablet app for communicating inpatient brain injury rehabilitation goals. Design for Health, 6(3), 367-387. doi: 10.1080/24735132.2022.2151776

Harwood, M., Ranta, A., Thompson, S., Ranta, S., Brewer, K., Gommans, J., … Fink, J., … Levack, W., & Douwes, J. (2022). Barriers to optimal stroke service care and solutions: A qualitative study engaging people with stroke and their whānau. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1556), 81-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Thompson, S. G., Barber, P. A., Gommans, J. H., Cadilhac, D. A., Davis, A., Fink, J. N., … Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2022). Geographic disparities in stroke outcomes and service access: A prospective observational study. Neurology, 99(4), e414-e426. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200526

Sawada, T., Tomori, K., Ohno, K., Takahashi, K., Saito, Y., & Levack, W. (2022). Information bias in the Canadian occupational performance measure: A qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(9), 722-732. doi: 10.1177/03080226221079234

Lillas, S., Hay-Smith, J., & Levack, W. (2022). Managing fatigue at work after traumatic brain injury: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 45(1), 93-97. doi: 10.1097/mrr.0000000000000512

Reed, K., Fadyl, J. K., Anstiss, D., & Levack, W. M. M. (2022). Experiences of vocational rehabilitation and support services for people living with a long term condition: Qualitative systematic review. Disability & Rehabilitation, 44(26), 8213-8221. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.2022779

Thompson, S. G., Barber, P. A., Gommans, J. H., Cadilhac, D. A., Davis, A., Fink, J. N., Harwood, M., Levack, W., McNaughton, H., … Denison, H., … Wilson, A., Douwes, J., & Ranta, A. (2022). The impact of ethnicity on stroke care access and patient outcomes: A New Zealand nationwide observational study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 20, 100358. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100358

Fadyl, J. K., Anstiss, D., Reed, K., & Levack, W. M. (2022). Living with a long-term health condition and seeking paid work: Qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. Disability & Rehabilitation, 44(11), 2186-2196. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1826585

Soulié, T., Levack, W., Jenkin, G., Collings, S., & Bell, E. (2022). Learning from clinicians' positive inclination to suicidal patients: A grounded theory model. Death Studies, 46(2), 485-494. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1744201

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Watkins, K., Levack, W., Rathore, F., & Hay-Smith, J. (2022). Challenges in applying evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative description of experiences of health professionals from low, middle, and high-income countries. Physiotherapy, 114(Suppl. 1), (pp. e172). doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.143

2021

Journal - Research Article

Levack, W. M. M., & Fadyl, J. K. (2021). Vocational interventions to help adults with long-term health conditions or disabilities gain and maintain paid work: An overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open, 11(12), e049522. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049522

Strubbia, C., Levack, W. M. M., Grainger, R., Takahashi, K., & Tomori, K. (2021). Use of an iPad app (aid for decision-making in occupational choice) for collaborative goal setting in interprofessional rehabilitation: Qualitative descriptive study. JMIR Rehabilitation & Assistive Technologies, 8(4), e33027. doi: 10.2196/33027

Martin, R. A., Fitzpatrick, A. C., & Levack, W. M. M. (2021). Experiences and perceived effectiveness of carbon-fibre triplanar orthotics for people affected by polio: A qualitative descriptive study. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 49(3), 147-155. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/49.3.05

Watkins, K. E., Levack, W. M. M., Rathore, F. A., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2021). What would ‘upscaling’ involve? A qualitative study of international variation in stroke rehabilitation. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 399. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06293-8

Hasegawa, T., Nishiwaki, H., Ota, E., Levack, W. M. M., & Noma, H. (2021). Aldosterone antagonists for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2, CD013109. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013109.pub2

Macleod, C., Surgenor, L. J., Levack, W., Hackney, J., Theadom, A., Siegert, R. J., … Snell, D. L. (2021). Patient and clinician experiences of a computerised cognitive battery for use after concussion: A preliminary qualitative study. Brain Impairment, 22, 189-204. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2020.14

Prentice, J., Weatherall, M., Grainger, R., & Levack, W. (2021). 'Tell someone who cares': Participation action research on workplace engagement of caregivers in aged residential care, NZ. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40, e109-e115. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12876

Saito, Y., Tomori, K., Sawada, T., Takahashi, S., Nakatsuka, S., Sugawara, H., … Weatherall, M., & Levack, W. (2021). Determining whether occupational therapy goals match between pairs of occupational therapists and their clients: A cross-sectional study. Disability & Rehabilitation, 43(6), 828-833. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1643417

Journal - Research Other

Negrini, S., Levack, W. M. M., Meyer, T., & Kiekens, C. (2021). Why we need an internationally shared rehabilitation definition for clinical research purposes. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(12), 1657-1660. doi: 10.1177/02692155211043215

Arienti, C., Kiekens, C., Bettinsoli, R., Engkasan, J. P., Frischknecht, R., Gimigliano, F., … Levack, W. M., … Negrini, S. (2021). Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2020 annual report. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 57(2), 303-308. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.21.06877-5

