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The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow (2006)
Journal Article
Tappin, D., Britten, J., Broadfoot, M., & McInnes, R. (2006). The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow. International Breastfeeding Journal, 1(11), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-11

Background: The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative includes a community component to help women who want to breastfeed. This study aimed to document the health visitor role in promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Glasgow during 2000 and the effec... Read More about The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow.

Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit (2006)
Journal Article
Paterson, R., MacLeod, D., Thetford, D., Beattie, A., Graham, C., Lam, S., & Bell, D. (2006). Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit. Clinical Medicine, 6(3), 281-284. https://doi.org/1

This aim of this study was to assess the impact of the introduction of a standardised early warning scoring system (SEWS) on physiological observations and patient outcomes in unselected acute admissions at point of entry to care. A sequential clinic... Read More about Prediction of in-hospital mortality and length of stay using an early warning scoring system: clinical audit.

Effect of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy upon health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2006). Effect of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy upon health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(6), 678-684. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01356.x

Aims and objectives.  This study quantified health-related quality of life in a group of irritable bowel syndrome patients and measures changes following a treatment programme of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy. Background.  It is well recognize... Read More about Effect of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy upon health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Early intervention for relapse in schizophrenia: Impact of cognitive behavioural therapy on negative beliefs about psychosis and self-esteem (2006)
Journal Article
Gumley, A., Karatzias, A., Power, K., Reilly, J., McNay, L., & O'Grady, M. (2006). Early intervention for relapse in schizophrenia: Impact of cognitive behavioural therapy on negative beliefs about psychosis and self-esteem. British Journal of Clinical Ps

Objectives. The study aimed to test two hypotheses. Firstly, that participants who relapsed during the 12-month follow-up period of our randomized controlled trial, would show increased negative beliefs about their illness and reduced self-esteem, in... Read More about Early intervention for relapse in schizophrenia: Impact of cognitive behavioural therapy on negative beliefs about psychosis and self-esteem.

Identification and survival of carriers of mutations in DNA mis-match repair genes in colon cancer. (2006)
Journal Article
Barnetson, R. A., Tenesa, A., Farrington, S. M., Nicholl, I. D., Cetnarskyj, R., Porteous, M. E., …Dunlop, M. G. (2006). Identification and survival of carriers of mutations in DNA mis-match repair genes in colon cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 354. . 2751-2763. . ISSN 0028-4793.

Background The identification of mutations in germ-line DNA mismatch-repair genes at the time of diagnosis of colorectal cancer is important in the management of the disease. Methods Without preselection and regardless of family history, we recru... Read More about Identification and survival of carriers of mutations in DNA mis-match repair genes in colon cancer..

Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice (2006)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Coull, A., Howie, C., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2006). Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(4), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440

Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated the impact of five of these statements in Scotland. A postal survey of 1278 registered nurses was undertaken to determin... Read More about Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice.

Body piercing: a dangerous practice in type 1 diabetes? (2006)
Journal Article
Charlton, J., Adamson, K., Strachan, M., & Mcknight, J. (2006). Body piercing: a dangerous practice in type 1 diabetes?. Practical Diabetes International, 23(4), 166-168. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.935

Body piercing is becoming increasingly common, but is not without complications. We present the cases of two patients with type 1 diabetes who required hospital admission following tongue piercing. These cases led us to survey the current practice of... Read More about Body piercing: a dangerous practice in type 1 diabetes?.

Perfusion Imaging with Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (2006)
Book Chapter
Dougall, N., & Ebmeier, K. (2006). Perfusion Imaging with Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. In D. Perani, C. Morris, & K. Herholz (Eds.), The Dementias: early diagnosis and evaluation, 197-228. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.3109/9781420016819.007

Recognising acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donaldson, J. H., & Smith, F. C. (2006, June). Recognising acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. Paper presented at Blended Learning-Promoting Dialogue in Innovation and Practice, University of Hertfordshire/ Higher Education Academy

Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators. (2006)
Journal Article
Husband, J., & Kennedy, C. (2006). Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12, 277-284

In the UK the clinical nurse specialist role (CNS) has evolved in an uncoordinated manner resulting in a broad job remit, with clinical, managerial, research and educational elements. CNSs working in specialist palliative care are expected to contrib... Read More about Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators..

Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain (2006)
Journal Article
Rivero-Arias, O., Gray, A., Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2006). Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain. Spine, 31(12), 1381-1387. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000218486.13659

STUDY DESIGN: Economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial from the National Health Service (NHS) and societal perspective. OBJECTIVE: To perform a cost-utility analysis of routine physiotherapy treatment compa... Read More about Cost-Utility Analysis of Physiotherapy Treatment Compared With Physiotherapy Advice in Low Back Pain.

Caring for people with learning disabilities in emergency care (2006)
Journal Article
Sowney, M., Brown, M., & Barr, O. (2006). Caring for people with learning disabilities in emergency care. Emergency Nurse, 14(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.7748/en2006.05.14.2.23.c1225

By focusing on patient journeys through emergency departments, MARGARET SOWNEY and colleagues address some of the key areas of concern in providing care for and discharging patients with learning disabilities, including communication difficulties, co... Read More about Caring for people with learning disabilities in emergency care.

Driving experiences of disabled drivers (2006)
Journal Article
Prasad, R., Hunter, J., & Hanley, J. (2006). Driving experiences of disabled drivers. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20(5), 445-450. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215506cr957oa

Objective: To study the influence of non-standard controls on return to driving after disability, including prevalence of accidents/retraining difficulties. Design: Postal questionnaires sent within two years of assessment to 972 disabled drivers se... Read More about Driving experiences of disabled drivers.

Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients (2006)
Journal Article
Campbell, H., Rivero-Arias, O., Johnston, K., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., & Frost, H. (2006). Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deterior

STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of outcome data collected prospectively from 250 patients recruited to the UK Spine Stabilization Trial. OBJECTIVES: To compare the responsiveness of the Shuttle Walking Test (SWT), which is an objective outcome measure, wit... Read More about Responsiveness of Objective, Disease-Specific, and Generic Outcome Measures in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: An Assessment for Improving, Stable, and Deteriorating Patients.

Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, N., Smyth, K., & Mainka, C. (2006). Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions. In S. Banks, V. Hodgson, C. Jones, B. Kemp, D. McConnell, & C. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the fifth International Conference o

Building upon previous work by the authors, this paper describes a small-scale study that involved analysing the depth of thinking evident within asynchronous discussion contributions. The discussion tasks in question, which were undertaken within th... Read More about Looking for evidence of deep learning in constructively aligned online discussions..

Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques (2006)
Journal Article
Coull, A., Tolson, D., & McIntosh, J. (2006). Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(3), 274-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03816.x

Aim.  This paper reports a study to compare the differences in compression produced on a limb using a spiral and a figure-of-eight bandaging technique. Background.  Chronic leg ulcers are a major health problem in Western countries. Compression band... Read More about Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques.

Data mining medical information: should artificial neural networks be used to analyse trauma audit data? (2006)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., Penny, K. I., Oakley, P., Davies, S., Chesney, D., Maffulli, N., & Templeton, J. (2006). Data mining medical information: should artificial neural networks be used to analyse trauma audit data?. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 1, 51-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2006040104

Trauma audit is intended to develop effective care for injured patients through process and outcome analysis, and dissemination of results. The system records injury details such as the patient’s sex and age, the mechanism of the injury, various meas... Read More about Data mining medical information: should artificial neural networks be used to analyse trauma audit data?.