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Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design (2004)
Journal Article
Dong, H., Clarkson, P. J., Ahmed, S., & Keates, S. (2004). Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design. Design Journal, 7(3), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.2752/146069204789338398

This paper describes a study into industry perceptions of barriers and drivers for inclusive design. The study investigated perceptions of manufacturers and retailers of consumer products in the United Kingdom (UK) and compared their perceptions with... Read More about Investigating perceptions of manufacturers and retailers to inclusive design.

A pilot study comparing a type 1 nurse-led diabetes clinic with a conventional doctor-led diabetes clinic (2004)
Journal Article
Charlton, J., Mackay, L., & McKnight, J. (2004). A pilot study comparing a type 1 nurse-led diabetes clinic with a conventional doctor-led diabetes clinic. European Diabetes Nursing, 1(1), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn.4

A prospective comparative pilot study was designed to assess and compare care delivered by a diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) and standard doctor-led care for patients with type 1 diabetes. The philosophy was to provide an individualised, patient-cent... Read More about A pilot study comparing a type 1 nurse-led diabetes clinic with a conventional doctor-led diabetes clinic.

Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients. (2004)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., & Dennis, M. S. (2004). Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients. Age and ageing, 33, 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afg116

Objective: to determine whether insertion of nasogastric or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes is associated with hypoxaemia. Methods: dysphagic stroke patients had their arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry continuo... Read More about Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients..

Review: How, and when, can i restrain a patient? (2004)
Journal Article
Horsburgh, D. (2004). Review: How, and when, can i restrain a patient?. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 80, 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1136/pmj.2003.007302

The need to restrain service users will vary according to the area of practice within which practitioners are employed. Many of the principles that relate to the issue of restraining service users are, however, applicable to all, or most, health and... Read More about Review: How, and when, can i restrain a patient?.

Challenges in conducting research with hospitalized older people with cancer: drawing from the experience of an ongoing interview-based project. (2004)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Kearney, N., Worth, A. & Stott, D. (2003). Challenges in conducting research with hospitalized older
people with cancer: drawing from the experience of an
ongoing interview-based project. European Journal of Cancer Care. 13. . 409-415. . ISSN 0961-5423.

Older people with cancer often face the prospect of cognitive and physical frailty, increased vulnerability of psychological distress and limited access to resources. These factors present ethical and methodological challenges for conducting resear... Read More about Challenges in conducting research with hospitalized older people with cancer: drawing from the experience of an ongoing interview-based project..

Perceptions of older people with cancer of information, decision making and treatment: a systematic review of selected literature. (2004)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z. (2004). Perceptions of older people with cancer of information, decision making and treatment: a systematic review of selected literature. Annals of Oncology, 15, 1596-1602. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdh423

Background: Several studies have identified inadequacies in the care and treatment received by older patients with cancer, as opposed to their younger counterparts. These include over or under diagnosis, ineffective symptom management and lower survi... Read More about Perceptions of older people with cancer of information, decision making and treatment: a systematic review of selected literature..

Three of a kind. (2004)
Journal Article
Brown, M. (2003). Three of a kind. Learning Disability Practice, 7, ISSN 1465-8712

Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make? (2004)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2004). Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 8(3-4), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2004.10.001

Hollins Martin [Social influence effects on midwives’ practice. Presentation at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, 10th–12th September, 2003: London] developed the Social Influence Scale for Midwifery (SIS-... Read More about Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make?.

Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation. (2004)
Journal Article
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2004). Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5), 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/000841740407100507

Background. Community mental health care has shifted focus from resettlement to empowerment, reflecting a wider agenda for social inclusion. Purpose. This study evaluated mental health day services from the perspectives of thirty-nine clients. Method... Read More about Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation..

Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease. (2004)
Journal Article
Fox, K., Barber, K., Muir, L., Mead, A., Harris, A., Collier, T. & Wood, D. (2004). Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease. European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology. 6. . 53-58. . ISSN 1520-765X.

Objective to establish a comprehensive multi-disciplinary cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease which is reproducible and transferable to other institutions, in order to achieve lifestyle modificati... Read More about Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease..

Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia (2004)
Journal Article
Dougall, N. J. (2004). Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), 554-570. doi:10.1176/appi.ajgp.12.6.554

bjective: The authors sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in discriminating between Alzheimer disease (AD) and other dementias. Methods: Articles published between 1985 and 2002 were retrieved systematically from MEDLI... Read More about Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia.

The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an auditory stimulus (2004)
Journal Article
Thode, C., Bock, J., Braun, K., & Darlison, M. (2005). The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an aud

The immediate-early gene zenk (an acronym for the avian orthologue of the mammalian genes zif-268, egr-1, ngfi-a and krox-24) has been extensively employed, in studies on oscine birds, as a marker of neuronal activity to reveal forebrain structures t... Read More about The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an auditory stimulus.

Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty (2004)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., MacKay, W. G., Shepherd, A., & Weaver, L. T. (2004). Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty. Scottish Medical Journal, 49(4), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/003693300404900406

Background and Aims: To examine the association between prevalence of H. pylori colonisation and social deprivation in a sample of children investigated in hospital. Methods: A retrospective review of the hospital records of all children (n = 626) wh... Read More about Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty.

The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change (2004)
Journal Article
Kane, F. M., Brodie, E. E., Coull, A., Coyne, L., Howd, A., Milne, A., …Robbins, R. (2004). The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change. British Journal of Nursing, 13(Sup4), S4-S12

Vascular wounds may require frequent dressing changes over a long period of time, often involving pain, which may not be adequately controlled with conventional analgesia. Complementary analgesia may be beneficial as an adjunctive therapy. This pilot... Read More about The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change.

Variation in the alcohol content of a ‘drink’ of wine and spirit poured by a sample of the Scottish population (2004)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., & Donaghy, M. (2004). Variation in the alcohol content of a ‘drink’ of wine and spirit poured by a sample of the Scottish population. Health Education Research, 19(5), 485-491. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyg059

The standard UK alcohol unit is used to record alcohol consumption and, in health promotion, as a useful yardstick by which the public may be encouraged to monitor their own drinking levels. To investigate the correspondence between this standard uni... Read More about Variation in the alcohol content of a ‘drink’ of wine and spirit poured by a sample of the Scottish population.