Levack, W., & Negrini, S. (2021). Cochrane rehabilitation: Connecting rehabilitation professionals to evidence [Guest editorial]. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 49(1), 5-6. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/49.1.01

Kearns, C., Baggott, C., Harwood, M., Reid, A., Fingleton, J., Levack, W., & Beasley, R. (2021). Engaging Māori with qualitative healthcare research using an animated comic. Health Promotion International, 36, 1170-1177. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa111

Soulié, T. S. E., Levack, W. M. M., & Bell, E. M. (2021). Barriers to positive outcomes in treating patients at risk of suicide in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Perspectives from ‘positively inclined’ clinicians [Brief report]. Kōtuitui, 16(1), 225-232. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2020.1856148

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thompson, S., Levack, W., Douwes, J., Girvan, J., Abernethy, G., Barber, A., … Ranta, A. (2021). Stroke care in New Zealand: Patient, carer and health worker perspectives. International Journal of Stroke, 16(1, Suppl.), (pp. 30). doi: 10.1177/17474930211036296

Kim, A., Cadilhac, D. A., Thompson, S., Gommans, J., Davis, A., Barber, A., Fink, J., Harwood, M., Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2021). Understanding the differences in the costs of acute stroke care in urban and non-urban hospitals of New Zealand: REGIONS Care project. International Journal of Stroke, 16(1, Suppl.), (pp. 17). doi: 10.1177/17474930211036296

Corbin, M., Denison, H., Thompson, S., Harwood, M., Gommans, J., Davis, A., … Fink, J., … Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2021). Ethnic differences in stroke outcome in Aotearoa New Zealand: Administrative data analysis. International Journal of Stroke, 16(1, Suppl.), (pp. 8). doi: 10.1177/17474930211036296

Kim, J., Cadilhac, D., Thompson, S., Gommans, J., Davis, A., Barber, A., Fink, J., … Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2021). Costs and quality adjusted life years at 12 months after stroke by urban and non-urban areas: REGIONS Care economic evaluation. International Journal of Stroke, 16(2, Suppl.), (pp. 114). doi: 10.1177/17474930211041949

Ranta, A., Thompson, S., Davis, A., Barber, P. A., Fink, J., Gommans, J., … Levack, W., … Douwes, J. (2021). Urban versus non-urban hospital location impacts on stroke outcomes. Stroke, 52(Suppl. 1). doi: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.29

Thompson, S., Davis, A., Gommans, J., McNaughton, H., Barber, A., Fink, J. N., … Levack, W., … Ranta, A. (2021). Geographic location impacts access to stroke rehabilitation services. Stroke, 52(Suppl. 1), AP231. doi: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.P231

Hasegawa, T., Nihiwaki, H., Ota, E., Levack, W., & Noma, H. (2021). Aldosterone antagonists for patients with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 36(Suppl. 1), (pp. 458). doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab098.009

2020

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, S., Barber, P. A., Fink, J., Gommans, J., Davis, A., Harwood, M., Douwes, J., … McNaughton, H., … Wilson, A., Denison, H., … Levack, W., & Ranta, A. (2020). New Zealand hospital stroke service provision. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1526), 18-30. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Fadyl, J. K., Anstiss, D., Reed, K., Khoronzhevych, M., & Levack, W. M. M. (2020). Effectiveness of vocational interventions for gaining paid work for people living with mild to moderate mental health conditions: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10, e039699. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039699

Levack, W. M., Rathore, F. A., & Negrini, S. (2020). Expert opinions leave space for uncertainty when defining rehabilitation interventions: Analysis of difficult decisions regarding categorization of rehabilitation reviews in the Cochrane library. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 56(5), 661-666. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.20.06615-0

Baggott, C., Chan, A., Hurford, S., Fingleton, J., Beasley, R., Harwood, M., … Levack, W. M. M. (2020). Patient preferences for asthma management: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(8), e037491. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037491

Graham, F., Timothy, E., Williman, J., & Levack, W. (2020). Participation-focused practices in pediatric rehabilitation for children with neurodisability in New Zealand: An observational study using MAPi audit tool. Child: Care, Health & Development, 46, 552-562. doi: 10.1111/cch.12789

Kardeş, S., Levack, W., Özkuk, K., Aydin, E. A., & Karabulut, S. S. (2020). Retractions in rehabilitation and sport sciences journals: A systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101, 1980-1990. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.03.010

Martin, R. A., Graham, F. P., Levack, W. M. M., Taylor, W. J., & Surgenor, L. J. (2020). Exploring how therapeutic horse riding improves health outcomes using a realist framework. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(2), 129-139. doi: 10.1177/0308022619865496

Tomori, K., Imai, Y., Nakama, C., Ohno, K., Sawada, T., & Levack, W. M. M. (2020). Development of a tablet application for collaborative goal-setting in school-based occupational therapy: The Aid for Decision-Making in Occupation Choice for Schools (ADOC-S). Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 13(1), 89-102. doi: 10.1080/19411243.2019.1636748

