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A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users (2016)
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Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1) develop a series of short interactive videos (or reusable learning objects [RLOs]) covering a broad range of practical and psychosocial issues relevant to the auditory rehabilitation for first-time heari... Read More about A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users.

Why decision support systems are important for medical education (2016)
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© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016. During the last decades, the inclusion of digital tools in health education has rapidly lead to a continuously enlarging digital era. All the online interactions between learners and tutors, the d... Read More about Why decision support systems are important for medical education.

Acceptability and design of video-based research on healthcare communication: evidence and recommendations (2016)
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Objectives: To contribute to understandings about acceptability and risks entailed in video-based research on healthcare communication. To generate recommendations for non-covert video-based research on healthcare communication − with a focus on maxi... Read More about Acceptability and design of video-based research on healthcare communication: evidence and recommendations.

Cardio pulmonary resuscitation decisions in the emergency department: an ethnography of tacit knowledge in practice (2016)
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Despite media images to the contrary, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in emergency departments is often unsuccessful. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore how health care professionals working in two emergency departments in the UK, ma... Read More about Cardio pulmonary resuscitation decisions in the emergency department: an ethnography of tacit knowledge in practice.

A community arts programme for older people: an evaluation (2016)
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Purpose This paper presents an evaluation of a community based arts programme for older people in Nottinghamshire. Design The evaluation was conducted using a combination of pre and post-initiative quantitative questionnaires and qualitative... Read More about A community arts programme for older people: an evaluation.

Synovial changes detected by ultrasound in people with knee osteoarthritis – a meta-analysis of observational studies (2016)
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© 2016 The Authors Objectives To examine the prevalence of synovial effusion, synovial hypertrophy and positive Doppler signal (DS) detected by ultrasound (US) in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and/or knee pain compared to that in the general p... Read More about Synovial changes detected by ultrasound in people with knee osteoarthritis – a meta-analysis of observational studies.

Decision making in mental health team meetings (2016)
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Background: Single point of access meetings represent a critical juncture in the lives of mental health clients. The decision-making process undertaken by mental health professionals during this time is therefore crucial. Method: Glaserian grounde... Read More about Decision making in mental health team meetings.

Predictors of satisfaction with life in family carers: evidence from the third European quality of life survey (2016)
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This research aimed to identify predictors of satisfaction with life in family carers. Evidence from the literature and from the Third European Quality of Life Survey (years 2011–2012) led to the construction of a model which was tested through linea... Read More about Predictors of satisfaction with life in family carers: evidence from the third European quality of life survey.

Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (2016)
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AIM: To explore childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (EPU). STUDY DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken in an Italian maternity hospital. The sample included 8 women that experienced EPU during labor. Data wer... Read More about Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge.

Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study (2016)
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Objective: Randomised controlled trials have shown the benefits of Early Supported Discharge (ESD) of stroke survivors. Our aim was to evaluate whether ESD is still beneficial when operating in the complex context of frontline healthcare provision.... Read More about Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study.

Family—clinician communication within critical care settings: unravelling the complex and valuing the hidden (2016)
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WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis (2016)
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Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an established psychological intervention initially validated with people experiencing symptoms of depression. PPT is a positive psychology intervention, an academic discipline which has developed somewhat separately f... Read More about WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis.

Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery (2016)
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Introduction In 2010 a care bundle was introduced by the Department of Health (DH) to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in England. To date, use of the care bundle has not been evaluated despite incorporating interventions with resource impli... Read More about Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery.

Trajectories of quality of life, health status and personal well-being up to two years after curative intent treatment for colorectal cancer: results from the UK ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) cohort study (2016)
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Abstract of the presentation given at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society 2016 Annual Conference, 3–4 March 2016, Cambridge, UK.

The impact of primary colorectal cancer treatment on physical symptoms and functioning in the first two years: results from the colorectal well-being (CREW) cohort study (2016)
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Background: Cancer and its treatment can have a considerable long‐term impact. Relatively little is known about what this means in relation to health and well‐being, how to prepare patients for what to expect, and to tailor support. Aims: The aim o... Read More about The impact of primary colorectal cancer treatment on physical symptoms and functioning in the first two years: results from the colorectal well-being (CREW) cohort study.

Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years? (2016)
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This article analyses the series of strikes initiated by staff nurses in private hospitals in the state of Kerala. In spite of the growth of private sector health care institutions, working terms and conditions of nursing professionals are structured... Read More about Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years?.

Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences (2016)
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Disadvantaged childbearing women experience barriers to accessing health and social care services and face greater risk of adverse medical, social and emotional outcomes. Support from doulas (trained lay women) has been identified as a way to improve... Read More about Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences.

Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres (2016)
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Objective: To ascertain the activities undertaken by children’s centres to prevent unintentional injuries in the under-fives and, in particular, the prevention of falls, poisoning and scalds. Design: A questionnaire was posted to managers of 851 chi... Read More about Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres.

Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period (2016)
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Background: Food practices throughout the perinatal period have a profound influence on the health and wellbeing of a mother and her child. Following migration, pregnant immigrant women bring with them culturally-situated beliefs about appropriate ea... Read More about Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period.

Effects of clinical decision topic on patients’ involvement in and satisfaction with decisions and their subsequent implementation (2016)
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Clinical decision-making is the vehicle for mental health care delivery, and predictors of decision-making experience and adherence are under-researched. The aim was to investigate the relationship between decision topic and kind of involvement in th... Read More about Effects of clinical decision topic on patients’ involvement in and satisfaction with decisions and their subsequent implementation.