Is it time to 'Lean' in emergency care?
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Modular treatment units for pre-hospital care (2010)
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Evaluation of the Personal Impact Health Assessment Questionnaire (PI HAQ) to capture the impact of disability in osteoarthritis. (2010)
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Aim: Measuring facts about disability may not reflect their personal impact. An individualized values instrument has been used to weight difficulty in performing activities of daily living in rheumatoid arthritis, and calculate personal impact (Pers... Read More about Evaluation of the Personal Impact Health Assessment Questionnaire (PI HAQ) to capture the impact of disability in osteoarthritis..
Your whole life, your whole world, it changes': Partners' experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
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Objectives: Research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can have a negative psychosocial impact on partners, as well as patients. However, until now there has been very little in-depth qualitative research in this area. The aim of this study was... Read More about Your whole life, your whole world, it changes': Partners' experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis.
Interpreting qualitative data (2010)
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An exploration into physiological and self-report measures of stress in pre-registration doctors at the beginning and end of a clinical rotation (2010)
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The first year practising medicine, pre-registration, is considered to be a stressful time for junior doctors. The aims of this study were to explore how levels of psychological distress were affected by changes in the working environment and to exam... Read More about An exploration into physiological and self-report measures of stress in pre-registration doctors at the beginning and end of a clinical rotation.
Community art project for excluded teenagers (2010)
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This article describes a study of the experiences of young people who took part in a community art project in an inner-city area after being excluded permanently from school. The study used descriptive phenomenology to investigate their experiences.... Read More about Community art project for excluded teenagers.
The role of glucocorticoid receptor phosphorylation in Mcl-1 and NOXA gene expression (2010)
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Background: The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) mediated phosphorylation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) exerts opposite effects on GR transcriptional activity and affects other posttranslational modification... Read More about The role of glucocorticoid receptor phosphorylation in Mcl-1 and NOXA gene expression.
Using the serious mental illness health improvement profile [HIP] to identify physical problems in a cohort of community patients: A pragmatic case series evaluation (2010)
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Background and objectives: The physical health of people with serious mental illness is a cause of growing concern to clinicians. Life expectancy in this population may be reduced by up to 25 years and patients often live with considerable physical m... Read More about Using the serious mental illness health improvement profile [HIP] to identify physical problems in a cohort of community patients: A pragmatic case series evaluation.
Help is just a text away: The use of short message service texting to provide an additional means of support for health care students during practice placements (2010)
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This article discusses the findings from a pilot study using short message service (SMS) texting to provide an additional means of support for health care students in practice placements. Pre-registration students were recruited students from 2nd yea... Read More about Help is just a text away: The use of short message service texting to provide an additional means of support for health care students during practice placements.
Enhancing medication adherence in people with schizophrenia: An international programme of research (2010)
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This paper describes the development of an adherence therapy intervention in schizophrenia and synthesizes the results to date of a collaborative international programme of research. Sticking to treatment is essential to control symptoms and prevent... Read More about Enhancing medication adherence in people with schizophrenia: An international programme of research.
Effectiveness of a community-based low intensity exercise programme for ambulatory stroke survivors (2010)
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Purpose. To establish the feasibility and effectiveness of a community-based exercise programme for ambulatory patients with stroke discharged from rehabilitation Method. Eighteen participants were recruited 3-12 months after onset of first stroke. U... Read More about Effectiveness of a community-based low intensity exercise programme for ambulatory stroke survivors.
Increasing positive end expiratory pressure at extubation reduces subglottic secretion aspiration in a bench-top model. (2010)
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To estimate the ability of simulated tracheal suction, adjusting the positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) settings on the ventilator or compressing a self-inflating bag to minimize aspiration during cuff deflation and extubation in a bench-top mod... Read More about Increasing positive end expiratory pressure at extubation reduces subglottic secretion aspiration in a bench-top model..
Family witnessed resuscitation - experience and attitudes of German intensive care nurses. (2010)
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To explore German intensive care nurses' experiences and attitudes toward family witnessed resuscitation (FWR). The subject of FWR has fuelled much controversy among health professionals. Typically studies involving European critical and cardiac nurs... Read More about Family witnessed resuscitation - experience and attitudes of German intensive care nurses..
Book review: Kember, D. & Ginns, P. (2012) Evaluating Teaching and Learning (2010)
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A very practical and useful book which shares organisational and educational evaluation tools.
Improving practice: Women's views of a Maternity Triage Service (2010)
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The consultant nurse: Expert practitioner and so much more (2010)
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Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (Protocol) (2010)
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Gender differences on chest pain perception associated with acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients: A questionnaire survey (2010)
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Aims.: To investigate gender differences in chest pain perception among Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction. Background.: Thrombolytic therapy is beneficial to outcomes of acute myocardial infarction if administered within 12 hours from... Read More about Gender differences on chest pain perception associated with acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients: A questionnaire survey.