Martin, R. A., Taylor, W. J., Surgenor, L. J., Graham, F. P., Levack, W. M. M., & Blampied, N. M. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic horse riding for children and young people experiencing disability: A single-case experimental design study. Disability & Rehabilitation, 42(26), 3734-3743. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1610083

Journal - Research Other

McNaughton, A., Levack, W., & McNaughton, H. (2020). Taking charge: A proposed psychological intervention to improve pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes for people with copd. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 15, 2127-2133. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S267268

Engkasan, J. P., Rizzo, J.-R., Levack, W., & Annaswamy, T. M. (2020). Evidence-synthesis tools to inform evidence-based physiatry. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 99(11), 1072-1073. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001508

Arienti, C., Kiekens, C., Bettinsoli, R., Engkasan, J. P., Gimigliano, F., Grubisic, F., … Levack, W. M., … Negrini, S. (2020). Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2019 annual report. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 56(1), 120-125. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.20.06188-2

Levack, W. (2020). Can communication training for parents of young children with movement disorders improve the communication between children and parents? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary. NeuroRehabilitation, 46, 135-137. doi: 10.3233/nre-209001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hasegawa, T., Nihiwaki, H., Ota, E., Levack, W., & Noma, H. (2020). Aldosterone antagonists for patients undergoing dialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 35(Suppl. 3), (pp. 271). doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa144.P1434

Other Research Output

Levack, W. (2020, October). Meaningful research, meaningful lives. University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Bourke, J. A., Catherwood, V. J., Nunnerley, J., Martin, R. A., Levack, W. M. M., Thompson, B. L., & Acland, R. H. (2019). Using cannabis for pain management after spinal cord injury: A qualitative study. Spinal Cord Series & Cases, 5, 82. doi: 10.1038/s41394-019-0227-3

Levack, W. M., Martin, R. A., Graham, F. P., & Hay-Smith, E. J. (2019). Compared to what? An analysis of the management of control groups in Cochrane reviews in neurorehabilitation. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(3), 353-363. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.19.05795-2

Negrini, S., Levack, W., Gimigliano, F., Arienti, C., Villafane, J. H., & Kiekens, C. (2019). The struggle for evidence in physical and rehabilitation medicine: Publication rate of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews is growing more than in other therapeutic fields. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 98(4), 258-265. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001058

Levack, W. M. M., Rathore, F. A., Pollet, J., & Negrini, S. (2019). One in 11 Cochrane reviews are on rehabilitation interventions, according to pragmatic inclusion criteria developed by Cochrane Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 100, 1492-1498. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.01.021

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. M. M., Engkasan, J. P., Heinemann, A. W., & Negrini, S. (2019). A review of CONSORT guidelines about comparison groups with a focused discussion on implications for rehabilitation clinical trials. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 99(3), 191-197. doi: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001368

Wu, C. D.-Y., Levack, W., & Siebers, R. (2019). Publication outputs from summer student projects at the University of Otago [Brief communication]. New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 73, 59-61.

Levack, W., Malmivaara, A., Meyer, T., & Negrini, S. (2019). Methodological problems in rehabilitation research. Report from a cochrane rehabilitation methodology meeting. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(3), 319, 320. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.19.05811-8

Negrini, S., Arienti, C., Engkasan, J. P., Gimigliano, F., Grubisic, F., Howe, T., … Levack, W. M. M., … Kiekens, C. (2019). Cochrane rehabilitation: 2018 annual report. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(2), 314-318. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.19.05785-x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Silva, M., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Graham, F., & Levack, W. (2019). Persuasive design and behaviour change in parent-focused eHealth. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 34). Retrieved from https://hinz.org.nz

Hale, L., Clay, L., Taylor, D., Levack, W., McCulloch, M., & Jones, F. (2019). Implementing and evaluating the Bridges Stroke Self-Management Programme into a New Zealand district health board: A case study. Proceedings of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Conference: Transform. (pp. 117). Retrieved from https://australian.physio/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W., & Fitzpatrick, A. (2019, October). Interim results of University of Otago orthotics research. Verbal presentation at the Late Effects of Polio Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Levack, W. (2019, October). Current national and international perspectives on rehabilitation. Verbal presentation at the Late Effects of Polio Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Levack, W. (2019, May). Almost 1 in 10 Cochrane reviews are on rehabilitation interventions: Findings from a Cochrane Rehabilitation review 'tagging' project. Verbal presentation at the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) and New Zealand Rehabilitation Association (NZRA) Inaugural Trans-Tasman Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Boland, P., Levack, W. M. M., Graham, F. P., & Perry, M. A. (2018). User perspective on receiving adaptive equipment after stroke: A mixed-methods study. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue canadienne d’ergothérapie, 85(4), 297-306. doi: 10.1177/0008417418800834

