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Development and psychometric testing of the 'Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Early Detection of Skin Lesions' index (2014)
Journal Article
Dyson, J., & Cowdell, F. (2014). Development and psychometric testing of the 'Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Early Detection of Skin Lesions' index. Journal of advanced nursing, 70(12), 2952-2963. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12436

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To develop and psychometrically test the Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Early Detection of Skin Lesions Index. Background: Skin cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide. The primary strategy used... Read More about Development and psychometric testing of the 'Motivation and Self-Efficacy in Early Detection of Skin Lesions' index.

High fidelity full sized human patient simulation manikins: Effects on decision making skills of nursing students (2014)
Journal Article
Loke, J. C. F., Lee, B. K., Loh, S., & Noor, A. M. (2014). High fidelity full sized human patient simulation manikins: Effects on decision making skills of nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(7), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n7p31

Background: The continued use of high fidelity full sized human patient simulation manikins (HF-HPSMs) for developing decision making skills of nursing students has led to growing research focusing its value on student learning and decision making sk... Read More about High fidelity full sized human patient simulation manikins: Effects on decision making skills of nursing students.

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: Cross-sectional survey (2014)
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Smith, L., Savory, J., Couves, J., & Burns, E. (2014). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: Cross-sectional survey. Midwifery, 30(12), 1173-1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.04.002

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: to assess the prevalence and pattern of alcohol consumption pre-conception and/or during the first trimester using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Cons... Read More about Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: Cross-sectional survey.

Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods (2014)
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Watson, R., Wang, W., Thompson, D. R., & Meijer, R. R. (2014). Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods. Personality and individual differences, 66(August), 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.017

Invariant item ordering is a property of scales whereby the items are scored in the same order across a wide range of the latent trait and across a wide range of respondents. In the package ‘mokken’ in the statistical software R, the ability to analy... Read More about Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods.

Chinese adolescents’ attitudes toward sexual relationships and premarital sex: Implications for promoting sexual health (2014)
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Chang, Y., Hayter, M., & Lin, M. (2014). Chinese adolescents’ attitudes toward sexual relationships and premarital sex: Implications for promoting sexual health. Journal of School Nursing, 30(6), 420-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840514520996

This study was designed to explore Taiwanese school students’ attitudes toward sexual relationships and premarital sex. This was an exploratory descriptive, qualitative study. Focus groups (N = 8) were conducted with 47 adolescents from three high sc... Read More about Chinese adolescents’ attitudes toward sexual relationships and premarital sex: Implications for promoting sexual health.

Efficacy of swaddling and heel warming on pain response to heel stick in neonates: a randomised control trial (2014)
Journal Article
Shu, S., Lee, Y., Hayter, M., & Wang, R. (2014). Efficacy of swaddling and heel warming on pain response to heel stick in neonates: a randomised control trial. Journal of clinical nursing, 23(21-22), 3107-3114. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12549

Aims and objectivesTo determine the efficacy of swaddling and heel warming on pain response in neonates following heel stick.BackgroundSwaddling has been suggested to reduce pain response in neonates during heel stick. Heel warming is also often perf... Read More about Efficacy of swaddling and heel warming on pain response to heel stick in neonates: a randomised control trial.

Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review (2014)
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Ali, P., Santy-Tomlinson, J., & Watson, R. (2014). Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 18(4), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2014.01.002

Background: Compartment syndrome is a collection of symptoms that signal increased pressure in the muscle compartment and results in compromised tissue perfusion. Failure to diagnose and treat the condition can result in permanent neurovascular defic... Read More about Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review.

Caring for insiderness: Phenomenologically informed insights that can guide practice (2014)
Journal Article
Todres, L., Galvin, K. T., & Dahlberg, K. (2014). Caring for insiderness: Phenomenologically informed insights that can guide practice. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 9(1), 21421. https://doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v9.21421

Understanding the "insider" perspective has been a pivotal strength of qualitative research. Further than this, within the more applied fields in which the human activity of "caring" takes place, such understanding of "what it is like" for people fro... Read More about Caring for insiderness: Phenomenologically informed insights that can guide practice.

Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children (2014)
Journal Article
Flohr, C., Thompson, A. R., Drury, A., Cowdell, F., Ware, F., Farasat, H., …Gardiner, E. (2014). Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(5), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004054.pub3

© 2017 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Psychological and educational interventions have been used as an adjunct to conventional therapy for children with atopic eczema to enhance the effectiveness of top... Read More about Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children.