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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?.

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..

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..