Levack, W., Tomori, K., Takahashi, K., & Sherrington, A. J. (2018). Development of an English-language version of a Japanese iPad application to facilitate collaborative goal setting in rehabilitation: A Delphi study and field test. BMJ Open, 8(3), e018901. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018908

Martin, R. A., Graham, F. P., Taylor, W. J., & Levack, W. M. M. (2018). Mechanisms of change for children participating in therapeutic horse riding: A grounded theory. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 38(5), 510-526. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2017.1400492

Newton-Howes, G., Beverley, G., Ellis, P. M., Gordon, S., & Levack, W. (2018). What do final year medical students understand by the concept of recovery? A descriptive qualitative study. Academic Psychiatry, 42(3), 382-385. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0823-0

Journal - Research Other

Hasegawa, T., Nishiwaki, H., Ota, E., Levack, W. M. M., & Noma, H. (2018). Aldosterone antagonists for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8, CD013109. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013109

Silva, M., Graham, F., Levack, W., & Hay-Smith, E. J. C. (2018). Persuasive technology and behaviour change in parent-focused eHealth interventions supporting child health: A scoping review protocol. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 47(1), 36-48. [Protocol/Methodology].

Negrini, S., Arienti, C., Pollet, J., Engkasan, J. P., Gimigliano, F., Grubisic, F., … Levack, W., … Kiekens, C. (2018). Cochrane Rehabilitation: Report of the first year of work. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 54(3), 463-465. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.18.05317-0

Boland, P., Levack, W. M. M., Hudson, S., & Bell, E. (2018). A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to coping experienced by couples when one has multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 25(5), 240-246. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.5.240

Negrini, S., Arienti, C., Gimigliano, F., Grubišić, F., Howe, T., Ilieva, E., Levack, W., … Kiekens, C. (2018). Cochrane Rehabilitation: Organization and functioning. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 97(1), 68-71. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000832

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Lillas, S. J., Hay-Smith, J. C., & Levack, W. (2018). Gimme a break. Brain Impairment, 18(3), (pp. 379). doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2017.24

Levack, W. (2018). Goal setting, motivation, and patient engagement in neurorehabilitation. Brain Impairment, 18(3), (pp. 337). doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2017.24

Babbage, D., Drown, J., Kayes, N., Levack, W., VanSolkema, M., & Armstrong, J. (2018). Clinician and client insights into using a bedside video portal to communicate brain injury rehabilitation goals. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 8). Retrieved from https://www.hinz.org.nz

Martin, R., Taylor, W., Graham, F., Surgenor, L., & Levack, W. (2018). What works for which riders, and to what extent? Evaluating the effectiveness of a New Zealand therapeutic riding intervention using a single-case experimental design. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM). Retrieved from https://isprm2018.com

Martin, R., Graham, F., Levack, W., Taylor, W., & Surgenor, L. (2018). Therapeutic horse riding: A context facilitating learning and flourishing for children with disability. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM). Retrieved from https://isprm2018.com

2017

Journal - Research Article

McPherson, K., Fadyl, J., Theadom, A., Channon, A., Levack, W., Starkey, N., … on behalf of the TBI Experiences Research Group. (2017). Living life after traumatic brain injury: Phase 1 of a longitudinal qualitative study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33(1), E44-E52. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000321

Levack, W. M., Meyer, T., Negrini, S., & Malmivaara, A. (2017). Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodology Committee: An international survey of priorities for future work. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 53(5), 814-817. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.17.04958-9

McDonald, J., McKinlay, E., Keeling, S., & Levack, W. (2017). Complex home care: Challenges arising from the blurring of boundaries between family and professional care. Kōtuitui, 12(2), 246-255. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2017.1373681

Levack, W., & Thornton, K. (2017). Opportunities for a meaningful life for working-aged adults with neurological conditions living in residential aged care facilities: A review of qualitative research. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(10), 608-619. doi: 10.1177/0308022617722736

Ohno, K., Tomori, K., Takebayashi, T., Sawada, T., Nagayama, H., Levack, W. M. M., … Higashi, T. (2017). Development of a tool to facilitate real life activity retraining in hand and arm therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(5), 310-318. doi: 10.1177/0308022617692602

McDonald, J., McKinlay, E., Keeling, S., & Levack, W. (2017). The 'wayfinding' experience of family carers who learn to manage technical health procedures at home: A grounded theory study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 31(4), 850-858. doi: 10.1111/scs.12406

Boland, P., Levack, W., Perry, M., & Graham, F. (2017). Equipment provision after stroke: A scoping review of the use of personal care and mobility aids in rehabilitation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(2), 73-88. doi: 10.1177/0308022616664910

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Martin, R., Taylor, W. J., Graham, F. P., Levack, W. M., & Surgenor, L. J. (2017). Keeping complexity appropriately complex: A critical realist approach to evaluating rehabilitation interventions. Proceedings of the International Realist Conference. (pp. 7). Retrieved from https://realist2017.org

