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Pelvic floor exercises for treating post-micturition dribble in men with erectile dysfunction: A randomised controlled trial (2004)
Journal Article
Dorey, G., Speakman, M., Feneley, R., Swinkels, A., Dunn, C., & Ewings, P. (2004). Pelvic floor exercises for treating post-micturition dribble in men with erectile dysfunction: A randomised controlled trial. Urologic Nursing, 24(6), 490-497

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.

Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language (2004)
Journal Article
Roulstone, S., John, A., Hughes, A., & Enderby, P. (2004). Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 6(4), 230-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/14417040400010181

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.

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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Peters, T. J., Horrocks, S., Somerset, M., & Stoddart, H. (2004). What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services. Family Practice, 21(6), 689-696. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmh622

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.

Negotiating socialisation: The journey of novice nurse academics into higher education (2004)
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Pontin, D., Kenny, G., & Moore, L. (2004). Negotiating socialisation: The journey of novice nurse academics into higher education. Nurse Education Today, 24(8), 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2004.08.002

In this paper we seek to explore the socialisation process experienced by novice nurse academics when they make the transition from the health sector into the education sector. We will do this by identifying the theoretical tensions between individua... Read More about Negotiating socialisation: The journey of novice nurse academics into higher education.

A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding (2004)
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Henson, J., Hawkins, K., & Gibbs, V. (2004). A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding. Ultrasound, 12(4), 218-221. https://doi.org/10.1179/174227104X5034

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.

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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Pruvey, C., Dyson, C., Keene, D., Harvey, L., Phillips, R., & Mitchell, J. (2004). Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow?. Manual Therapy, 9(4), 220-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2004.03.005

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?.

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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Butler, S. R., & Turton, A. (2004). A multiple case design experiment to investigate the performance and neural effects of a programme for training hand function after stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(7), 754-763. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr810oa

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.

Academic freedom, analysis, and the Code of Professional Conduct (2004)
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Snelling, P. C., & Lipscomb, M. (2004). Academic freedom, analysis, and the Code of Professional Conduct. Nurse Education Today, 24(8), 615-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2004.07.014

Despite nursing's move into higher education, academic freedom has received little attention within the literature. After discussing the concept of academic freedom, this paper argues that there is a potential tension between academic freedom and the... Read More about Academic freedom, analysis, and the Code of Professional Conduct.

Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction (2004)
Journal Article
Dorey, G., Speakman, M., Feneley, R., Swinkels, A., Dunn, C., & Ewings, P. (2004). Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction. British Journal of General Practice, 54(508), 819-825

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.

Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer? (2004)
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Glendinning, C., & Means, R. (2004). Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer?. Critical Social Policy, 24(4), 435-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018304046671

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?.