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January 1998 - Volume 1 - 1

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (1 January, 1998) Free

Nursing, research, and the evidence (1 January, 1998)
Anne Mulhall
Closing the gap between nursing research and practice (1 January, 1998)
Mary Ann Thomson

Treatment

Lidocaine-prilocaine cream was more effective than placebo for pain during circumcision (1 January, 1998)
Sucrose and commercially available milk reduced crying in newborns during a blood collection procedure (1 January, 1998)
A nurse led home management training programme reduced readmissions to the hospital in children with acute asthma (1 January, 1998)
Injecting insulin through clothing was safe and convenient (1 January, 1998)
Daily fish improved lipid profiles in patients with type II diabetes and moderate exercise prevented the deterioration in glycaemic control (1 January, 1998)
Coronary care programme improved food habits but not physical activity or smoking status after acute myocardial infarction (1 January, 1998)
Inpatient intervention with intensive contact after discharge improved smoking cessation rates (1 January, 1998)
Protocol directed weaning reduced time spent on mechanical ventilation (1 January, 1998)
Water based pillows reduced pain and improved sleep and disability in patients with cervical pain (1 January, 1998)
Vaccination of health care workers working in geriatric long term care hospitals reduced patient mortality (1 January, 1998)

Prognosis

Being preterm and small for gestational age had different effects on cognitive and motor development (1 January, 1998)

Causation

Many perinatal factors increased the risk of developmental dysplasia of the hip (1 January, 1998)
Induced abortion did not increase the risk of breast cancer (1 January, 1998)
Postmenopausal hormone use was associated with decreased total mortality (1 January, 1998)
Physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes among postmenopausal women (1 January, 1998)
Continuous smoking cessation was associated with weight gain (1 January, 1998)
Giving up driving was associated with an increase in depressive symptoms among older adults (1 January, 1998)

Economics

An acute care unit for elderly medical patients did not increase hospital costs (1 January, 1998)

Qualitative

Becoming a mother was a difficult, multifactorial process (1 January, 1998)
Parents experienced cycles of defining and managing adversity in caring for a child with a chronic progressive illness (1 January, 1998)
A conceptual model described how adults responded to a simulated literacy assessment (1 January, 1998)
Concerns and psychosocial reactions to cancer recurrence were different from those occurring at the initial diagnosis (1 January, 1998)
Commonalities were found in meanings, situations, and life experiences of women who survived breast cancer (1 January, 1998)
Becoming a long term survivor of AIDS involved 5 dimensions of adapting (1 January, 1998)

Glossary

Glossary (1 January, 1998) Free

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