Martin, R., Graham, F., Taylor, W., Levack, W., & Surgenor, L. (2017). Keeping complexity appropriately complex: A critical realist approach to evaluating rehabilitation interventions. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 55-56). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Babbage, D., Brown, J., Kayes, N., Levack, W., Vansolkema, M., & Armstrong, J. (2017). Creative disruption through a new context to present health information: An inpatient portal for communication personalised treatment goals via in-room video. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 29). Retrieved from http://www.hinz.org.nz/

Martin, R. A., Levack, W. M. M., Graham, F. P., Taylor, W. J., & Surgenor, L. J. (2017). Putting context in place: Therapeutic landscape experiences of child riders involved in a therapeutic horse riding intervention. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Making an Impact: Putting Knowledge to Work in Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nzrehabconference2017.co.nz/

Lillas, S. J., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., & Levack, W. (2017). Taking control of TBI Fatigue. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Making an Impact: Putting Knowledge to Work in Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nzrehabconference2017.co.nz/

Levack, W. (2017). Cochrane Rehabilitation: From research to practice and practice to research [Plenary]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Making an Impact: Putting Knowledge to Work in Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nzrehabconference2017.co.nz/

Babbage, D. R., Drown, J., Kayes, N., Levack, W., VanSolkema, M., & Armstrong, J. (2017). Invigorating goal setting: The ripple effect of an iPad app developed for inpatients to view videos about their rehabilitation goals. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Making an Impact: Putting Knowledge to Work in Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nzrehabconference2017.co.nz/

2016

Journal - Research Article

McNaughton, A., Aldington, S., Williams, G., & Levack, W. M. M. (2016). Sing Your Lungs Out: A qualitative study of a community singing group for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). BMJ Open, 6(9), e012521. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012521

Washbourn, R., Levack, W. M. M., Graham, F., & Currey, N. (2016). Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service: A participation action research study of community based rehabilitation in the Cook Islands. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 44(2), 97-104. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/44.2.06

Newton-Howes, G., Levack, W. M. M., McBride, S., Gilmore, M., & Tester, R. (2016). Non-physiological mechanisms influencing disulfiram treatment of alcohol use disorder: A grounded theory study. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 165, 126-131. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.027

Timothy, E. K., Graham, F. P., & Levack, W. M. M. (2016). Transitions in the embodied experience after stroke: Grounded theory study. Physical Therapy, 96(10), 1565-1575. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150419

McDonald, J., McKinlay, E., Keeling, S., & Levack, W. (2016). Becoming an expert carer: The process of family carers learning to manage technical health procedures at home. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(9), 2173-2184. doi: 10.1111/jan.12984

Theadom, A., Rowland, V., Levack, W., Starkey, N., Wilkinson-Meyers, L., McPherson, K., on behalf of the TBI Experiences Group. (2016). Exploring the experience of sleep and fatigue in male and female adults over the 2 years following traumatic brain injury: A qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open, 6(4), e010453. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010453

Levack, W. M. M., Jones, B., Grainger, R., Boland, P., Brown, M., & Ingham, T. R. (2016). Whakawhanaungatanga: The importance of culturally meaningful connections to improve uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation by Māori with COPD: A qualitative study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 11(1), 489-501. doi: 10.2147/copd.s97665

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K., & Siegert, R. J. (2016). Goal setting and strategies to enhance goal pursuit in adult rehabilitation: Summary of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(3), 400-416. Retrieved from http://www.minervamedica.it/en/

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Negrini, S., Kiekens, C., Levack, W., Grubisic, F., Gimigliano, F., Ilieva, E., & Meyer, T. (2016). Cochrane physical and rehabilitation medicine: A new field to bridge between best evidence and the specific needs of our field of competence. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(3), 417-418. [Letter].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W. (2016). Contemporary perspectives on goal setting in rehabilitation: Evidence, outcomes, and person-centredness [Invited]. Proceedings of the Physiotherapy New Zealand Conference. (pp. 38). Retrieved from https://pnz.org.nz/conference

Levack, W. (2016). Learning from Māori with chronic lung disease: Improving the cultural responsiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation [Invited]. Proceedings of the Proceedings of the Physiotherapy New Zealand Conference. (pp. 37). Retrieved from https://pnz.org.nz/conference

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W. (2016, November). Talking about sex and COPD: Theory, research, and implications for practice. Plenary presentation at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Levack, W. (2016, August). Keeping your eye on the big picture. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate Research Student Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Levack, W. (2016, August). What should go in a discussion chapter? Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate Research Student Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

