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An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer Jan 2017

An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Can Implementation Of Technology Transform The Management Of Parkinson's? Lessons Learnt From The Parkinson's Kinetigraph™ (Pkg™) Service Evaluation Project, C Thomas, B Mohammed, E Abdelgadir, Ma Silverdale, C Kobylecki, L Osborne, M Smith, A Hulejczuk, Ar Saha, Pg Bain, C Carroll Jan 2017

Can Implementation Of Technology Transform The Management Of Parkinson's? Lessons Learnt From The Parkinson's Kinetigraph™ (Pkg™) Service Evaluation Project, C Thomas, B Mohammed, E Abdelgadir, Ma Silverdale, C Kobylecki, L Osborne, M Smith, A Hulejczuk, Ar Saha, Pg Bain, C Carroll

Peninsula Medical School

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The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary Jan 2017

The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Purpose: United Kingdom prostate cancer nursing care is provided by a variety of urology and uro-oncology nurses. The experience of working in multidisciplinary teams (MDT) was investigated in a national study. Design: The study consisted of a national survey with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Methods: A secondary analysis of a data subset from a UK whole population survey was undertaken (n = 285) of the specialist nursing workforce and the services they provide. Data were collected on the experience of working in the MDT. Results: Forty-five percent of the respondents felt that they worked in a functional MDT, 12% …

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The Semiotics Of Minority Language Branding: A Study Of The Celtic Languages, J Tredinnick-Rowe Jan 2017

The Semiotics Of Minority Language Branding: A Study Of The Celtic Languages, J Tredinnick-Rowe

Peninsula Medical School

This paper investigates the role of minority language commodification in alcoholic drinks' branding, with a specific focus on Celtic languages and a particular emphasis on Cornish. The topic is introduced by exploring the ongoing and significant connection between language, culture and food, taking phrases and rhymes from historical sources and comparing their use. The aim is to establish cross-disciplinary synergies between semiotics and cultural analysis and to shed new light on marketing issues in the alcoholic drinks sector. The methodology section features the first ever analysis of alcoholic drinks' labels from four Celtic national minorities (N = 1.937) that illustrates …

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Guidelines For Family-Centered Care In The Neonatal, Pediatric, And Adult Icu, Je Davidson, Ra Aslakson, Ac Long, Et Al Jan 2017

Guidelines For Family-Centered Care In The Neonatal, Pediatric, And Adult Icu, Je Davidson, Ra Aslakson, Ac Long, Et Al

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty Societies principles for the development of clinical guidelines as the framework for guideline development. We assembled an international multidisciplinary team of 29 members with expertise in guideline development, evidence analysis, and family-centered care to revise the 2007 Clinical Practice Guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered ICU. We conducted a scoping review of qualitative research that explored family-centered care in the ICU. Thematic analyses were conducted to support Population, …

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Adapting To Survive: Addressing The Global Problem Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Laura Bowater, Jonathan Pyatt Jan 2017

Adapting To Survive: Addressing The Global Problem Of Antimicrobial Resistance, Laura Bowater, Jonathan Pyatt

Peninsula Medical School

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Medline Transpose: Conversion Tool For Pubmed And Ovid Medline Interfaces, A Wanner, N Baumann Jan 2017

Medline Transpose: Conversion Tool For Pubmed And Ovid Medline Interfaces, A Wanner, N Baumann

Peninsula Medical School

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Risk Factors And Functional Abnormalities Associated With Adult Onset Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis In Women, C Madhu, H Hashim, Dg Enki, M Yaasin, M Drake Jan 2017

Risk Factors And Functional Abnormalities Associated With Adult Onset Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis In Women, C Madhu, H Hashim, Dg Enki, M Yaasin, M Drake

Peninsula Medical School

Aims The study aims to evaluate bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), risk factors, and associated functional abnormalities in women reporting adult onset secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE), to help understand factors associated with SNE. Methods 12,795 women (age >18) attending a tertiary referral centre underwent a comprehensive standardized evaluation including urodynamic testing in accordance with the International Continence Society recommendations. Records of all patients reporting bedwetting while asleep were evaluated under various categories. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify statistically significant risk factors and urodynamic findings associated with SNE. Results The prevalence of SNE in women undergoing urodynamic testing …

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