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Table of contents

July 2009 - Volume 12 - 3

Evidence Based Nursing: 12 (3)

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (24 June, 2009) Free

EBN notebook

A beginner’s guide to probability (24 June, 2009)
Carl Thompson
A spotter’s guide to study designs (24 June, 2009)
Paul Glasziou, Carl Heneghan

Treatment

Oral prednisolone did not improve outcomes in preschool children with an attack of virus-induced wheezingCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Paula Renouf
Review: pneumococcal vaccination does not prevent pneumonia, bacteraemia, bronchitis, or mortalityCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Lisa Cicutto
Review: insufficient evidence exists for oral nutritional supplements as aids for recovery in treated active tuberculosisCommentary (24 June, 2009)
M Kay Libbus
Review: inhaled corticosteroids do not reduce mortality but increase pneumonia in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Susan A Bruce
Community-based multidisciplinary screening and intervention by pharmacists and nurses reduced BP in diabetesCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Judith Carrier
Review: evidence on dressings for superficial burns is of poor qualityCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Pam Hubley
Review: low molecular weight heparin reduces risk of venous thromboembolism in adults with leg immobilisationCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Patricia Rosier
Review: central venous catheters treated with anti-infective agents prevent catheter-related bloodstream infectionsCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Jan M Binnekade
Review: alternative-foam mattresses and some operating-table overlays reduce pressure ulcers more than standard surfacesCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Margaret Wallace
Review: admission-avoidance hospital-at-home decreases mortality at 6 months but does not differ from inpatient care for readmissionCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Deborah Messecar
Home-based cardiac rehab was as effective as hospital-based rehab in improving cardiac risk factorsCommentary (24 June, 2009)
David R Thompson
Hospital and home rehabilitation did not differ for functional competence in activities of daily livingCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Margaret Edwards
Intensive nutritional supplementation improved functional outcome after strokeCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Nancy Bergstrom
Review: exercise programmes prevent falls in elderly peopleCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Nancy Boaro

Prognosis

Review: long-term annual conversion rate to dementia was 3.3% in elderly people with mild cognitive impairmentCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Diane Buchanan

Causation

Vaginal douching increased risk of sexually transmitted infections in high-risk adolescentsCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Lynn Rew

Quality improvement

A multicomponent intervention improved diabetes care in primary care practicesCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Robin Whittemore

Clinical prediction guide

A clinical prediction rule based on preoperative factors predicted the development of delirium after cardiac surgeryCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Irene Travale
Review: the STRATIFY prediction tool has limited accuracy for predicting falls in hospital and geriatric rehabilitation inpatientsCommentary (24 June, 2009) Free
Susan Kasseroler

Qualitative

People who were obese tried diets but felt they needed ongoing support to empower them to make lifestyle changesCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Kathy Shadle James
Patients with cancer believed that chemotherapy had to “hurt” or “cause side effects” to be effectiveCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Chris Emery
Specialist care was important for helping patients with cancer to live positively with malignant fungating woundsCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Georgina Gethin
Patients with end-stage COPD did not ask for help because they felt normal and did not realise the situation could be improvedCommentary (24 June, 2009)
Karen Moore Schaefer
Families with loved ones on mechanical ventilation in the ICU found a way to face “living with dying”Commentary (24 June, 2009)
Cathy Dibert

Glossary

Glossary (24 June, 2009) Free

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