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Evaluation of the Personal Impact Health Assessment Questionnaire (PI HAQ) to capture the impact of disability in osteoarthritis. (2010)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

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.

An exploration into physiological and self-report measures of stress in pre-registration doctors at the beginning and end of a clinical rotation (2010)
Journal Article

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.

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)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

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.

Increasing positive end expiratory pressure at extubation reduces subglottic secretion aspiration in a bench-top model. (2010)
Journal Article

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..

Gender differences on chest pain perception associated with acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients: A questionnaire survey (2010)
Journal Article

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.