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Neuroanatomical dysconnectivity underlying cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder
(Elsevier, 2019-09-18)BACKGROUND: Graph theory applied to brain networks is an emerging approach to understanding the brain's topological associations with human cognitive ability. Despite well-documented cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder ... -
Neuroinflammatory mechanisms linking pain and depression
(Karger, 2015)Depression and chronic pain have been estimated to co-occur in up to 80% of patients suffering from these disorders, with this co-morbidity being more disabling and more expensive to both patients and society than either ... -
New questions for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Ireland: Pilot 2018
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New questions for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022
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Niven and Scott (2003): Sixteen years of hindsight
(Wiley, 2019-05-28)This paper revisits a 2003 publication in Nursing Philosophy: The need for accurate perception and informed judgement in determining the appropriate use of the nursing resource: hearing the patient's voice. The author ... -
Non-viral xylosyltransferase-1 siRNA delivery as an effective alternative to chondroitinase in an in vitro model of reactive astrocytes
(Elsevier, 2016-10-13)Reactive astrocytosis and the subsequent glial scar is ubiquitous to injuries of the central nervous system, especially spinal cord injury (SCI) and primarily serves to protect against further damage, but is also a prominent ... -
Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions
(Pubmed, 2010)Background:The past decade has seen considerable interest in the development and evaluation of complex interventions to improve health. Such interventions can only have a significant impact on health and health care if ... -
Novel human acute ischemic stroke blood clot analogs for in vitro thrombectomy testing
(American Society of Neuroradiology, 2021-04-08)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have successfully created blood clot analogs for in vitro endovascular device testing using animal blood of various species. Blood components vary greatly among species; therefore, ... -
Nurses are research leaders in skin and wound care
(Wiley, 2020-08-24)The World Health Assembly declared 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Recent editorials and commentaries support the leading role of nurses and midwives as frontline caregivers emphasizing the need ... -
Nurses' perceived stress and compassion following a mindfulness meditation and self compassion training
(SAGE Publications, 2017-09-18)This pilot study explored the effects of a mindfulness meditation intervention on nurses' perceived stress and compassion. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design was used. Nurses (n=90) working at three university ... -
Nurses’ experience of loss on the death of older persons in long‐term residential care: findings from an interpretative phenomenological study
(Wiley, 2011-06-30)Background. Little is known of the experience of loss among nurses working with older persons in long‐stay settings. Objectives. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experience of loss among nurses ... -
Nurses’ perceptions of the factors which cause violence and aggression in the emergency department: A qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2013-10-07)There has been an increase in violence and aggression in emergency departments (EDs) in recent years. Among professional health care workers, nurses are more likely than other staff members to be involved in aggressive ... -
Occupational therapy in multiple sclerosis
(Cochrane Collaboration and Wiley, 2023-05-03)Objectives This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Main objective To assess the benefits and harms of occupational therapy interventions for improving daily functioning, ... -
Occupational therapy interventions for multiple sclerosis: A scoping review
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-07-09)We reviewed the evidence regarding the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions in improving outcomes for adults with multiple sclerosis. Method We completed a scoping review of literature in the area of ... -
Occupational therapy-led interventions for people with anxiety disorders - impact on functioning and mental health symptoms
(Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 2018-06-11)Anxiety is prevalent and is associated with loss of functioning in occupations like work and household management (Kessler et al, 2009). But the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions to improve functioning ... -
On the validity of setting breakpoint minimum inhibition concentrations at one quarter of the plasma concentration achieved following oral administration of oxytetracycline
(Elsevier, 2004-05-31)Plasma concentrations of oxytetracycline (OTC) were established in two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) pre-smolts populations after they had received OTC medicated feed at a rate of 75 mg OTC/kg over 10 days. One population ... -
Oncology nurses descriptions of intimacy with patients: mirroring Edith Stein s phenomenological conceptualisation of empathy.
(2007)This paper highlights the relevance of Edith Stein's philosophy on empathy in understanding oncology nurses' expressions of intimacy with their patients, as revealed from narratives in an interpretive phenomenological study. -
Opt-out as an acceptable method of obtaining consent in medical research: a short report
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background A prospective cohort study was set up to investigate a possible association between antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic resistance of E. coli urinary tract infection in the community. Participation of patients ...