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April 2011, Volume 14, Issue 2

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  1. Editorial
  2. Adult nursing
  3. Care of the older person
  4. Child Health
  5. Health promotion
  6. Infection control
  7. Midwifery
  8. Nursing Issues
  9. Primary health care
  10. Womens health
  11. Electronic page
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Editorial

  • Leadership is key to ensuring evidence is used in practice

    • Alison Twycross
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 31 doi:10.1136/ebn1149

Adult nursing

  • Cohort study: Repeat invitations to non-attenders increase uptake of colorectal cancer screening; incidence screening continues to detect important cancers

    • Beverly Greenwald
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 32 Published Online First: 19 January 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1139

  • Systematic review with meta analysis: Telephone follow-up does not significantly improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes overall, but more intensive programmes may have an effect

    • Holly Blake
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 33-34 Published Online First: 13 February 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1141

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: Higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome

    • Jackie Sturt
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 35 Published Online First: 7 February 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1143

  • Randomised controlled trial: A decision aid to support informed choice about bowel cancer screening in people with low educational level improves knowledge but reduces screening uptake

    • Christian von Wagner
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 36-37 Published Online First: 13 February 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1142

Care of the older person

  • Systematic review: Vitamin D reduces the risk of falls in older adults compared with calcium or placebo

    • Melissa J Benton
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 38-39 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1120

  • Randomised controlled trial: Home-based biobehavioural intervention reduces dependence, increases engagement of patients with dementia in the short term and improves care giver well-being and confidence

    • Debra J Hain
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 39-40 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1134

  • Survey: Most hospices and palliative care programmes in the USA serve people with dementia; lack of awareness, need for respite care and reimbursement policies are the main barriers to providing this care

    • Tony Ryan,
    • Christine Ingleton
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 40-41 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1144

  • Randomised controlled trial: Listening to music gives some quality-of-life benefit to older people in a small 4-week trial from Hong Kong

    • Ruth McCaffrey
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 41-42 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1148

Child Health

  • Randomised controlled trial: A telephone-based asthma management coaching programme improves QOL in parents of children with asthma, but has no effect on child's QOL or on use of urgent care

    • Sarah Latham
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 43-44 Published Online First: 7 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1130

Health promotion

  • Systematic review: Nucleic acid amplification tests are more accurate and cost-effective than the Chlamydia rapid test for diagnosing genital chlamydia

    • Thomas L Gift
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 45-46 doi:10.1136/ebn1131

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: Meta-analysis of before and after studies shows a 10% reduction in acute coronary events after introduction of comprehensive smoke-free legislation

    • Joaquin Barnoya,
    • Graham A Colditz
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 46-47 doi:10.1136/ebn1137

  • Systematic review: Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation show inconsistent effects across trials, with only some trials showing a benefit

    • Carla J Berg
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 47-48 Published Online First: 15 February 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1135

  • Systematic review: No clear evidence that hypnotherapy for smoking cessation is more effective in the long term than no treatment or other interventions

    • Timothy P Carmody
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 48-49 Published Online First: 19 January 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1138

  • Randomised controlled trial: In individuals with poorly controlled diabetes, a reciprocal peer support programme gives greater 6-month improvement in HbA1c than does nurse care management

    • Mary Carolan
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 49-50 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1145

  • Randomised controlled trial: A 3-year lifestyle intervention for adults at moderate to high risk of cardiovascular disease may be cost-effective when added to standard care and improves 3-year physical-function and bodily pain scores

    • Colleen M Norris
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 50-51 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1146

Infection control

  • Cross sectional study: Rates of hospital-acquired and healthcare-associated MRSA declined in the USA between 2005 and 2008

    • Janis R Guilbeau
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 52-53 Published Online First: 20 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1122

  • Cross sectional study: Infection Probability Score shows 59.4% specificity and 74.3% sensitivity for predicting infection in haematology–oncology patients

    • Gonzalo Bearman
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 54 Published Online First: 12 January 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1125

Midwifery

  • Systematic review: Reducing the number of antenatal care visits in low-risk pregnancies increases perinatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries; women in all settings prefer the standard visit schedule

    • Adejoke B Ayoola
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 55-56 Published Online First: 15 February 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1136

Nursing Issues

  • Quantitative study – other: The style of nursing leadership in hospitals is an independent risk factor for 30-day mortality of patients in acute care

    • Lisbeth Fagerström
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 57 Published Online First: 19 January 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1140
    Editor's Choice

  • Systematic review: Available evidence does not support routine administration of antipyretics to reduce duration of fever or illness

    • Anne Walsh
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 58-59 doi:10.1136/ebn1147
    Editor's Choice

Primary health care

  • Systematic review: Limited good-quality evidence available on earwax removal methods; softeners more effective than no treatment, but evidence for irrigation or mechanical removal is equivocal

    • Yehudah Roth,
    • Yahav Oron,
    • Abraham Goldfarb
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 60-61 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1132
    Editor's Choice

  • Systematic review: Polyethylene glycol more effective than lactulose for relief of chronic constipation

    • Marion Allison
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 61 Published Online First: 7 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1129

Womens health

  • Cochrane systematic review: Clonidine, SSRIs, SNRIs and gabapentin reduce hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer; relaxation therapy may have a mild effect in the short term

    • Deborah Fenlon
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 62 Published Online First: 3 March 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn1133

Electronic page

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:2 e1

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