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Policy context for dual diagnosis service delivery (2008)
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Hughes, L., & Kipping, C. (2008). Policy context for dual diagnosis service delivery. Advances in dual diagnosis, 1(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570972200800002

This paper aims to provide an overview of the policy guidance and will begin with an introduction and overview of policy development during this period; then focus on the more specific guidance in four broad areas: dual diagnosis specific guidance, r... Read More about Policy context for dual diagnosis service delivery.

A pilot of team-based dual diagnosis training for assertive Outreach teams (2008)
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Hughes, L., Tobin, D., McGlynn, P., & Heffernan, K. (2008). A pilot of team-based dual diagnosis training for assertive Outreach teams. Advances in dual diagnosis, 1(2), 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570972200800011

Assertive outreach teams are working with a significant proportion of people with complex needs, including dual diagnosis. Government policy has highlighted the role of assertive outreach in engaging and intervening with this group. This paper report... Read More about A pilot of team-based dual diagnosis training for assertive Outreach teams.

Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis (2008)
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Williams, B., Coyle, J., Dowell, J., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2008). Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis. Internati

Objective: To explore the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and motivation to implement treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis in Scotland, with a view to enabling health professionals support parents to cope emotionally... Read More about Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis.

Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care (2008)
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Cruickshank, G., MacGillivray, S., Bruce, D., Mather, A., Matthews, K., & Williams, B. (2008). Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care. Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5(2)

This cross-sectional survey describes the clinical characteristics of 92 patients from across 12 general medical practices, in receipt of a long-term repeat prescription of an antidepressant for the treatment of depression. Psychiatric diagnoses were... Read More about Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care.

Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities (2008)
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Willis, D., Kennedy, C., Kilbride, L., Satge, D., & Sullivan, S. G. (2008). Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities. International journal on disability and human development, 7, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.4.405

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm observed among women. For the subgroup of women with learning/intellectual disability, it is unclear whether their risk for breast cancer is as high as it is for the general population. Object... Read More about Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities.

Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations (2008)
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Willis, D., Kennedy, C., & Kilbride, L. (2008). Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36, 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00520.x

This paper looks at what has been written about breast screening in women with learning disabilities. Breast screening checks for lumps in your breast that might be cancer. Breast screening is done in a special clinic and machines are used to take a... Read More about Breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities: current knowledge and considerations.

A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause? (2008)
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Willis, D. (2008). A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12, 9-23

Carr and Hollins highlighted the paucity of research on the menopause in women with intellectual disabilities and, 10 years on, this area still remains poorly researched. Work exploring the age of onset of the menopause has suggested that the menopa... Read More about A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?.

Reflexology for symptom relief in patients with cancer (2008)
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Wilkinson, S., Lockhart, K., Gambles, M., & Storey, L. (2008). Reflexology for symptom relief in patients with cancer. Cancer Nursing, 31, 354-360. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NCC.0000305756.58615.81

Complementary therapies are increasingly being used in hospices and hospitals alongside orthodox treatments in an attempt to improve patients' emotional, spiritual, psychological, and physical well-being. An average of 31% of UK patients with cancer... Read More about Reflexology for symptom relief in patients with cancer.

Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding (2008)
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Theodoratou, E., Farrington, S. M., Tenesa, A., McNeill, G., Cetnarskyj, R., Barnetson, R. A., …Campbell, H. (2008). Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding. International Journal of Cancer, 123, 2170-2179. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.23769

Vitamin D has anticarcinogenic properties and might influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the epidemiological evidence is inconsistent. Many mechanisms of action for vitamin D have been proposed, with some of them initiating via its binding to... Read More about Modification of the inverse association between dietary vitamin D intake and colorectal cancer risk by aFokI variant supports a chemoprotective action of Vitamin D intake mediated through VDR binding.

Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants (2008)
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Theodoratou, E., Campbell, H., Tenesa, A., McNeill, G., Cetnarskyj, R., Barnetson, R. A., …Farrington, S. M. (2008). Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants. Carcinogenesis, 29, 1774-1780. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgn082

In a large Scottish case–control study, we investigated the effects of adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) Asp1822Val (rs459552) and APC Glu1317Gln substitutions on colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and whether these associations were influenced by lifestyle... Read More about Modification of the associations between lifestyle, dietary factors and colorectal cancer risk by APC variants.

Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21 (2008)
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Tenesa, A., Farrington, S. M., Prendergast, J. G. D., Porteous, M. E., Walker, M., Haq, N., …Dunlop, M. G. (2008). Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21. Nature Genetics, 40, 631-637. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.133

In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC cases and 1,012 controls (phase 1). In phase 2, we genotyped the 15,008 highest-ranked SNPs... Read More about Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21.

Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland (2008)
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Snowden, A. (2008). Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15, 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01251.x

The UK parliament approved legislation expanding prescribing rights for all registered nurses in 2006. Mental health nurses do not appear to be embracing prescribing to the same degree as their colleagues. For example, mental health nurses represent... Read More about Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland.

Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance (2008)
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Snowden, A. (2008). Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance. British Journal of Nursing, 17, 114-119. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.2.28140

This article shows that the terms compliance, adherence and concordance are used interchangeably in the medication management literature. As such, it is argued that nurses should focus on those interventions that are demonstrably effective in enhanci... Read More about Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance.

Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review (2008)
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Smith, G. D., Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2008). Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 400-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02577.x

Aims and objectives.  To review the literature on inflammatory bowel disease in older and younger people and to identify whether they included a nursing or psychosocial perspective, or were informed by theories of ageing. Background.  Inflammatory... Read More about Older people and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

On the Podium Presumed Consent (2008)
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Neades, B. L., & Wainwright, P. (2008). On the Podium Presumed Consent. Royal College of Nursing Magazine, 10-11,