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Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language (2004)
Journal Article

Abstract This paper explores the construct validity of a measure of clinical outcomes, the Therapy Outcomes Measures (TOM). The work took place within a randomized controlled trial of pre-school children with speech and language difficulties in commu... Read More about Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language.

Pelvic floor exercises for treating post-micturition dribble in men with erectile dysfunction: A randomised controlled trial (2004)
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This paper focuses on the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercises for post-micturition dribble. The paper has led to Dorey's invitation to act as lead physiotherapist on a large multicentre international trial funded by Department of Health in... Read More about Pelvic floor exercises for treating post-micturition dribble in men with erectile dysfunction: A randomised controlled trial.

What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services (2004)
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Background. Urinary incontinence is a significant health problem for older people. Many people with incontinence do not seek services. Simple and effective treatments exist in primary care. Objectives. Our aim was to explore reasons why older people... Read More about What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services.

Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer? (2004)
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Since 1997 the British government has actively promoted collaboration between health and social care services, culminating in proposals for fully integrated health and social care organizations - called Care Trusts - to address problems in co-ordinat... Read More about Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer?.

A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding (2004)
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Post-menopausal bleeding is an increasingly common reason for referral to a gynaecology department. Whilst the bleeding could be attributable to a number of different reasons, these patients are more at risk of endometrial cancer than pre-menopausal... Read More about A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding.

A multiple case design experiment to investigate the performance and neural effects of a programme for training hand function after stroke (2004)
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Objective: To investigate the effects of task-specific practice on hand function in stroke subjects who were given computer-assisted training and to look for associated changes in corticospinal connectivity. Design: Single case design experiments. Se... Read More about A multiple case design experiment to investigate the performance and neural effects of a programme for training hand function after stroke.

Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow? (2004)
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Cervical spine rotation is used by manual therapists as a premanipulative vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) test to identify patients at risk of developing VBI post-manipulation. Investigations of the effect of rotation on vertebral artery blood fl... Read More about Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow?.

Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction (2004)
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The paper presents the results of an RCT which established the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercises for erectile dysfunction. A paper reporting the findings won the best scientific presentation award at the 2004 International Continence Soc... Read More about Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction.