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What's missing for evidence-based fever management? Is fever beneficial or harmful to humans?
05 December 2011
Fever is a common symptom in patients with infection, injury or various inflammatory-related diseases. Since between 29% and 36% of hospitalized patients are estimated to have fever (), fever manageme...
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Yu-Tzu Dai,
Shu-Hua Lu
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505-507
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Staff outcomes from the Caring for Aged Dementia Care REsident Study (CADRES): A cluster randomised trial
11 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Dementia care mapping and person centred care are well-accepted as processes for improving care and well-being for persons with dementia living in the residential setting. Howeve...
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Yun-Hee Jeon,
Georgina Luscombe,
Lynn Chenoweth,
Jane Stein-Parbury,
Henry Brodaty,
Madeleine King,
Marion Haas
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508-518
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Challenges in transition from intervention to end of life care in intensive care: A qualitative study
14 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Providing quality end of life care is a challenging area in intensive care practice. The most demanding aspect for doctors and nurses in this setting is not the management of car...
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Maureen A. Coombs,
Julia Addington-Hall,
Tracy Long-Sutehall
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519-527
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The impact of an intervention to improve patient participation in a surgical care unit: A quasi-experimental study
21 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Organizational changes in surgical care are requiring patients to become more responsible for their own care, both before and after surgery, and also during recovery. Involving p...
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Eva Jangland,
Maria Carlsson,
Ewa Lundgren,
Lena Gunningberg
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528-538
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Understanding the experience of reconstructive treatments from the perspective of people who suffer from facial lipoatrophy: A qualitative study
30 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Facial lipoatrophy has been described as the most distressing and stigmatizing expression of the lipodystrophy syndrome, a syndrome that is caused by antiretroviral combination t...
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Marilou Gagnon
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539-548
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Interpersonal Community Psychiatric Treatment for non-psychotic chronic patients and nurses in outpatient mental health care: A controlled pilot study on feasibility and effects
30 November 2011
Abstract: Background: In psychiatric care professionals perceive some patients as ‘difficult’, especially patients with long-term non-psychotic disorders. For these patients few evidence-based treatme...
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B. Koekkoek,
B. van Meijel,
A. Schene,
A. Smit,
A. Kaasenbrood,
G. Hutschemaekers
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549-559
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Help-seeking and coping with the psychosocial burden of chronic hepatitis C: A qualitative study of patient, hepatologist, and counsellor perspectives
09 December 2011
Abstract: Background: Chronic hepatitis C affects millions of people worldwide, may have significant physical consequences, and patients are also at increased risk of psychiatric morbidity. However, i...
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Benjamin J. Stewart,
Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus,
Hugh Harley,
Jane M. Andrews
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560-569
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Individual and institutional factors affecting cardiac monitoring in coronary care units: A national survey of Chinese nurses
31 October 2011
Abstract: Background: As cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death in many countries including China, nurses are increasingly required to be abreast of technological advances and ...
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Lin Zhou,
Zhenhui Tao,
Ying Wu,
Naqing Wang,
Tinghui Chen,
Yang Song,
Ying Deng,
Yarong Zhang
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570-578
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The impact of term-time paid work on academic performance in nursing students: A longitudinal study
18 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Nursing students in higher education are spending more time in paid employment despite evidence that this can impact negatively on academic performance. Objectives: To examine th...
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Yenna Salamonson,
Bronwyn Everett,
Jane Koch,
Sharon Andrew,
Patricia M. Davidson
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579-585
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An evaluation of the impact of the Gold Standards Framework on collaboration in end-of-life care in nursing homes. A qualitative and quantitative evaluation
02 December 2011
Abstract: Background: In the United Kingdom approaching 20% of people aged 85 years and over live in care homes and most will die there. Improving end-of-life care is a government health priority and ...
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Frances Badger,
Gillian Plumridge,
Alistair Hewison,
Karen L. Shaw,
Keri Thomas,
Collette Clifford
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586-595
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Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom
14 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Achieving asthma control is central to optimising patient quality of life and clinical outcome. Contemporary models of chronic disease management across a variety of countries po...
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Gaylor Hoskins,
Brian Williams,
Cathy Jackson,
Paul Norman,
Peter Donnan
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596-609
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Effectiveness of heart failure management programmes with nurse-led discharge planning in reducing re-admissions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
26 December 2011
Abstract: Background: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition with major socioeconomic burden. Scientists are trying to find effective solutions to eliminate the effects of the disease and the curr...
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Ekaterini Lambrinou,
Fotini Kalogirou,
Demetris Lamnisos,
Panayota Sourtzi
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610-624
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Reflections on the ethics of Internet newsgroup research
18 November 2011
What is already known about the topic?
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Stephen K. Bradley,
Bernie Carter
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625-630
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Postoperative pain assessment should not be solely based on numeric ratings! Commentary on van Dijk et al. (2011)
04 January 2012
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631-633
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