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Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) (2014)
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Rothnie, K., Cotton, S. C., Fielding, S., Gray, N. M., Little, J., Cruickshank, M. E., …Sharp, L. (2014). Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 12(1), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-014-0154-8

Background There is a need for an instrument to measure the psychosocial burden of receiving an abnormal cervical cytology result which can be used regardless of the clinical management women receive. Methods 3331 women completed the POSM as part... Read More about Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM).

Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol (2014)
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Meeta, P., Claydon, L. S., RamaKrishnan, M., Hendrick, P., & Baxter, D. G. (2015). Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, 19(6), https://doi.org/10.1179/1743288X14Y.0000000157

The prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand is estimated to be 7% of the total population. And higher incidence rates of peripheral neuropathic pain (NeP) in diabetic populations have been estimated (between 3 and 25%). A range of outcome measures (OMs... Read More about Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol.

Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Whitehead, P. J., Drummond, A. E., Walker, M. F., Parry, R. H., McGeorge, I. D., & Latif, Z. (2014). Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-447

Background: Homecare re-ablement services have been developed by local authorities in England in response to the government agenda for health and social care. These services aim to optimize users’ independence and ability to cope at home, and reduce... Read More about Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout (2014)
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Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2015). Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.006

Background: Midwives provide care in a context where life threatening or stressful events can occur. Little is known about their experiences of traumatic events or the implications for psychological health of this workforce. Objectives: To investiga... Read More about Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout.

Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention (2014)
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Bardus, M., Blake, H., Lloyd, S., & Suzanne Suggs, L. (2014). Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-11-2013-0040

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons for participating and not participating in an e-health workplace physical activity (PA) intervention. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews and two focus groups... Read More about Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention.

Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria (2014)
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Musa, U., Balarabe, F., Chado, M. A., & Ladan, M. A. (2014). Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.9790/0853-131125762

The study determined the availability of visual inspection with acetic-acid requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna state. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was used for the study. The study popul... Read More about Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Anticipatory prescribing in end-of-life care (2014)
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Wilson, E., Seymour, J. E., Morbey, H., Payne, S., Brown, J., & Seale, C. (2014). Anticipatory prescribing in end-of-life care. Nursing Times, 110(44),

Anticipatory prescriptions are often issued by GPs for patients nearing the end of life, ahead of symptoms they may experience. These prescriptions are often activated by nurses. This article summarises a study investigating nurses’ experiences of us... Read More about Anticipatory prescribing in end-of-life care.

Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach (2014)
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Wilson, E., Aubeeluck, A., & Pollock, K. (2014). Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2014.10.5.214

This paper follows on from an overview of the literature and current policy for Huntington’s disease (HD) published by the BJNN (Wilson et al. 2014). The previous paper highlighted a paucity of knowledge in terms of best practice available for those... Read More about Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach.

How to communicate with patients about future illness progression and end of life: a systematic review (2014)
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Parry, R., Land, V., & Seymour, J. (2014). How to communicate with patients about future illness progression and end of life: a systematic review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 4, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000649

Background: Conversation and discourse analytic research has yielded important evidence about skills needed for effective, sensitive communication with patients about illness progression and end of life. Objectives To: Locate and synthesise observ... Read More about How to communicate with patients about future illness progression and end of life: a systematic review.

Narratives of family transition during the first year post-head injury: perspectives of the non-injured members (2014)
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Whiffin, C. J., Bailey, C., Ellis-Hill, C., Jarratt, N., & Hutchinson, P. (2015). Narratives of family transition during the first year post-head injury: perspectives of the non-injured members. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12551

Aim To explore the narratives created by non‐injured family members in relation to themselves and their family in the first year after head injury. Background A head injury is a potentially devastating injury. The family responds to this injur... Read More about Narratives of family transition during the first year post-head injury: perspectives of the non-injured members.

Synovial pathology detected on ultrasound correlates with the severity of radiographic knee osteoarthritis more than with symptoms (2014)
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Hall, M. C., Doherty, S., Courtney, P., Latief, K., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2014). Synovial pathology detected on ultrasound correlates with the severity of radiographic knee osteoarthritis more than with symptoms. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 22(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.05.025

OBJECTIVE: To [1] compare the frequency and severity of ultrasound (US) features in people with normal knees (controls), knee pain (KP), asymptomatic radiographic OA (ROA), and symptomatic OA (SROA), [2] examine relationships between US features, pai... Read More about Synovial pathology detected on ultrasound correlates with the severity of radiographic knee osteoarthritis more than with symptoms.

Physical activity interventions in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2014)
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Quirk, H., Blake, H., Tennyson, R., Randell, T., & Glazebrook, C. (2014). Physical activity interventions in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 31(10), 1163-1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12531

© 2014 The Authors. Aim: To synthesize evidence from randomized and non-randomized studies of physical activity interventions in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes so as to explore clinically relevant health outcomes and inform the promot... Read More about Physical activity interventions in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

A randomised trial to compare the performance of Oxyzyme® and Iodozyme® with standard care in the treatment of patients with venous and mixed venous/arterial ulceration (2014)
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Moffatt, C. J., Stanton, J., Murray, S., Doody, V., Davis, P. J., & Franks, P. J. (in press). A randomised trial to compare the performance of Oxyzyme® and Iodozyme® with standard care in the treatment of patients with venous and mixed venous/arterial ulceration. Wound Medicine, 6, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wndm.2014.08.002

This study was to evaluate the potential benefits of two products (Oxyzyme® & Iodozyme®) into a leg ulcer service in South Staffordshire, UK. A randomised controlled Trial (RCT) was used to evaluate time to ulcer healing, quality of life, pain and... Read More about A randomised trial to compare the performance of Oxyzyme® and Iodozyme® with standard care in the treatment of patients with venous and mixed venous/arterial ulceration.

Multiple groups of endogenous epsilon-like retroviruses conserved across primates (2014)
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Brown, K., Emes, R. D., & Tarlinton, R. E. (2014). Multiple groups of endogenous epsilon-like retroviruses conserved across primates. Journal of Virology, 88(21), https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00966-14

Several types of cancer in fish are caused by retroviruses, including those responsible for major outbreaks of disease, such as walleye dermal sarcoma virus and salmon swim bladder sarcoma virus. These viruses form a phylogenetic group often describe... Read More about Multiple groups of endogenous epsilon-like retroviruses conserved across primates.