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Toward a self-regulatory form of accountability in the voluntary sector (2002)
Journal Article
Miller, C. (2002). Toward a self-regulatory form of accountability in the voluntary sector. Policy and Politics, 30(4), 551-566. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557302760590378

Non-profit organisations are private self-regulating bodies. As their social welfare role expands so the need for greater public transparency and accountability increases. This article concentrates on the relationship between the sector and those sta... Read More about Toward a self-regulatory form of accountability in the voluntary sector.

The development of a nurse-led angina management programme (2002)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Burke, D., & Lockyer, L. (2002). The development of a nurse-led angina management programme. Professional Nurse -London-, 18(2), 86-90

The anxiety caused by living with angina can be very debilitating and affects patients' quality of life. In one trust an angina management programme was set up to provide educational and psychosocial support, with an emphasis on cardiac risk factor m... Read More about The development of a nurse-led angina management programme.

The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease (2002)
Journal Article
Lockyer, L., & Bury, M. (2002). The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39(5), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02308.x

Aim. This aim of this paper is to examine critically the implications for women of a gendered construction of coronary heart disease. Design. The paper takes the form of a literature review between 1969 and 2002 of nursing, medical and social science... Read More about The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease.

Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and self-esteem: A comparison of 15-16-year-olds from France and the UK (2002)
Journal Article
Miller, P., Plant, M., Choquet, M., & Ledoux, S. (2002). Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and self-esteem: A comparison of 15-16-year-olds from France and the UK. Journal of Substance Use, 7(2), 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659890210132090

This paper compares samples of 15-16-year-olds from the UK and France on their use of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg 1965) and on the relationships between total self-esteem and substance use. On all 10 of the scale items French students... Read More about Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and self-esteem: A comparison of 15-16-year-olds from France and the UK.

New horizons: Developing the novice infection control nurse through work-based learning and the new professional core competencies (2002)
Journal Article
King, D., Meyers, D., Tew, L., & Moore, L. (2002). New horizons: Developing the novice infection control nurse through work-based learning and the new professional core competencies. British Journal of Infection Control, 3(4), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/175717740200300406

This article aims to provide the reader with an example of using the professional core competencies for infection control nurses, together with the self-assessment tool, to provide a framework for the development of a trainee infection control nurse... Read More about New horizons: Developing the novice infection control nurse through work-based learning and the new professional core competencies.

Younger people in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice (2002)
Journal Article
Daker-White, G., Beattie, A., Gilliard, J., & Means, R. (2002). Younger people in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice. Aging and Mental Health, 6(3), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860220142396

This paper reviews the literature on younger people (under 65 years of age) with dementia, in dementia care. Seventy-four relevant papers were identified by use of a search strategy derived from the methodology of systematic reviews, the majority of... Read More about Younger people in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice.

Improving the quality of written information for patients (2002)
Journal Article
Nicklin, J. K. (2002). Improving the quality of written information for patients. Nursing Standard, 16(49), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2002.08.16.49.39.c3253

Good communication with patients is vital. A national audit reported that written information for patients was of poor quality (Audit Commission 1993): this was followed by a number of interrelating studies reinforcing aspects of the report. This lit... Read More about Improving the quality of written information for patients.

Herpesviruses in brain and Alzheimer's disease (2002)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. W., Thompson, D., Bartels, P. H., Montironi, R., Walsh, M. Y., Mulholland, K. M., …Itzhakil, R. F. (2002). Herpesviruses in brain and Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Pathology, 197(3), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.1127

It has been established, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) is present in a high proportion of brains of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. It was subsequently discovered that th... Read More about Herpesviruses in brain and Alzheimer's disease.