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Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2011). Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 9(10), 15-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2011.9.10.15

Although not considered part of mainstream medicine, it is estimated that over half of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have used some form of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) (Comar and Kirby, 2005). Herbal and non-herbal remedies... Read More about Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia.

The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2011). The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review. British Journal of Nursing, 20, 220-227. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2011.20.4.220

The Distress Thermometer (DT) is a well validated screening tool, demonstrably sensitive and reasonably specific to the construct of distress in cancer. Its brevity makes it ideal to incorporate into a system of distress management. To ascertain how... Read More about The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review.

Medicines management in mental health (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Barron, D. (2011). Medicines management in mental health. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2011.09.26.3.35.c8712

This article provides evidence to suggest that mental health nurses may not be as competent in medicines management as they believe themselves to be. A psychological model of skills awareness is used throughout the article to offer a theoretical expl... Read More about Medicines management in mental health.

We need robust evidence of alternative therapy benefits. (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2011). We need robust evidence of alternative therapy benefits. Nursing Standard, 25, 33

Diabetes and its impact on wound healing (2011)
Journal Article
Sharp, A., & Clark, J. (2011). Diabetes and its impact on wound healing. Nursing Standard, 25, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2011.07.25.45.41.c8626

This article discusses the reasons why wounds in people with diabetes take longer to heal and are more susceptible to complications. The physiology of the wound healing process, and how this is affected by diabetes, is outlined. The article also expl... Read More about Diabetes and its impact on wound healing.

A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Smith, L., Graham, C., Lyle, D., Horsburgh, D., & Dennis, M. S. (2011). A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67, 1976-1983. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05645.x

AIM: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether urine specific gravity and urine colour could provide an early warning of dehydration in stroke patients compared with standard blood indicators of hydration status. BACKGROUND: Dehydrati... Read More about A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients.

Introduction to the stroke series (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2011). Introduction to the stroke series. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-36

THIS ARTICLE is an introduction to a series of articles outlining the priorities of stroke care. The aim of these articles is to raise nurses’ awareness of caring for stroke patients with complex problems in a range of care environments, to enhance k... Read More about Introduction to the stroke series.

Decisional responsibility for mechanical ventilation and weaning: an international survey (2011)
Journal Article
Rose, L., Blackwood, B., Egerod, I., Haugdahl, H., Hofhuis, J., Isfort, M., …Schultz, M. J. (2011). Decisional responsibility for mechanical ventilation and weaning: an international survey. Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum, 15, R295. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10588

Introduction Optimal management of mechanical ventilation and weaning requires dynamic and collaborative decision making to minimize complications and avoid delays in the transition to extubation. In the absence of collaboration, ventilation decis... Read More about Decisional responsibility for mechanical ventilation and weaning: an international survey.

Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward (2011)
Journal Article
Ram, A., Gibb, A. P., Templeton, K., Holmes, A., Swann, D., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward. BMC Proceedings, 5, 185-185. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P185

Introduction / objectives The role of the hospital environment as a reservoir of infection is poorly understood. Therefore, baseline levels of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Clostridium difficile contamination on surfaces wer... Read More about Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward.

Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. (2011)
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Nicholls, C. M., & Atherton, I. (2011). Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. Housing Studies, 26, 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.581907

‘Housing First’ programmes in the US involve the provision of mainstream scatter sited permanent housing at the initial stage of support for homeless individuals with multiple needs. This is in contrast to dominant approaches (in the US and Europe) t... Read More about Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs..

Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health (2011)
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Milligan, C., Kearns, R., & Kyle, R. G. (2011). Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health. Health and Place, 17, 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.016

In this paper we consider the potential of autobiographical narratives for accessing ‘storied knowledge’ in research around geographies of health voluntarism. We firstly consider what is meant by elicited autobiography and how the narrative approach... Read More about Unpacking stored and storied knowledge: Elicited biographies of activism in mental health.

