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Problems and solutions: Accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Mukhopadhyay, S., Dowell, J., & Coyle, J. (2007). Problems and solutions: Accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29(14), 1097-1105

Although chest physiotherapy is central to the management of cystic fibrosis (CF), adherence among children is problematic. This study explores accounts by parents and children of the difficulties of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosi... Read More about Problems and solutions: Accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis.

An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients (2007)
Journal Article
Walsh, T. S., Ramsay, P., Lapinlampi, T. P., Särkelä, M. O. K., Viertiö-Oja, H. E., & Meriläinen, P. T. (2008). An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 34(2), 308-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0858-x

To assess whether the Entropy Module (GE Healthcare, Helsinki, Finland), a device to measure hypnosis in anesthesia, is a valid measure of sedation state in critically ill patients by comparing clinically assessed sedation state with Spectral Entropy... Read More about An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.

From child to adult: An exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Mukhopadhyay, S., Dowell, J., & Coyle, J. (2007). From child to adult: An exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Social Science and Medicine, 65(10), 2135-2146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.07.020

Although chest physiotherapy is central to the management of cystic fibrosis many report problems with adherence. Research in other long-term conditions suggests that non-adherence may be exacerbated as the child grows older and self-care responsibil... Read More about From child to adult: An exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis.