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Contents: July 2007, Volume 10, Number 3 [Index by Author]


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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 66-67. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.66

EBN notebook: Back

The synthesis of qualitative research and evidence-based nursing
Kate Flemming
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 68-71. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.68
Teaching tip: using the "Who wants to be a millionaire?" game to teach searching skills
Nicola Pearce-Smith
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 72. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.72

Treatment: Back

Review: antihistamines, decongestants, or both do not provide benefit in children with otitis media with effusion
Ruth Martin Misener (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 73. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.73
Delivery of a ß2 agonist by metered dose inhaler with a bottle spacer was equivalent to delivery by conventional spacer in young children with acute lower airway obstruction
Roberta Heale (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 74. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.74
Review: distraction, hypnosis, and combined cognitive-behavioural interventions reduce needle related pain and distress in children and adolescents
Jeanette Robertson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 75. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.75
Review: over-the-counter medications are effective for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
D Shane Strickland (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 76. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.76
The LiftTrainerTM programme was not more effective than a video for reducing back injury in jobs with repetitive lifting
Shirley M Solberg (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 77. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.77
Review: lifestyle or pharmacological interventions prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance
Sandra L Upchurch (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 78. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.78
Review: oral anticoagulants plus aspirin reduce arterial thromboembolism more than oral anticoagulants alone but only in patients with mechanical heart valves
Monica J E Parry (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 79. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.79
Review: adequately randomised trials showed that mammography screening did not significantly reduce breast cancer, cancer, or all cause mortality but increased breast surgeries
Jennifer Wiernikowski and E Ann Mohide (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 80. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.80
Oral nutritional supplements during acute illness and recovery reduced non-elective hospital readmissions in older patients
Nancy Bergstrom (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 81. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.81
Review: timing or administration route of nutritional support does not affect death or disability in head injury
John McArthur (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 82. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.82
Review: patient controlled opioid analgesia reduces postoperative pain more than conventional as-needed opioid analgesia
Gareth Parsons (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 83. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.83
Review: acupuncture and mind-body therapies may be effective for cancer related pain
Eric Staples (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 84. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.84
A proactive communication strategy reduced post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in relatives of patients dying in the ICU
Tina Jones (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 85. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.85
Overnight splinting of the wrist in a neutral or extended position did not prevent contracture after stroke
Cydnee Seneviratne (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 86. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.86
4 layer bandages were better than 1 layer bandages, and pentoxifylline may be better than placebo for venous leg ulcers
Julie Betts (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 87. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.87
Daily folic acid supplementation for 3 years reduced age related hearing loss
Carolyn Auerhahn (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 88. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.88
An exercise programme led to a slower decline in activities of daily living in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Dorothy A Forbes (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 89. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.89

Causation: Back

Weak infant sucking in the first 8 weeks, reliance on breastfeeding for >=9 months, small feeds, and difficulties in weaning were associated with failure to thrive
Loretta Secco, Audrey Walsh, and Marian MacLellan (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 90. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.90

Quality improvement: Back

Including a weaning predictor in the daily assessment of weaning readiness increased mechanical ventilation weaning time
Judith L Reishtein (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 91. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.91

Qualitative: Back

Clinically obese children identified facilitators and barriers to initiating and maintaining the behaviours required for weight loss
Marjorie MacDonald (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 92. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.92
Children were marginalised by parents and healthcare professionals during consultations for dietary management of cystic fibrosis
Olga López de Dicastillo (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 93. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.93
Lesbian women and gay men found that nurses often assumed they were heterosexual, which led to feelings of discomfort and insecurity
Kevin Corbett (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 94. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.94
A diagnosis of HIV infection evoked strong and long lasting emotional reactions in women
Karen Moore Schaefer (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 95. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.95
Patients with recently diagnosed hypertension described risk in terms of acceptance and denial narratives, which served as personal frameworks of coping
Carol Jillings (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 96. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.96

Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 96a. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.96a
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