2015

Edited Book - Research

Siegert, R. J., & Levack, W. M. M. (Eds.). (2015). Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 412p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Thomas, E. J., Levack, W. M. M., & Taylor, W. J. (2015). Rehabilitation and recovery of self-identity. In K. McPherson, B. E. Gibson & A. Leplège (Eds.), Rethinking rehabilitation: Theory and practice. (pp. 163-190). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Siegert, R. J., & Levack, W. M. M. (2015). Concluding comments, current trends and future directions. In R. J. Siegert & W. M. M. Levack (Eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 373-380). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Siegert, R. J., O'Connell, C., & Levack, W. M. M. (2015). Psychology, goals and rehabilitation: Providing a theoretical foundation. In R. J. Siegert & W. M. M. Levack (Eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 45-66). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Levack, W. M. M., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K. M., & Siegert, R. J. (2015). Evidence-based goal setting: Cultivating the science of rehabilitation. In R. J. Siegert & W. M. M. Levack (Eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 21-44). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Levack, W. M. M., & Siegert, R. J. (2015). Challenges in theory, practice and evidence. In R. J. Siegert & W. M. M. Levack (Eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 3-20). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Levack, W. M. M., Siegert, R. J., & Pickering, N. (2015). Ethics and goal setting. In R. J. Siegert & W. M. M. Levack (Eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 67-88). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Journal - Research Article

Mistry, H., Levack, W. M., & Johnson, S. (2015). Enabling people, not completing tasks: Patient perspectives on relationships and staff morale in mental health wards in England. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 307. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0690-8

Levack, W. M. M., Poot, B., Weatherall, M., & Travers, J. (2015). Interventions for sexual dysfunction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, CD011442. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011442.pub2

Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K., & Siegert, R. J. (2015). Goal setting and strategies to enhance goal pursuit for adults with acquired disability participating in rehabilitation (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7, CD009727. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009727.pub2

McDonald, J., McKinlay, E., Keeling, S., & Levack, W. (2015). How family carers engage with technical health procedures in the home: A grounded theory study. BMJ Open, 5(7), e007761. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007761

Martin, R., Levack, W. M. M., & Sinnott, K. A. (2015). Life goals and social identity in people with severe acquired brain injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Disability & Rehabilitation, 37(14), 1234-1241. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.961653

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Newton-Howes, G., Levack, W., Tester, R., Gilmour, M., & McBride, S. (2015). Non-physiological mechanisms influencing disulfiram treatment for alcohol use disorder: A grounded theory study. Proceedings of the 6th Addiction Research Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.matuaraki.org.nz/resources/presentations-from-the-6th-addiction-research-symposium/643

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W. (2015, October). Deciding to remove the decision to drink: A grounded theory investigation of disulfiram therapy for alcohol dependency. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and the New Zealand Rehabilitation Association (AFRM/NZRA) Combined Rehabilitation Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Reid, S., Davies, C., Levack, W., & Robson, B. (2015). He Māramatanga Huangō: Asthma health literacy for Māori children in New Zealand. Commissioned by Ministry of Health and the Asthma Foundation of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 92p.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Grainger, R., Boland, P., & Levack, W. (2014). Confident, credible but lonely–outcomes following postgraduate interprofessional education in rehabilitation. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice & Education, 4(2). Retrieved from http://www.jripe.org/index.php/journal/article/view/163

Hale, L., Jones, F., Mulligan, H., Levack, W., Smith, C., Claydon, L., Milosavljevic, S., Taylor, D., Allan, J., MacKenzie, N., Flannery, J., Edwards, S., Rabone, T., & Alcock, M. (2014). Developing the Bridges self-management programme for New Zealand stroke survivors: A case study. International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 21(8), 381-388. doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.8.381

Thomas, E. J., Levack, W. M. M., & Taylor, W. J. (2014). Self-reflective meaning making in troubled times: Change in self-identity after traumatic brain injury. Qualitative Health Research, 24(8), 1033-1047. doi: 10.1177/1049732314542809

Levack, W. M. M., Boland, P., Taylor, W. J., Siegert, R. J., Kayes, N. M., Fadyl, J. K., & McPherson, K. M. (2014). Establishing a person-centred framework of self-identity after traumatic brain injury: A grounded theory study to inform measure development. BMJ Open, 4, e004630. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004630

Brown, M., Levack, W., McPherson, K. M., Dean, S. G., Reed, K., Weatherall, M., & Taylor, W. J. (2014). Survival, momentum, and things that make me "me": Patients' perceptions of goal setting after stroke. Disability & Rehabilitation, 36(12), 1020-1026. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.825653

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. M. M., Poot, B., Weatherall, M., & Travers, J. (2014). Interventions for sexual dysfunction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12, CD011442. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011442

Levack, W. M. M. (2014). Sexual wellbeing for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Relevance and roles of physiotherapy. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 42(2), 170-176. [Commentary].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McDonald, J., Levack, W., Keeling, S., & McKinlay, E. (2014). Embracing care: The experience of family carers managing technical health procedures at home. Proceedings of the 20th Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.cvent.com/events/20th-annual-qualitative-health-research-qhr-conference/event-summary-22e38454821c4e81bd9116536c47efe3.aspx

