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April 2012, Volume 15, Issue 2

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  1. Editorial
  2. Research made simple
  3. Adult nursing
  4. Pain management
  5. Child health
  6. Midwifery
  7. Nursing issues
  8. Primary health care
  9. Care of the older person
  10. Electronic page
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Editorial

  • What is a p value and what does it mean?

    • Dorothy Anne Forbes
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 34 Published Online First: 12 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2012-100524
    Editor's Choice

Research made simple

  • Don't keep blaming nurse education …..

    • Alison Twycross
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 33 Published Online First: 12 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2012-100577

Adult nursing

  • Randomised controlled trial: Motivational interviewing improves patients' mood and reduces mortality 12 months poststroke

    • David R Thompson
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 35 Published Online First: 25 September 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100200

  • Systematic review: Age, comorbidity and functional status influence end-of-life decisions in critical illness, while nationality, ethnicity and clinician experience influence the agressiveness of medical care

    • Ronald L Hickman, Jr
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 36-37 Published Online First: 3 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100275
    Editor's Choice

  • Qualitative-other: Women's experience of intimacy following their partner's first myocardial infarction reveals three common themes: perceived responsibility and limited life space; sense of life loss; and finding another dimension of life

    • Kelsey L Hegarty
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 37-38 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100260

  • Cohort study: Childhood onset and duration of obesity are significant risk factors for type 2 diabetes in mid-adulthood

    • Charlotte M Boney
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 38-39 Published Online First: 13 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100527

Pain management

  • Survey: Pain prevalence at a Swedish university hospital: 65% of inpatients reported pain in the past 24 h

    • Gareth Parsons
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 40-41 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100047
    Editor's Choice

  • Systematic review: Review of internet-based interventions for pain finds some evidence to support the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioural interventions, but further quality study is needed to assess the effect of peer support and social networking programmes

    • David A Williams
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 41-42 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100293

  • Survey: Concerns about medication and medication adherence in patients with chronic pain recruited from general practice

    • Susan Broekmans,
    • Steven Vanderschueren
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 42-43 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100106

Child health

  • Randomised controlled trial: Two-year findings of an implementation intention intervention for teenage women show reduced consultations for emergency contraception or pregnancy testing and a trend towards reduced pregnancy rates

    • Nicola Hobbs,
    • Falko F Sniehotta
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 44-45 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100192

  • Randomised controlled trial: Power of peer leaders in improving self-management skills among adolescents with asthma

    • Nihaya Al-Sheyab
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 45-46 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100305

  • Systematic review: Are antiemetics still contraindicated for gastroenteritis in children? Solid evidence now supports the safe use of ondansetron

    • James E Colletti
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 46-47 Published Online First: 3 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100411

  • Cross-sectional study: UK survey finds that 69% of a sample of teenage schoolgirls have some degree of iodine deficiency

    • Steven Boyages
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 47-48 Published Online First: 22 December 2011 doi:10.1136/EBN-2011-100208

  • Randomised controlled trial: Over 12 months, an immunisation navigator programme for urban adolescents increased immunisation rates by approximately 13% compared with control

    • Regena Spratling
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 48-49 Published Online First: 19 October 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100220

Midwifery

  • Cohort study: Prenatal exposure to second hand smoke and adverse perinatal outcomes

    • Kristin B Ashford
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 50-51 Published Online First: 28 October 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100213

  • Cohort study: The impact of gestational weight loss on maternal and neonatal outcomes

    • Deborah K Steward
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 51-52 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100366

Nursing issues

  • Discourse analysis: Changes in patient outcomes coincide with increased nursing hours

    • Adrian MacKenzie,
    • Gail Tomblin Murphy
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 53-54 Published Online First: 28 October 2011 doi:10.1136/ebn.2011.100142

  • Quantitative study – other: Does certification of staff nurses improve patient outcomes?

    • Mary A Blegen
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 54-55 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100228

  • Case study: Advanced practice nurses use role modelling, teaching, clinical problem solving and change facilitation to promote evidence-based practice among clinical staff nurses

    • Lynn Gallagher-Ford
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 55-56 Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100382

Primary health care

  • Randomised controlled trial: People with hyperlipidaemia who followed a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods achieved a greater reduction in LDL cholesterol over 6 months than those who received advice to follow a low-saturated fat diet

    • Lynne T Braun
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 57-58 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100299

Care of the older person

  • Cross-sectional study: Delirium superimposed on dementia is pervasive and associated with restraint use among older adults residing in long-term care

    • Donna Marie Fick
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 60-61 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100292

  • Randomised controlled trial: Residential care facilities providing multidisciplinary integrated care for older people achieve higher scores on 32 risk-adjusted quality of care indicators than facilities providing usual care

    • Adeline Cooney,
    • Declan Devane
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 61-62 Published Online First: 21 December 2011 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100365

  • Cohart Study: Malnutrition and cognitive impairment among people aged 60 years and above living in regular housing or in special housing in Sweden: a population-based cohort study

    • Bart Geurden
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 62-63 Published Online First: 3 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100226

  • Quantitative study - other: Nurses trained in the use of the ROSIER tool can assess signs and symptoms of stroke with comparable accuracy to doctors performing standard neurological assessment.

    • Holli A DeVon,
    • Patricia Zrelak
    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 64 Published Online First: 3 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100300

Electronic page

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2012;15:2 e2 doi:10.1136/ebnurs.15.2.e2

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