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Table of contents

October 2003 - Volume 6 - 4

Other articles noted

OTHER ARTICLES NOTED (25 Apr 2003 to 18 Jul 2003) (25 September, 2003) Free

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (25 September, 2003) Free

Implementation forum

Building a foundation for evidence-based practice: experiences in a tertiary hospital (25 September, 2003) Free
E. Ann Mohide, Bernice King

Resource review

Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine (25 September, 2003) Free
Sharon E Strauss

Treatment

Providing free smoke alarms did not reduce fire related injuries in a deprived multiethnic urban population (25 September, 2003) Free
Review: self management education improves outcomes in children and adolescents with asthma (25 September, 2003) Free
Review: regular medical review is not better than written self management plans for optimising asthma control (25 September, 2003) Free
Review: day hospital is as effective as inpatient care but has lower costs for patients with acute psychiatric disorders (25 September, 2003) Free
Treatment of hypertension reduces risk of complications in type 2 diabetes (25 September, 2003) Free
An intensive, target driven intervention reduced cardiovascular and microvascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria (25 September, 2003) Free
A COPD self management programme reduced hospital use and improved health status (25 September, 2003) Free
Review: several interventions prevent ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill patients (25 September, 2003) Free
Oral vitamin D₃ supplementation reduced fractures in community dwelling elderly people (25 September, 2003) Free
A multifactorial intervention after a fall did not prevent falls in elderly patients with cognitive impairment and dementia (25 September, 2003) Free
A structured education programme increased hip protector use and may reduce hip fractures in nursing homes (25 September, 2003) Free
Resistance exercises or vitamin D did not improve physical health or reduce falls in frail older people (25 September, 2003) Free
An exercise and incontinence intervention did not reduce the incidence or cost of acute conditions in nursing home residents (25 September, 2003) Free

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

The SCOFF questionnaire was less sensitive but more specific than the ESP for detecting eating disorders (25 September, 2003) Free

Prognosis

Needing help to use a toilet was associated with faecal incontinence at 3 months in new onset faecal incontinence after stroke (25 September, 2003) Free

Causation

Eating alone, parents’ marital status, and use of radio and girls’ magazines were risk factors for eating disorders (25 September, 2003) Free
Intentional weight loss was associated with lower mortality, whereas unintentional weight loss was associated with increased mortality (25 September, 2003) Free

Quality improvement

Preoperative assessments by trained nurses were equal in quality to assessments by preregistration house officers (25 September, 2003) Free
The benefits of nurse led secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease continued after 4 years (25 September, 2003) Free

Qualitative

Individuals taking combination therapies for HIV or AIDS faced barriers to remaining in, or returning to work (25 September, 2003) Free
Living with untreated localised prostate cancer was seen as living under a dark shadow (25 September, 2003) Free
Women living with ovarian cancer described changes in day to day living, major challenges, and sources of support (25 September, 2003) Free
Women with ovarian cancer described waiting for recurrence, facing the diagnosis of recurrence, managing treatment related concerns, and attempting to regain control (25 September, 2003) Free
Parents of adult children with schizophrenia dealt with societal objections in order to provide the necessary care (25 September, 2003) Free

Glossary

Glossary (25 September, 2003) Free

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