Table of contents

Commentaries

• Child health: Maternal dominance and reliance on over-the-counter analgesia can hinder development of healthy coping strategies for adolescents in pain (12 January, 2019)

  Amelia Swift
• Adult nursing: Tai Chi: a promising adjunct nursing intervention to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease and improve psychosocial well-being in adults with hypertension (27 December, 2018)

  Graeme D Smith
• Adult nursing: Home management of heart failure based solely on symptom and fluid management, adherence and knowledge may not fully meet the complex needs of patients (22 March, 2019)

  Lesley Collier
• Adult nursing: Higher rates of depression among women living with Coronary Heart Disease are associated with poorer treatment outcomes and prognosis (19 January, 2019)

  Karen McGuigan
• Adult nursing: Body sensor providing feedback to bedside staff reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers in patients with critical illness (12 January, 2019)

  Amelia Swift
• Care of the older person: Evidence that active pain treatment improves sleep quality and quantity in people with depression and dementia (18 December, 2018)

  Amelia Swift
• Care of the older person: International study reveals aged patients with dementia frequently receive ‘inappropriate prescriptions’ (19 January, 2019) Free

  Amanda, J: Lee
• Care of the older person: Better support and education is imperative to bolster informal at-home carers of people with cognitive impairment and reduce incidences of involuntary treatment of older adults in their homes (4 January, 2019)

  Roberta Heale
• Nurse education: E-learning may be no better than traditional teaching for continuing education of health professionals (1 December, 2018) Free

  Amelia Swift
• Nursing issues: Nursing interventions and research contribute to transforming health outcomes and improving the patient’s experience of living with cancer (25 February, 2019)

  Saeed Moradian, Doris Howell
• Mental health: Exposure-based cognitive behavioural therapy is effective in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder severity in emergency service personnel (14 January, 2019)

  Úna Kerin
• Mental health: When compared to comparator treatment, specialist interventions for anorexia nervosa are more effective in reducing weight-based symptoms, but not psychological symptoms (12 January, 2019)

  Kirsty E Fishburn
• Health promotion and public health: Is exercise and yoga a panacea for recovery from sexual violence?: knowing the risks and benefits of yoga and exercise is important (20 March, 2019)

  Sinegugu Duma
• Women’s health and midwifery: Recent data indicate that black women are at greater risk of severe morbidity and mortality from postpartum haemorrhage, both before and after adjusting for comorbidity. (18 March, 2019)

  Christine J Caldwell, Lynn McCullagh
• Women’s health and midwifery: Grounded theory approach describes individual and external factors implicated in processing a work-related traumatic event in midwives and obstetricians (26 March, 2019)

  Kayleigh Sheen, Pauline Slade
• Women’s health and midwifery: Bariatric surgery is an effective means of improving adverse delivery complications in term births (18 March, 2019)

  Clare Gordon
• Women’s health and midwifery: Women who experience threatened preterm labour need early and accurate assessment, a clear management plan and continuity of care to reduce stress and anxiety (18 March, 2019)

  Clare Gordon