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Emergency nurse practitioners: what lies ahead? (2002)
Journal Article
Neades, B. L. (2002). Emergency nurse practitioners: what lies ahead?. Emergency Nurse, 10, 11

Barbara Neades offers a personal perspective on the future of emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs).

Reported levels of alcohol consumption and binge drinking within the UK undergraduate student population over the last 25 years. (2002)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S. (2002). Reported levels of alcohol consumption and binge drinking within the UK undergraduate student population over the last 25 years. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 37, 109-120. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/37.2.109

Results of a literature review of 18 studies investigating the drinking behaviour of undergraduate students at UK universities over a period of 25 years are presented. While comparison between studies is complicated by inconsistencies in the terms em... Read More about Reported levels of alcohol consumption and binge drinking within the UK undergraduate student population over the last 25 years..

Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland. (2002)
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Chouliara, Z., Power, K., Swanson, V., & Johnstone, F. (2002). Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 40, 78-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2002.10806203

The present study aimed to compare a sample of screening mammography attenders with a sample of non-attenders, in terms of knowledge about breast cancer and mammography, health beliefs and personality variables, and identify factors associated with a... Read More about Factors associated with breast screening attendance: A controlled comparison between attenders and non-attenders in Scotland..

A randomized controlled crossover study of manual lymphatic drainage therapy in women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema (2002)
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Williams, A. F., Vadgama, A., Franks, P. J., & Mortimer, P. S. (2002). A randomized controlled crossover study of manual lymphatic drainage therapy in women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema. European Journal of Cancer Care, 11(4), 254-261. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2354.2002.00312.x

This paper describes a randomized controlled crossover study examining the effects of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) in 31 women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema. MLD is a type of massage used in combination with skin care, support/compression... Read More about A randomized controlled crossover study of manual lymphatic drainage therapy in women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema.

The work of district nurses: first assessment visits (2002)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C. M. (2002). The work of district nurses: first assessment visits. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(6), 710-720. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02430.x

Background. District nurses are the largest group of community nurses in the United Kingdom and overall responsibility for assessing and planning how patients' and families' needs are met remains an essential element of their role. Aim. To explore... Read More about The work of district nurses: first assessment visits.

Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review (2002)
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McInnes, R. J., Williamson, L. M., & Morrison, A. (2002). Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review. Journal of Travel Medicine, 9(6), 297-307. doi:10.2310/7060.2002.30168

Unintentional injury is a global public health problem. In 1990, an estimated 5 million people worldwide died as a result of an injury or poisoning. This accounted for 10% of deaths from all causes that year, and over half of the estimated 900 millio... Read More about Unintentional Injury during Foreign Travel: A Review.

Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports (2002)
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Finnie, A. (2002). Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports. Nursing Standard, 17(11), 14-15. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.17.11.14.s33

HOMELESS PEOPLE sometimes get a raw deal from health services. Staff can be hostile, particularly if they suspect the patient is a drug user. But two nurses have set up a clinic in Glasgow specifically designed to reach out to homeless people, with t... Read More about Health on the streets: A clinic for homeless people run in conjunction with the big issue is proving to be a great success. dina leifer reports.

Statistical parametric mapping of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT images for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: normalizing to cerebellar tracer uptake. (2002)
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Soonawala, D., Amin, T., Ebmeier, K. P., Steele, J. D., Dougall, N. J., Best, J., …Scheidhauer, K. (2002). Statistical parametric mapping of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT images for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: normalizing to cerebellar tracer uptake. NeuroImage. 17. (3). 1193-1202. doi:10.1006/nimg.2002.1259. ISSN 1053-8119.

Background: for a quantitative comparison of images obtained during 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), brain activity values are usually normalized to a reference region. In studies of Al... Read More about Statistical parametric mapping of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT images for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: normalizing to cerebellar tracer uptake..

Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire (2002)
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Hagen, S., Hanley, J., & Capewell, A. (2002). Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 21(6), 534-539. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.10075

Aims. To evaluate two quality of life measures for urinary incontinence (UI) in Scottish females. Methods. Three groups with UI from two regions in Scotland were studied. Two groups were receiving treatment for incontinence; the third was not... Read More about Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire.

A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989 (2002)
Journal Article
Ring, N. (2002). A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(2), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02362.x

A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nursesqualifying between 1970 and 1989 Aim. To explore from a personal and historical perspective key career trends of UKgraduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989. B... Read More about A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989.

A review of the literature on HIV infection and schizophrenia: Implications for research, policy and clinical practice (2002)
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Gray, R., Brewin, E., Noak, J., Wyke-Joseph, J., & Sonik, B. (2002). A review of the literature on HIV infection and schizophrenia: Implications for research, policy and clinical practice. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00511.x

AIDS represents one of the major public health problems of the 21st century. Men having sex with men, injecting drug use and having multiple sexual partners are well-established risk behaviours for transmitting the HIV virus. People with schizophreni... Read More about A review of the literature on HIV infection and schizophrenia: Implications for research, policy and clinical practice.

Nutrient-hormone interaction in the ovine liver: methionine supply selectively modulates growth hormone-induced IGF-I gene expression. (2002)
Journal Article
Stubbs, A. K., Wheelhouse, N. M., Lomax, M. A., & Hazlerigg, D. G. (2002). Nutrient-hormone interaction in the ovine liver: methionine supply selectively modulates growth hormone-induced IGF-I gene expression. Journal of Endocrinology, 174(2), 335-341. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1740335

This study tested the hypothesis that specific amino acids are responsible for modulating the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) response to growth hormone (GH) in ovine hepatocytes. Cells were grown in media of defined amino acid composition, base... Read More about Nutrient-hormone interaction in the ovine liver: methionine supply selectively modulates growth hormone-induced IGF-I gene expression..

Hydrocolloids in wound management: pros and cons (2002)
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Finnie, A. (2002). Hydrocolloids in wound management: pros and cons. British Journal of Community Nursing, 7(7), 338-345. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.7.10633

Hydrocolloids are interactive dressings which are well established in wound management. Because of their sophisticated composition, they can be used to manage a variety of wound types, from clean and granulating to sloughy and necrotic. While they ma... Read More about Hydrocolloids in wound management: pros and cons.

Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy (2002)
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Fyffe, T., & Hanley, J. (2002). Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy. NT research, 7(4), 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/136140960200700404

Scotland is currently developing a nursing and midwifery research strategy. This paper briefly describes the process and the groundwork carried out so far. Consultation on initial proposals took place during May 2002 and, as this issue of NT Research... Read More about Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy.

Effect of a National Community Intervention Programme on Healing Rates of Chronic Leg Ulcer: Randomised Controlled Trial (2002)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2002). Effect of a National Community Intervention Programme on Healing Rates of Chronic Leg Ulcer: Randomised Controlled Trial. Phlebology, 17(2), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/026835550201700202

Background and Objective: Chronic leg ulcer is a common cause of serious disability in the elderly. Healing rates of chronic leg ulcers of 50–75% at 3–6 months have been reported from clinical trials in which specialist nurses delivered the care. Bu... Read More about Effect of a National Community Intervention Programme on Healing Rates of Chronic Leg Ulcer: Randomised Controlled Trial.