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The experience of ICD patients and their partners with regards to adjusting to an imposed driving ban: A qualitative study (2001)
Journal Article

This paper describes the impact of an imposed medico-legal driving ban on a group of internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipients and their partners, an area where there is little good quality research. A qualitative framework was adopted and... Read More about The experience of ICD patients and their partners with regards to adjusting to an imposed driving ban: A qualitative study.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual experiences within critical care nursing, 1988-1998: A survey of the literature (2000)
Journal Article

The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of the extent to which gay, lesbian and bisexual service user experiences are represented within the critical care literature. A survey of five well established critical care journals, covering the peri... Read More about Lesbian, gay and bisexual experiences within critical care nursing, 1988-1998: A survey of the literature.

Are manual gestures, verbal descriptors and pain radiation as reported by patients reliable indicators of myocardial infarction? Preliminary findings and implications (2000)
Journal Article

Patients experiencing an episode of acute chest pain need to be assessed promptly and effectively to ensure optimal management. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there were specific aspects of patients' symptom reports which could be v... Read More about Are manual gestures, verbal descriptors and pain radiation as reported by patients reliable indicators of myocardial infarction? Preliminary findings and implications.