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October 2005 - Volume 8 - 4

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (3 October, 2005) Free

EBN notebook

Teaching evidence-based practice on foot (3 October, 2005) Free
W Scott Richardson, Dawn Dowding

Letter

Letter (3 October, 2005) Free
Nancy Edwards, Koreen E Fahey

Treatment

Clinician advice, an interactive computer program, and motivational counselling during routine medical visits increased reported smoking abstinence among teens (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: various devices for delivery of aerosol treatment can be equally efficacious (3 October, 2005) Free
Aspirin, 1000 mg, reduced moderate to severe pain in acute migraine headache (3 October, 2005) Free
Low dose aspirin lowered stroke risk but not risk of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death in women (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: good evidence supports use of polyethylene glycol and tegaserod for constipation (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: non-pharmacological interventions induce or maintain weight loss in adults with prediabetes (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: group based education in self management strategies improves outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: self monitoring interventions modestly reduce diastolic blood pressure (BP) but do not improve BP control in hypertension (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: some evidence suggests that cognitive behaviour therapy may reduce chest pain in the short term in patients with non-specific chest pain and normal coronary anatomy (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: subglottic secretion drainage reduces ventilator associated pneumonia (3 October, 2005) Free
Relaxing hip precautions increased patient satisfaction and promoted quicker return to normal activities after total hip arthroplasty (3 October, 2005) Free
Protein energy supplementation of usual hospital diet did not improve outcomes in inpatients with recent stroke (3 October, 2005) Free
Timing and route of enteral tube feeding did not affect death or combined death or poor outcome in stroke and dysphagia (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: early supported discharge reduces death or dependence after stroke (3 October, 2005) Free
Review: counselling and education may improve outcomes in caregivers of patients with stroke (3 October, 2005) Free
A multifactorial intervention reduced the mean number of falls but not the proportion who fell in older people with recurrent falls (3 October, 2005) Free

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

Review: fever and cough are the most accurate single tests for diagnosing influenza (3 October, 2005) Free

Quality improvement

An educational programme for primary healthcare providers improved functional ability in older people living in the community (3 October, 2005) Free

Qualitative

Mothers of children at risk described engaging with home visitors in terms of limiting family vulnerability (3 October, 2005) Free
Parents of children with diabetes described the transition to the insulin pump in terms of enhanced freedom and quality of life for all family members (3 October, 2005) Free
Parents of young people with mental health problems experienced a deskilling and had to learn to reskill themselves (3 October, 2005) Free
The media contributed to the knowledge and decision making of patients throughout their cancer experiences (3 October, 2005) Free
Community living older adults described using medical, collaborative, and self agency models for asthma self management (3 October, 2005) Free
“Multiple margins” (being older, a woman, or a visible minority) constrained older women’s access to Canadian health care (3 October, 2005) Free

Glossary

Glossary (3 October, 2005) Free

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