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January 2008, Volume 11, Issue 1

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. Glossary
  3. EBN notebook
  4. Treatment
  5. Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
  6. Causation
  7. Quality improvement
  8. Qualitative
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Purpose and procedure

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 1 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.1-a

EBN notebook

  • New Year—New Look!

    • Donna Ciliska
    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 3 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.3

  • The use of qualitative evidence in clinical care

    • Lena Nordgren,
    • Margareta Asp,
    • Ingegerd Fagerberg
    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 4-5 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.4

  • Putting evidence into context: some advice for guideline writers

    • Jonathan Dartnell,
    • Mary Hemming,
    • Joe Collier,
    • Guenter Ollenschlaeger
    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 6-8 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.6

Treatment

  • Review: sexual abstinence only programmes do not affect STIs or HIV risk behaviours in high-income countries

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 9 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.9

  • Starting oral contraceptives immediately or during next menses did not differ for continued contraceptive use or pregnancy at 6 months

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 10 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.10

  • Review: vaccines against human papillomavirus prevent cervical cancer precursors in young women

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 11 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.11

  • Sequential counselling that targeted individual health behaviours did not differ from simultaneous counselling that targeted multiple behaviours

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 12 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.12

  • A tailored internet intervention did not increase physical activity more than a tailored print intervention or publicly available web sites

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 13 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.13

  • Review: dietary restriction, with or without aerobic exercise, promotes weight loss in postpartum women

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 14 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.14

  • Review: regular brisk walking improves cardiovascular risk factors in healthy sedentary adults

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 15 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.15

  • An intensive lifestyle intervention reduced weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 16 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.16

  • Review: moderate weight loss reduces functional disability but does not reduce pain in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 17 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.17

  • Review: intensive behavioural counselling interventions are effective for smoking cessation in patients admitted to hospital

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 18 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.18

  • Review: effectiveness of intensive case management for severe mental illness depends on baseline hospital use and organisation

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 19 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.19

  • Review: patients in nursing-led units are better prepared for discharge than those receiving usual care

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 20 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.20

  • Review: several interventions reduce fear of falling in older people living in the community

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 21 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.21

  • In-home palliative care increased patient satisfaction and reduced use and costs of medical services

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 22 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.22

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

  • Review: some screening tests for dementia are accurate and practical for use in primary care

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 23 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.23

Causation

  • Children who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages between meals ⩾4–6 times/week at 2.5–4.5 years of age were more likely to be overweight at 4.5 years of age

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 24 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.24

Quality improvement

  • Cleaning of the perineal/genital area before urine collection from toilet-trained children prevented sample contamination

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 25 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.25

  • Patient education after inguinal hernia surgery did not differ from routine information for pain at rest at 7 days

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 26 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.26

Qualitative

  • Smoking cessation was difficult for adolescents because of daily life stressors and the need for major lifestyle changes

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 27 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.27

  • The experience of injecting drugs in public spaces was characterised by urgency, a need for privacy, hygienic concerns, and a sense of shame

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 28 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.28

  • Staring, tone of voice, anxiety, mumbling, and pacing in the ED were cues for violence toward nurses

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 29 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.29

  • Inpatients with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs identified barriers to communicating with nurses

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 30 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.30

  • Women’s experiences of myocardial infarction were described in terms of gradual onset, not having chest pain, and responding to symptoms

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 31 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.31

  • Middle-aged people with chronic heart failure experienced the frustrations of living with an unpredictable and failing body

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:1 32 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.1.32

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