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Boland, P., Levack, W., Hudson, S., & Bell, E. (2014, September). 'Swings and roundabouts': The influences of external factors on the way married couples cope with multiple sclerosis. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Learning Different Research Languages, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McDonald, J., Levack, W., & Keeling, S. (2013). Considering the contribution to the health system of family carers who manage 'technical health procedures' at home. Proceedings of the 8th Health Services & Policy Research Conference. (pp. 56). Retrieved from http://www.plevin.com.au/hsraanz2013/

Ingham, T., Levack, W., Jones, B., Davies, C., & Grainger, R. (2013). Improving respiratory health outcomes through culturally appropriate service delivery. Proceedings of the New Zealand Respiratory Conference. Retrieved from http://asthmafoundation.org.nz/news-and-events/new-zealand-respiratory-conference/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W., Dean, S., McPherson, K., Hay-Smith, J., Weatherall, M., & Siegert, R. (2013, March). Goal setting to improve outcomes in rehabilitation: Findings from a Cochrane Review. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Connecting, Living, Rebuilding, Nelson, New Zealand.

Boland, P., Levack, W. M. M., & Grainger, R. (2013, March). Confident, credible but lonely: Experiences of rehabilitation health professionals in the workplace after postgraduate rehabilitation studies. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Connecting, Living, Rebuilding, Nelson, New Zealand.

Thomas, E., Taylor, W., & Levack, W. (2013, March). Self-reflective meaning making in troubled times: A concept analysis of change in self-identity after traumatic brain injury. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Connecting, Living, Rebuilding, Nelson, New Zealand.

van den Heuvel, M., Levack, W., & Hay-Smith, J. (2013, March). Lived experience of managing paid personal care relationships following a spinal cord injury. An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Connecting, Living, Rebuilding, Nelson, New Zealand.

2012

Chapter in Book - Research

Levack, W., & Dean, S. G. (2012). Processes in rehabilitation. In S. G. Dean, R. J. Siegert & W. J. Taylor (Eds.), Interprofessional rehabilitation: A person-centred approach. (pp. 79-107). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Journal - Research Article

Zaidi, M. A., Griffiths, R., & Levack, W. (2012). Healthcare providers' perspectives on occupational exposure to HIV: A cross-cultural comparison. Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 3(9), 179. doi: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000179

Levack, W. M. M. (2012). The role of qualitative metasynthesis in evidence-based physical therapy. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(6), 390-397. doi: 10.1179/1743288X12Y.0000000020

Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., Reeve, J. C., Mans, C., & Mauro, A. (2012). Uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation in New Zealand by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2009. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1348). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Tyrrell, E. F., Levack, W. M., Ritchie, L. H., & Keeling, S. M. (2012). Nursing contribution to the rehabilitation of older patients: Patient and family perspectives. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(11), 2466-2476. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05944.x

Zaidi, M. A., Griffiths, R., Newson-Smith, M., & Levack, W. (2012). Impact of stigma, culture and law on healthcare providers after occupational exposure to HIV and hepatitis C. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 14(4), 379-391. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2011.646304

Boland, P., Levack, W. M. M., Hudson, S., & Bell, E. M. (2012). Coping with multiple sclerosis as a couple: 'Peaks and troughs': An interpretative phenomenological exploration. Disability & Rehabilitation, 34(16), 1367-1375. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.645115

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. M. M., Siegert, R. J., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., & Weatherall, M. M. (2012). Goal setting and activities to enhance goal pursuit for adults with acquired disabilities participating in rehabilitation (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD009727. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009727

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W., Jones, B., Ingham, T., & Crane, J. (2012). Pulmonary Wii-habilitation: Home based pulmonary rehabilitation programme involving people with COPD playing Nintendo Wii for exercise. Proceedings of the New Zealand Respiratory Conference. Retrieved from http://asthmafoundation.org.nz/news-and-events/nz-respiratory-conference-2/

Levack, W. M. M., Ramsay, D. P., Robiony-Rogers, D., & Crane, J. (2012). Pulmonary Wii-habilitation: Exercise intensity achieved by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease playing Nintendo Wii. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 40(2), (pp. 88). [Abstract]

2011

Journal - Research Article

Taylor, W. J., Brown, M., Levack, W., McPherson, K. M., Reed, K., Dean, S. G., & Weatherall, M. (2011). A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of structured goal-setting following stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(4), 327-338. doi: 10.1177/0269215511419384

Levack, W. M. M., Dean, S. G., Siegert, R. J., & McPherson, K. M. (2011). Navigating patient-centered goal setting in inpatient stroke rehabilitation: How clinicians control the process to meet perceived professional responsibilities. Patient Education & Counseling, 85(2), 206-213. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.011

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. (2011). [Review of the book Evidence-based practice: Across the health professions]. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 39(1), 48-49.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Boland, P., Levack, W., & Hudson, S. (2011). Coping and Multiple Sclerosis: Individuals with MS and their significant others: A qualitative exploration. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58(Suppl. 1), (pp. 47). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

MacLennan, A., Levack, W., Hudson, S., Dean, S., Dew, K., & Donnelly, S. (2011, February). Dying in hospital: It's never easy to have the conversation. Poster session presented at the Inaugural International Cancer Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W., Weatherall, M., Reeve, J., Mans, C., & Mauro, A. (2011, March). Provision of pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Biennial Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Boland, P., Levack, W., & Hudson, S. (2011, March). Considering the couple in rehabilitation for people with MS. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Biennial Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Levack, W. M. M., Kayes, N. M., & Fadyl, J. K. (2010). Experience of recovery and outcome following traumatic brain injury: A metasynthesis of qualitative research. Disability & Rehabilitation, 32(12), 1-14. doi: 10.3109/09638281003775394

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W. M. M., Kayes, N. M., & Fadyl, J. K. (2010). Reconstruction of identity following traumatic brain injury: Reflections on a metasynthesis of qualitative research and the role of physiotherapy. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy. 38(2), (pp. 71). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W. (2010, August). Experience of recovery and outcome from traumatic brain injury: A qualitative metasynthesis. Verbal presentation at the Rehabilitation & Disability Research Theme Colloquium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Levack, W. (2010, February). The role of disability studies in rehabilitation research...and vica versa. Verbal presentation at the Disability Colloquium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Playford, E. D., Siegert, R., Levack, W., & Freeman, J. (2009). Areas of consensus and controversy about goal setting in rehabilitation: A conference report. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(4), 334-344. doi: 10.1177/0269215509103506

Levack, W. M. M., Siegert, R. J., Dean, S. G., & McPherson, K. M. (2009). Goal planning for adults with acquired brain injury: How clinicians talk about involving family. Brain Injury, 23(3), 192-202. doi: 10.1080/02699050802695582

Journal - Research Other

Levack, W. M. M. (2009). Ethics in goal planning for rehabilitation: A utilitarian perspective. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(4), 345-351. doi: 10.1177/0269215509103286

2007

Journal - Research Article

Siegert, R. J., Ward, T., Levack, W. M. M., & McPherson, K. M. (2007). A Good Lives Model of clinical and community rehabilitation. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20-21), 1604-1615. doi: 10.1080/09638280701618794

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Levack, W. (2007). Letters to the editor. Clinical Rehabilitation, 21, 284-285. doi: 10.1177/0269215506074396

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W., Dean, S., McPherson, K., & Siegert, R. (2007). Goal-planing for people with acquired brain injury: How clinicians talk about involving families. Disability & Rehabilitation, 29(20-21), (pp. 1639-1640). doi: 10.1080/09638280701488966

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Levack, W., Dean, S., McPherson, K., & Siegert, R. (2007, February). Goal planning for people with acquired brain injury: How clinicians talk about involving families. Verbal presentation at the National Institute of Rehabilitation Research and New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

2006

Journal - Research Article

Levack, W. M. M., Taylor, K., Siegert, R. J., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K. M., & Weatherall, M. (2006). Is goal planning in rehabilitation effective? A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20, 739-755.

Levack, W. M. M., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K. M., & Siegert, R. J. (2006). How clinicians talk about the application of goal planning to rehabilitation for people with brain injury: Variable interpretations of value and purpose. Brain Injury, 20(13-14), 1439-1449.

Levack, W. M. M., Dean, S. G., Siegert, R. J., & McPherson, K. M. (2006). Purposes and mechanisms of goal planning in rehabilitation: The need for a critical distinction. Disability & Rehabilitation, 28(12), 741-749.

2005

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

McPherson, K. M., Levack, W., & Kersten, P. (2005). A new classification for outcomes in illness and injury. Hospital Medicine, 66(4), 210-214.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W., Taylor, K. D., Siegert, R. J., Dean, S. G., McPherson, K. M., & Weatherall, M. (2005). Is goal planning in rehabilitation effective? A systematic review. New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Conference: Rehabilitation: Challenges of participation and integration. (pp. 39). NZRA. [Abstract]

Levack, W. M. M., Dean, S. G., Siegert, R. J., & McPherson, K. M. (2005). How clinicians talk about the functions, process and experience of involving patients in goal setting. Proceedings of the 11th Qualitative Health Research Conference. (pp. 92). The Netherlands: Utrecht University. [Abstract]

2004

Journal - Research Article

Levack, W., McPherson, K., & McNaughton, H. (2004). Success in the workplace following traumatic brain injury: Are we evaluating what is most important? Disability & Rehabilitation, 26(5), 290-298.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W. (2004). Critical investigation of goal setting to improve human performance: Application of cognitive psychology to physiotherapy. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 32(2), (pp. 99). [Abstract]

2003

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W. (2003). Success in the workplace following traumatic brain injury: Are we evaluating what is most important? New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Conference: Rehab works - prove it! (pp. 14). NZRA. [Abstract]

2002

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Levack, W. (2002). Being there: The experience of attempting return to work following traumatic brain injury. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists Conference. (pp. 37). [Abstract]

Awarded Masters Degree

Levack, W. (2002). Being there: The experience of attempting return to work following traumatic brain injury (Master of Health Sciences). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 125p.