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Contents: October 2001, Volume 4, Number 4 [Index by Author]


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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 98. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.98

EBN users' guide: Back

Evaluation of systematic reviews of treatment or prevention interventions
Donna Ciliska, Nicky Cullum, and Susan Marks
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 100. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.100

Other articles noted: Back

Other articles noted
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 104. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.104

Treatment: Back

Review: insufficient evidence exists for regular use of loop diuretics in preterm infants with chronic lung disease
Mary McAllister (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 105. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.105
A breastfeeding intervention increased breast feeding and reduced GI tract infections and atopic eczema
Soraya Meah (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 106. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.106
Delayed prescribing of antibiotics increased duration of acute otitis media symptoms in children but reduced diarrhoea
Stephanie Wright (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 107. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.107
Developmental outcomes did not differ for early or delayed tympanostomy tube insertion in young children with otitis media
Jeanette Robertson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 108. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.108
Parent training improved maternal wellbeing and reduced attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children
Laurence Baldwin (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 109. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.109
Review: alarm interventions reduce nocturnal enuresis in children
Elizabeth Hawkins-Walsh (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 110. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.110
Combined permethrin (PER) and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) was better than PER alone but not better than TMP/SMX alone for treating head lice infestation in children
Lynda Slimmer (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 111. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.111
Review: oral and intravaginal agents are equally effective for treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis
M Kay Libbus (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 112. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.112
Continuous topical heat was as effective as ibuprofen for dysmenorrhoea
Cathy R Kessenich (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 113. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.113
Agnus castus fruit extract was safe and effective for relieving symptoms of premenstrual syndrome
Gene Elizabeth Harkless (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 114. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.114
Review: social skills training, supported employment programmes, and cognitive behaviour therapy improve some outcomes in schizophrenia
Janet Landeen (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 115. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.115
Review: pelvic floor muscle training is effective for stress or mixed urinary incontinence in women
Jennifer Skelly (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 116. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.116
A strategy of evaluation and delayed closure of dirty abdominal wounds reduced wound infections
Andrew Jull (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 117. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.117
Infusion of low dose dopamine did not reduce renal failure in at risk patients in the intensive care unit
Brenda Lynn Morgan (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 118. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.118
Ethics consultations in the intensive care unit (ICU) reduced duration of ICU stay and time on aggressive, life sustaining treatments with no change in overall mortality
Mary Cooke (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 119. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.119
Cognitive behavioural therapy plus medical management reduced depression and joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Sandra LeFort (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 120. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.120
Review: glucosamine is more effective than selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and placebo for reducing pain and more effective than placebo for improving function in patients with osteoarthritis
Donna D Ignatavicius (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 121. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.121

Prognosis: Back

Fracture risk was increased after stroke with a marked increase immediately after stroke
Julie Bliss (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 122. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.122

Quality assurance: Back

Review: questionnaire feedback to clinicians improves recognition of psychiatric disorders in high risk patients but not in all patients in non-psychiatric settings
Gina Browne (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 123.

Qualitative: Back

Older adolescents with cerebral palsy perceived success to mean being happy, believing in themselves, and being believed in and accepted by others
M Janice Radford (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 124. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.124
Adolescents from different socioeconomic backgrounds had different attitudes about teen pregnancy
Hope Schreiber (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 125. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.125
Women with HIV/AIDS described several forms of positive change resulting from their illness
France Bouthillette (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 126. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.126
Informal caregivers described 3 strategies to search for meaning in caring for a person with HIV
Lorly McClure (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 127. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.127
Patients in stroke units have better outcomes, but receive less personal nursing care
Joanne V Hickey (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 128. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.128

Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 128. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.128-a

Web only: Back

Other Articles Noted
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 1. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.4.E1
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