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Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication (2008)
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Mills, A., Gray, R., Bressington, D., Lathlean, J., & Mills, D. (2008). Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 19(3), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789940802113493

Objective: To examine the nature and clinical correlates of adherence in prisoners prescribed antipsychotic medication, and how these differ from findings in people taking antipsychotic medication who are not in prison. Method: Treatment adherence, s... Read More about Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication.

Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing (2008)
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Benger, J. R., Beech, F. J. M., France, J. E., & Jakeman, N. (2008). Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 15(4), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f4d19b

Objective To determine whether the use of ethyl chloride and subcutaneous lidocaine are associated with a reduction in pain during arterial blood sampling compared with using no local anaesthesia. Methods Patients over the age of 16 years and who req... Read More about Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing.

Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005 (2008)
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Dance, D. A., SW Pneumococcal Group, , Ihekweazu, C. A., Christensen, H., Stuart, J. M., Cartwright, K., …Fletcher, M. (2008). Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005. Epidemiology and Infection, 136(8), 1096-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807009715

Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines into the United Kingdom's routine immunization programmes is expected to change the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We have documented the epidemiology of IPD in... Read More about Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005.

An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register (2008)
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Mytton, J., Harrison, V., McLoughlin, A., Thompson, R., & Overton, T. (2008). An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register. Prenatal Diagnosis, 28(8), 722-726. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.2034

Objective: Some congenital anomaly registers arc collecting data on risk factors for pregnancies affected by anomalies; yet the quality of that information is rarely assessed. We assessed the quality of the risk factor data in the South West Congenit... Read More about An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register.

Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer (2008)
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Ndosi, M. E., & Newell, R. (2009). Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(4), 570-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02290.x

Aim. To determine if nurses had adequate pharmacology knowledge of the drugs they commonly administer. Background. Literature suggests that nurses have insufficient pharmacology knowledge. We also know that nurses and teachers of pharmacology are not... Read More about Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer.

Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (2008)
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Newby, D. E., Gray, A., Goodacre, S., Masson, M., Sampson, F., Nicholl, J., & Benger, J. (2008). Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. New England Journal of Medicine, 359(2), 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0707992

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema a... Read More about Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Return to sport after joint replacement (2008)
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Dieppe, P., Wylde, V., Blom, A., Hewlett, S., & Learmonth, I. (2008). Return to sport after joint replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 90(7), 920-923. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B7.20614

Our aim was to determine the pre-operative sporting profiles of patients undergoing primary joint replacement and to establish if they were able to return to sport after surgery. A postal survey was completed by 2085 patients between one and three ye... Read More about Return to sport after joint replacement.

Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study (2008)
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Benger, J. R., & Pagnamenta, R. (2008). Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(7), 417-419. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.050005

Objective: To identify the factors considered by parents to be most important in determining overall satisfaction with care in a children's emergency department, and to assess whether these factors are influenced by the child's age and triage categor... Read More about Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study.

Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: Standards, challenges and solutions (2008)
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Hewlett, S., Clarke, B., O'Brien, A., Hammond, A., Ryan, S., Kay, L., …Almeida, C. (2008). Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: Standards, challenges and solutions. Rheumatology, 47(7), 1025-1030. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ken139

Objectives. Rheumatological conditions are common, thus nurses (Ns) occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) require at least basic rheumatology knowledge upon qualifying. The aim of this study was to develop a core set of teaching to... Read More about Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: Standards, challenges and solutions.

The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development (2008)
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Emond, A., Heron, J., Evans, J., & Deave, T. (2008). The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115(8), 1043-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01752.x

Objective: Postpartum depression in mothers is associated with developmental problems in their children. Many women who are depressed following childbirth are also depressed during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine the associations betw... Read More about The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development.

Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission (2008)
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Benger, J. R., & Jones, V. (2008). Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(7), 424-427. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.050856

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) attendances and subsequent hospital admissions are rising in the United Kingdom. The reasons for this are unclear but may relate to recent changes in primary care and public perception. The actions taken by pat... Read More about Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission.

Celebrating nursing (2008)
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Haines, C., & Hoskins, R. (2008). Celebrating nursing. Paediatric Nursing, 20(6),

The attitudes of health care staff to information technology: A comprehensive review of the research literature (2008)
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Ward, R., Stevens, C., Brentnall, P., & Briddon, J. (2008). The attitudes of health care staff to information technology: A comprehensive review of the research literature. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 25(2), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00777.x

Objectives: What does the publicly available literature tell us about the attitudes of health care staff to the development of information technology in practice, including the factors which influence them and the factors which may be used to change... Read More about The attitudes of health care staff to information technology: A comprehensive review of the research literature.

Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy? (2008)
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Condon, L. (2008). Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(5), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04627.x

Title. Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: does health visitors' practice follow policy? Aim. This paper is a report of a study to assess to what extent national child health promotion policy is reflected in health visitors' practice across... Read More about Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy?.

Could inter-agency working reduce emergency department attendances due to alcohol consumption? (2008)
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Carter, R., & Benger, J. (2008). Could inter-agency working reduce emergency department attendances due to alcohol consumption?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(6), 331-334. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.048926

Background: Excess alcohol consumption and associated harms in terms of health, crime and disorder have been highlighted by the government and media, causing considerable public concern. This study quantified the number of patient attendances at an u... Read More about Could inter-agency working reduce emergency department attendances due to alcohol consumption?.

Randomised trial of a vibrating bladder stimulator -the time to pee study (2008)
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Benger, J., Davies, P., & Greenwood, R. (2008). Randomised trial of a vibrating bladder stimulator -the time to pee study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 93(5), 423-424. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.116160

This randomised, non-blinded study evaluated a vibrating bladder stimulator to facilitate collection of a urine sample from pre-continent children. The use of a bladder stimulator produced no significant time improvements in any of the analysed param... Read More about Randomised trial of a vibrating bladder stimulator -the time to pee study.

Exploring student midwives creative expression of the meaning of birth (2008)
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Hall, J., & Mitchell, M. (2008). Exploring student midwives creative expression of the meaning of birth. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 3(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2007.09.004

This paper presents a study which explored creative pieces made by student midwives during an educational session on spirituality in relation to midwifery. Background: Exploration of methods of teaching relating to midwifery has been limited, specifi... Read More about Exploring student midwives creative expression of the meaning of birth.