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Bereavement support: implications for health visiting practice (2001)
Journal Article
Machin, A. (2001). Bereavement support: implications for health visiting practice. Community Practitioner, 74(5), 182-184

Examines the potential role for health visitors in offering bereavement services for bereaved spouses.

The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients. (2001)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., Dennis, M. S., & Warlow, C. P. (2001). The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 12, 152-158. https://doi.org/10.1159/000047698

We aimed to investigate whether and how often changes in blood pressure (BP) were occurring in relation to eating in a large sample of acute stroke patients. BP was measured non-invasively at 5-min intervals from 10 min before the meal, throughout th... Read More about The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients..

What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients? (2001)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2001). What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 34, 795-803. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01810.x

Background.  At present, there are a number of different positioning strategies for stroke patients, but these are mainly based on clinical experience rather than research. Prior to developing a study to evaluate the effect of positioning on outcome... Read More about What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients?.

Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care (2001)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Coyle, J. (2001). Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36(3), 450-459. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01993.x

Background. Person‐centred care is regarded as the optimum way of delivering health care and is defined as valuing people as individuals (51). So how can practitioners find out if their service ‘values people as individuals’? Serious doubts have been... Read More about Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care.

A randomized trial of thermal ablative therapy versus expandable metal stents in the palliative treatment of patients with esophageal carcinoma (2001)
Journal Article
Dallal, H. J., Smith, G. D., Grieve, D. C., Ghosh, S., Penman, I. D., & Palmer, K. R. (2001). A randomized trial of thermal ablative therapy versus expandable metal stents in the palliative treatment of patients with esophageal carcinoma. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 54(5), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1067/mge.2001.118947

Background: Expandable metal stent insertion and thermal tumor ablation (TTA) both improve dysphagia in patients with advanced esophageal cancer, but no direct comparison study of their efficacy on health-related quality of life has been published. T... Read More about A randomized trial of thermal ablative therapy versus expandable metal stents in the palliative treatment of patients with esophageal carcinoma.

Independent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women (2001)
Journal Article
Mclnnes, R. J., Love, J. G., & Stone, D. H. (2001). Independent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women. BMC Public Health, 1(10), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-1-10

Background: Breastfeeding rates in Scotland are very low, particularly in the more disadvantaged areas. Despite a number of interventions to promote breastfeeding very few women actually intend to breastfeed their baby. The aim of this study was to i... Read More about Independent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women.

Patient positioning and its effect on brain oxygenation. (2001)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2001). Patient positioning and its effect on brain oxygenation. Nursing Times. 97. . 30. . ISSN 0954-7762.

Stroke remains the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of major disability in the developed world. Recent evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) suggests that some pharmacological treatments, such as aspirin (Chinese Acu... Read More about Patient positioning and its effect on brain oxygenation..

Occupational Therapists' perspectives of the needs of women in medium secure units. (2001)
Journal Article
Baker, S., & McKay, E. A. (2001). Occupational Therapists' perspectives of the needs of women in medium secure units. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(9), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802260106400905

The Department of Health and Home Office (1992) formally acknowledged women in forensic provision as being a vulnerable group, with neglected needs in terms of care and treatment. It also clearly identified a role for occupational therapy in meeting... Read More about Occupational Therapists' perspectives of the needs of women in medium secure units..

Reliability and responsiveness of the shuttle walking test in patients with chronic low back pain (2001)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., Frost, H., Taylor, A., & Barker, K. (2001). Reliability and responsiveness of the shuttle walking test in patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Research International, 6(3), 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.225

ABSTRACT Background and Purpose. Walking is an important functional activity and the shuttle walking test has been shown to be a useful test for patients with chronic airways obstruction and heart failure. The test has been used in low back pain rese... Read More about Reliability and responsiveness of the shuttle walking test in patients with chronic low back pain.

Disclosure of minor mental health problems: an exploratory theoretical study (2001)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Healy, D. (2001). Disclosure of minor mental health problems: an exploratory theoretical study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 35(1), 108-116. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01827.x

Aim. The aim of this study was to explore people’s experiences, concerns and beliefs about disclosing minor mental health problems by focusing on the ways in which such disclosures are interpreted. Background. Approximately half of people with men... Read More about Disclosure of minor mental health problems: an exploratory theoretical study.

Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community (2001)
Journal Article
Powrie, E. (2001). Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community. British Journal of Nursing. 10. (14). 928-934. doi:10.12968/bjon.2001.10.14.5281. ISSN 0966-0461.

A recurring theme within the literature is gaps in the delivery of services for people with a learning disability living in the community. These gaps occur between health professionals, primary and secondary care and specialisms within nursing. Gaps... Read More about Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community.

Role definition and structured progress for tissue viability nurses (2001)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2001). Role definition and structured progress for tissue viability nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 10(Sup2), S6-S7. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2001.10.sup2.12339

Guest Editorial. Tissue viability nursing is a relatively new specialty. We know that tissue viability nurses (TVNs) are a valuable resource and that the development of a coordinated service can improve patient care, reduce both risk and costs, and... Read More about Role definition and structured progress for tissue viability nurses.

Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women (2001)
Journal Article
Hanley, J., Capewell, A., & Hagen, S. (2001). Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women. BMJ, 322(7294), 1096-1097. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1096

A severity index that diagnoses urinary incontinence as slight, moderate, or severe appears to be effective, according to a study of 237 women. The index is based on how frequently the woman experiences incontinence and how much urine is lost.

Organ donation in A&E: the legal and ethical implications for the A&E nurse (2001)
Journal Article
Neades, B. L. (2001). Organ donation in A&E: the legal and ethical implications for the A&E nurse. Accident and emergency nursing, 9(2), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1054/aaen.2000.0211

In the U.K. the requirement for organs grows daily and sadly many people will die before an organ for transplant becomes available. In an effort to improve the supply of organs some clinicians are now looking to the A&E department to identify potenti... Read More about Organ donation in A&E: the legal and ethical implications for the A&E nurse.