The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory (2011)
Journal Article
McCreaddie, M., Lyons, I., Horsburgh, D., Miller, M., & Frew, J. (2011). The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory. Gastroenterology Nursing, 34, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0b013e31820b2254

Hepatitis C has a global prevalence of 3%, causing chronic infection in 75% of cases, and is currently the main cause of liver transplant in the United Kingdom. This study reviewed patients' and service providers' perspectives on hepatitis C as an en... Read More about The isolating and insulating affects and effects of Hepatitis C: a substantive grounded theory.

Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., Snowden, A., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Boyd, G. (2011). Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 6, 589-596. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2011.6.12.589

Self-poisoning by ingestion of antidepressants is a common method of suicide. Although tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are no longer the first choice treatment for depression they are still commonly taken in overdose causing poisoning and admission... Read More about Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care.

Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice (2011)
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Marland, G., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Snowden, A. (2011). Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2, 21-25. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjow.2011.2.2.21

This article was inspired by the need to revisit medicine-taking within the context of recovery-focused practice in mental health. Practice based on compliance is unlikely to succeed and is not resonant with the principles of recovery. Mental wellbei... Read More about Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice.

Childhood disadvantage and emergency admission rates for common presentations in London: an exploratory analysis (2011)
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Kyle, R. G., Kukanova, M., Campbell, M., Wolfe, I., Powell, P., & Callery, P. (2011). Childhood disadvantage and emergency admission rates for common presentations in London: an exploratory analysis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96, 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.180125

Aim: To determine whether emergency hospital admission rates (EAR) for common paediatric conditions in Greater London are associated with measures of child well-being and deprivation. Design: Retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics and... Read More about Childhood disadvantage and emergency admission rates for common presentations in London: an exploratory analysis.

Vocational rehabilitation services for patients with cancer: design of a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer following surgery (2011)
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Kyle, R. G., Culbard, B., Evans, J., Gray, N. M., Ayansina, D., & Hubbard, G. (2011). Vocational rehabilitation services for patients with cancer: design of a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer following surgery. Trials, 12, 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-89

Background: Due to improvements in cancer survival the number of people of working age living with cancer across Europe is likely to increase. UK governments have made commitments to reduce the number of working days lost to ill-health and to improve... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation services for patients with cancer: design of a feasibility study incorporating a pilot randomised controlled trial among women with breast cancer following surgery.

Investigating the contribution of community nurses to anticipatory care: a qualitative exploratory study (2011)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., Harbison, J., Mahoney, C. M., Jarvis, A., & Veitch, L. (2011). Investigating the contribution of community nurses to anticipatory care: a qualitative exploratory study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67, 1558-1567. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05589.x

Aims.  To investigate how one aspect of anticipatory care is understood and delivered in practice. ‘Anticipatory care’ in this context can be understood as proactive care, which is oriented towards prevention of adverse events. Background.  Scotla... Read More about Investigating the contribution of community nurses to anticipatory care: a qualitative exploratory study.

The complexities of trust in the delivery of childhood vaccines in Scotland: A qualitative study (2011)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Gray Brunton, C. (2011). The complexities of trust in the delivery of childhood vaccines in Scotland: A qualitative study. Psychology and Health, 26, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.617182

Background: The objective was to explore the challenges for health professionals in delivering controversial vaccines, the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, and newly introduced vaccines, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Influenzae H1N1 vac... Read More about The complexities of trust in the delivery of childhood vaccines in Scotland: A qualitative study.

Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress (2011)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., & Kilfedder, C. (2011). Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 39, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2011.552599

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of outcome of counselling, using mean change scores of three outcome measures, at treatment completion and at 4-months follow-up, in a randomised trial of face-to-face (n=30) versus telephone... Read More about Predicting outcome of face-to-face and telephone counselling for occupational stress.

What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study (2011)
Journal Article
Igboanugo, G. M., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2011). What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study. African journal of reproductive health, 15, 63-77

At present there is under utilization of maternity service provision in Nigeria, with only a third of childbearing women electing to deliver in healthcare facilities. This is relevant since Nigeria's maternal mortality rate is second highest in the w... Read More about What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study.