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July 2008, Volume 11, Issue 3

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBN notebook
  3. Treatment
  4. Diagnosis
  5. Causation
  6. Clinical prediction guide
  7. Qualitative
  8. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

EBN notebook

  • Economic evaluation of healthcare technologies using primary research

    • Marta Soares,
    • Jo C Dumville
    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 67-71 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.67

Treatment

  • Review: venepuncture is less painful than heel lance for blood sampling in neonates

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 72 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.72

  • Review: parenting interventions can reduce unintentional injuries in children and increase use of safety practices

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 73 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.73

  • Review: cranberry products may prevent urinary tract infection in women with recurrent infections

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 74 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.74

  • Review: use of pedometers increases physical activity in adults

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 75 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.75

  • Telling smokers their “lung age” promoted successful smoking cessation

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 76 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.76

  • Review: behavioural interventions promote tobacco cessation in users of smokeless tobacco

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 77 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.77

  • Review: antibiotics are only slightly more effective than placebo for clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis in adults

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 78 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.78

  • Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response enhanced CBT gains in chronic pain

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 79 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.79

  • Review: evidence is lacking on the effectiveness of dietary advice in illness-related malnutrition

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 80 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.80

  • Spontaneous awakening trials plus spontaneous breathing trials improved weaning from mechanical ventilation

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 81 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.81

  • Review: prone positioning improved oxygenation on ventilation more than supine positioning in ARDS

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 82 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.82

  • Backfill assisted voiding was better than spontaneous voiding for successful bladder emptying after vaginal surgery

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 83 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.83

  • Review: organised stroke unit care reduces mortality more than other forms of care for inpatients

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 84 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.84

  • Review: poor-quality trials suggest that some interventions for family caregivers of patients with stroke improve carer outcomes

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 85 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.85

  • Telehome monitoring reduced readmissions and improved quality of life in heart failure or angina

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 86 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.86

  • Honey-impregnated dressings and usual care did not differ for healing venous leg ulcers

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 87 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.87

  • Review: evidence for use of systemic antibiotics and topical antiseptics for venous leg ulcers is insufficient

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 88 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.88

Diagnosis

  • Chlamydia Rapid Test was moderately accurate for diagnosing Chlamydia infection in women

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 89 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.89

Causation

  • Review: use of cannabis is associated with increased risk of psychotic outcomes later in life

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 90 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.90

Clinical prediction guide

  • QRISK underestimated risk of cardiovascular disease in general practice patients; Framingham score overestimated risk

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 91 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.91

Qualitative

  • Adolescents learned self-management of arthritis by acquiring knowledge and skills and experiencing understanding from social support

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 92 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.92

  • 3 themes described what involvement in treatment decision making meant to patients with diabetes

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 93 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.93

  • Women with spinal cord injuries underwent a process of discomfort, moving towards comfort, and comfort in dealing with their changed bodies

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 94 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.94

  • A potential barrier to discussing deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators was patients’ lack of knowledge

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 95 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.95

  • 3 patterns described the meaning of memory loss within everyday life for people with early Alzheimer disease

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 96 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.96

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Nurs 2008;11:3 97 doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.97

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