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October 2003, Volume 6, Issue 4

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  1. Other articles noted
  2. Purpose and procedure
  3. Implementation forum
  4. Resource review
  5. Treatment
  6. Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
  7. Prognosis
  8. Causation
  9. Quality improvement
  10. Qualitative
  11. Glossary
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Other articles noted

  • OTHER ARTICLES NOTED (25 Apr 2003 to 18 Jul 2003)

    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 e1-e12 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.e1

Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 98-99 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.98

Implementation forum

  • Building a foundation for evidence-based practice: experiences in a tertiary hospital

    • E. Ann Mohide,
    • Bernice King
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 100-103 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.100

Resource review

  • Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine

    • Sharon E Strauss
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 104 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.104

Treatment

  • Providing free smoke alarms did not reduce fire related injuries in a deprived multiethnic urban population

    1. Commentator:
      • Anne Ehrlich
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 105 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.105

  • Review: self management education improves outcomes in children and adolescents with asthma

    1. Commentator:
      • Lisa Cicutto
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 106 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.106

  • Review: regular medical review is not better than written self management plans for optimising asthma control

    1. Commentator:
      • Lisa Cicutto
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 107 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.107

  • Review: day hospital is as effective as inpatient care but has lower costs for patients with acute psychiatric disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Elizabeth McCay
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 108 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.108

  • Treatment of hypertension reduces risk of complications in type 2 diabetes

    1. Commentator:
      • Katie Weinger and
      • James Rosenzweig
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 109 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.109

  • An intensive, target driven intervention reduced cardiovascular and microvascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria

    1. Commentator:
      • Mary van Soeren
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 110 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.110

  • A COPD self management programme reduced hospital use and improved health status

    1. Commentator:
      • Haleema Shakur
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 111 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.111

  • Review: several interventions prevent ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Tracey Bucknall
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 112 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.112

  • Oral vitamin D3 supplementation reduced fractures in community dwelling elderly people

    1. Commentator:
      • Dorothy Forbes
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 113 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.113

  • A multifactorial intervention after a fall did not prevent falls in elderly patients with cognitive impairment and dementia

    1. Commentator:
      • Yvonne Birks
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 114 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.114

  • A structured education programme increased hip protector use and may reduce hip fractures in nursing homes

    1. Commentator:
      • Yvonne Birks
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 115 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.115

  • Resistance exercises or vitamin D did not improve physical health or reduce falls in frail older people

    1. Commentator:
      • Deborah Messecar
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 116 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.116

  • An exercise and incontinence intervention did not reduce the incidence or cost of acute conditions in nursing home residents

    1. Commentator:
      • Deborah Messecar
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 117 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.117

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

  • The SCOFF questionnaire was less sensitive but more specific than the ESP for detecting eating disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Susan Kagan and
      • Christine Melrose
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 118 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.118

Prognosis

  • Needing help to use a toilet was associated with faecal incontinence at 3 months in new onset faecal incontinence after stroke

    1. Commentator:
      • Nancy J Martin
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 119 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.119

Causation

  • Eating alone, parents’ marital status, and use of radio and girls’ magazines were risk factors for eating disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Mandi Newton
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 120 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.120

  • Intentional weight loss was associated with lower mortality, whereas unintentional weight loss was associated with increased mortality

    1. Commentator:
      • Sharon Wong and
      • Donna Ciliska
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 121 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.121

Quality improvement

  • Preoperative assessments by trained nurses were equal in quality to assessments by preregistration house officers

    1. Commentator:
      • Heather Sherrard
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 122 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.122

  • The benefits of nurse led secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease continued after 4 years

    1. Commentator:
      • Marilyn Frenn
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 123 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.123

Qualitative

  • Individuals taking combination therapies for HIV or AIDS faced barriers to remaining in, or returning to work

    1. Commentator:
      • Irene Goldstone
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 124 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.124

  • Living with untreated localised prostate cancer was seen as living under a dark shadow

    1. Commentator:
      • JoAnn Mick
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 125 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.125

  • Women living with ovarian cancer described changes in day to day living, major challenges, and sources of support

    1. Commentator:
      • Kathleen Sodergren
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 126 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.126

  • Women with ovarian cancer described waiting for recurrence, facing the diagnosis of recurrence, managing treatment related concerns, and attempting to regain control

    1. Commentator:
      • Kathleen Sodergren
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 127 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.127

  • Parents of adult children with schizophrenia dealt with societal objections in order to provide the necessary care

    1. Commentator:
      • Cheryl Forchuk
    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.128

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Nurs 2003;6:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebn.6.4.128-a

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