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Contents: July 2008, Volume 11, Number 3 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 65-66. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.65
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EBN notebook: Back

Economic evaluation of healthcare technologies using primary research
Marta Soares and Jo C Dumville
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 67-71. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.67
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Treatment: Back

Review: venepuncture is less painful than heel lance for blood sampling in neonates
Rosalie Mainous (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 72. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.72
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Review: parenting interventions can reduce unintentional injuries in children and increase use of safety practices
M Loretta Secco (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 73. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.73
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Review: cranberry products may prevent urinary tract infection in women with recurrent infections
Donna Moralejo (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 74. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.74
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Review: use of pedometers increases physical activity in adults
Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 75. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.75
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Telling smokers their "lung age" promoted successful smoking cessation
George Shuster (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 76. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.76
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Review: behavioural interventions promote tobacco cessation in users of smokeless tobacco
Rachel Regan Boersma (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 77. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.77
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Review: antibiotics are only slightly more effective than placebo for clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis in adults
Ruth Martin Misener (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 78. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.78
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Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response enhanced CBT gains in chronic pain
Sandra M LeFort (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 79. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.79
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Review: evidence is lacking on the effectiveness of dietary advice in illness-related malnutrition
Margaret Wallace (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 80. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.80
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Spontaneous awakening trials plus spontaneous breathing trials improved weaning from mechanical ventilation
Kelley Kilpatrick (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 81. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.81
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Review: prone positioning improved oxygenation on ventilation more than supine positioning in ARDS
Nicky Hewitt and Tracey Bucknall (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 82. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.82
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Backfill assisted voiding was better than spontaneous voiding for successful bladder emptying after vaginal surgery
Patricia Kelly Rosier (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 83. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.83
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Review: organised stroke unit care reduces mortality more than other forms of care for inpatients
Cydnee Seneviratne (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 84. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.84
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Review: poor-quality trials suggest that some interventions for family caregivers of patients with stroke improve carer outcomes
Maureen Markle-Reid (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 85. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.85
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Telehome monitoring reduced readmissions and improved quality of life in heart failure or angina
David R Thompson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 86. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.86
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Honey-impregnated dressings and usual care did not differ for healing venous leg ulcers
Zena Moore (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 87. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.87
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Review: evidence for use of systemic antibiotics and topical antiseptics for venous leg ulcers is insufficient
Julie Betts (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 88. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.88
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Diagnosis: Back

Chlamydia Rapid Test was moderately accurate for diagnosing Chlamydia infection in women
M Kay Libbus (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 89. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.89
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Causation: Back

Review: use of cannabis is associated with increased risk of psychotic outcomes later in life
Victoria L Smye (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 90. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.90
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Clinical prediction guide: Back

QRISK underestimated risk of cardiovascular disease in general practice patients; Framingham score overestimated risk
Lynne E Young (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 91. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.91
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Qualitative: Back

Adolescents learned self-management of arthritis by acquiring knowledge and skills and experiencing understanding from social support
Yvonne Birks (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 92. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.92
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3 themes described what involvement in treatment decision making meant to patients with diabetes
Gladys McPherson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 93. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.93
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Women with spinal cord injuries underwent a process of discomfort, moving towards comfort, and comfort in dealing with their changed bodies
Stacey Lessard (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 94. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.94
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A potential barrier to discussing deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators was patients’ lack of knowledge
Sandra L Carroll (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 95. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.95
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3 patterns described the meaning of memory loss within everyday life for people with early Alzheimer disease
Lori Schindel Martin (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 96. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.96
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Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Nurs 2008; 11: 97. doi:10.1136/ebn.11.3.97
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