Organisation of asthma care: what difference does it make?
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The National Health Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination looked at studies which evaluated the effectiveness of different forms of asthma care, such as asthma clinics, out-patient care, in-patient care and emergency care. The review found that the studies were unreliable because they used small samples and only one third of them had random and controlled trials. However, patients received better care from specialist staff and shared care between general practitioners and chest specialists was as effective as care in a hospital. Details are given about how to access the studies.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Systematic reviews: what do they involve?: good systematic reviews can be used to guide practice and assess the effectiveness of treatment
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Systematic reviews in nursing practice, provide practice guidance and offer ideas for further research, and they are seen as a reliable way of gauging the effectiveness of healthcare. Reviewers have to develop a review protocol which involves a strategy for database searches, the setting of pre-determined criteria for the inclusion of a piece of work and a method of study synthesis which is often in the form of a qualitative synthesis. The review team also needs to determine how the findings will be made available to health care professionals.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Assessing course on pain
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Training courses can be undertaken by nurses to educate them in pain relief, with inadequate pain relief resulting from nurses' misunderstanding of pain management. Courses cover topics such as assessing and relieving pain and understanding the concept of pain on a cultural and ethical basis. Nurses specialising in certain areas of medicine may find a course tailored to their individual needs more beneficial. The effectiveness of courses for pain management should be evaluated by back-up assessments and improvements in performance levels.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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