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Starting out - How student Sue Davies dealt with the worry of cross-infection

19 November 2003

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

During my first-year placement on a trauma and orthopaedic ward, Matthew (not his real name) had been admitted after having a fasciotomy due to compartment syndrome....

Smoking

01 January 2004

Primary Health Care

Research digest

In the UK 13 people die every hour from a smoking-related disease, making it the single most avoidable cause of premature death (DoH 1998). New policies to combat...

The provision and nature of ADHD services for children/adolescents in the UK: results from a nationwide survey

01 March 2009

Primary Health Care

Research digest

This questionnaire survey aimed to describe the range and accessibility of services for the treatment of ADHD in the UK. Twenty centres including 15 specialist...

Use of drug therapy in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): maternal views and experiences

01 March 2009

Primary Health Care

Research digest

This paper explores the views and experiences of mothers deciding whether or not to give their children medication for ADHD. Eleven mothers with children aged...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

01 March 2009

Primary Health Care

Research digest

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioural disorder in the UK affecting between 3 and 9 per cent of school-aged children and...

The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: a meta-analytic review

01 April 2011

Primary Health Care

Resources

Previous reviews on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) have been contradictory in their findings. Following further publications of clinical trials...

Challenges to improving end of life care of people with advanced dementia in the UK

01 October 2011

Primary Health Care

Resources

Informal carers’ and healthcare professionals’ understanding of advanced dementia and their attitudes towards end of life care were analysed in this hospital-based...

Research focus

01 October 2011

Primary Health Care

Resources

Dementia and carer involvement About 750,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia and this is forecast to rise to more than one million people by 2021. The cost...

Research focus

27 May 2014

Primary Health Care

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Inflammatory arthritis Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, and it is estimated to affect 1.4% of adults in the UK. Due to the efficacy of urate-lowering...

Underage ‘binge drinking’: A qualitative study into motivations and outcomes

01 July 2005

Primary Health Care

Research digest

This qualitative study examined young peoples’ perceptions of their motivations for binge drinking and its outcomes. Semistructured interviews were conducted on a...

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