3 - Schools incorporating the Life Sciences and Medicine: Recent submissions
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An inquiry into the theory, causes and consequences of monitoring indicators of health and safety at work
(University of Aberdeen, 2010-02)This paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH). First, it synthesizes the available theoretical ... -
Meaning behind measurement : self-comparisons affect responses to health related quality of life questionnaires
(Springer, 2009)Purpose The subjective nature of quality of life is particularly pertinent to the domain of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) research. The extent to which participants’ responses are affected by subjective information ... -
From Theory to Intervention: Mapping Theoretically Derived Behavioural Determinants to Behaviour Change Techniques
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)Theory provides a helpful basis for designing interventions to change behaviour but offers little guidance on how to do this. This paper aims to illustrate methods for developing an extensive list of behaviour change ... -
Systematic review of economic evaluations of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)Objective Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and the standard surgical treatment for this cancer is open resection (OS), but laparoscopic surgery (LS) may be an alternative treatment. In 2000, a Health ... -
Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation
(Elsevier, 2009)Research on surgical interventions is associated with several methodological and practical challenges of which few, if any, apply only to surgery. However, surgical evaluation is especially demanding because many of these ... -
Efficacy and safety of using mesh or grafts in surgery for anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Elsevier Science, 2008)Background The efficacy and safety of mesh/graft in surgery for anterior or posterior pelvic organ prolapse is uncertain. Objectives To systematically review the efficacy and safety of mesh/graft for anterior or posterior ... -
Repeatability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire in free-living older people in relation to cognitive function
(Editions Serdi, 2008)Objectives: To determine the repeatability and validity of a self-administered, 175-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in free-living older people and to assess whether these are influenced by cognitive function. ... -
Developing a pelvic floor muscle training regimen for use in a trial intervention
(Elsevier, 2009)This paper explains the rationale behind the intervention used for a large multi centred randomised controlled trial for men following transurethral resection of prostate or radical prostatectomy. It shows the content of ... -
Representations of rituals and care in perinatal death in British Midwifery textbooks 1937-2004
(Elsevier, 2008)Objective: to assess the evolution of attitudes and practices relating to perinatal loss through an analysis of British midwifery textbooks. Design: a literature review of midwifery textbooks, written or edited by midwives, ... -
Can't do it, won't do it! Developing a theoretically framed intervention to encourage better decontamination practice in Scottish dental practices
(BMC, 2009-06-05)Background: Guidance on the cleaning of dental instruments in primary care has recently been published. The aims of this study are to determine if the publication of the guidance document was enough to influence decontamination ... -
A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and/or prednisolone for the early treatment of Bell’s palsy: the BELLS study
(Gray Publications, 2009-10)Objective: To determine whether oral prednisolone or aciclovir, used separately or in combination, early in the course of Bell’s palsy, improves the chances of recovery at 3 and 9 months. Design: A 2 × 2 factorial randomised ... -
Does taking vitamin, mineral and fatty acid supplements prevent cognitive decline? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
(Blackwell, 2008)Background Observational studies have shown associations between nutritional status and cognition in later life but evidence from intervention studies is unclear. The present study systematically reviewed the evidence on ... -
House Prices, Disposable Income, and Permanent and Temporary Shocks
(University of Aberdeen Business School, 2009-08)This paper specifies a two-variable system of house prices and income for N.Z., U.K. and the U.S., covering periods from 1973:4 through 2008:2. The analysis allows the identification of differences in house priceincome ... -
Sexual function, delivery mode history, pelvic floor muscle exercises and incontinence : a cross-sectional study six years postpartum
(Wiley Interscience, 2008-06-03)Background: There is controversy over the effect of mode of delivery, pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME), incontinence and sexual function. Aim: To investigate the relationship of sexual function with delivery mode ... -
64-slice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis and assessment of coronary artery disease : systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ, 2008)Objective To assess whether 64-slice computed tomography (CT) angiography might replace some coronary angiography (CA) for diagnosis and assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods We searched electronic ... -
Predicting death and readmission after intensive care discharge
(Oxford Journals, 2008-06)Background: Despite initial recovery from critical illness, many patients deteriorate after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). We examined prospectively collected data in an attempt to identify patients at risk ... -
A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of polyglactin mesh, polydioxanone and polyglactin sutures for pelvic organ prolapse surgery
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)To compare the effectiveness of polyglactin mesh, and polydioxanone or polyglactin sutures in women having pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Randomised controlled trial with a factorial 2(2 design of polyglactin mesh or not, ... -
Attitudes of advanced Australian medical oncology trainees to rural practice
(Blackwell Publishing, 2008-03)Aim: To identify the views of medical oncology trainees regarding rural training posts and rural practice overall, and to identify factors that may improve recruitment. Methods: A questionnaire was posted to all advanced ... -
Health inequalities in England, Scotland and Wales : stakeholders' accounts and policy compared
(Elsevier, 2009-01)Objectives The election of a Labour government in 1997 brought the issue of health inequalities firmly back on to the policy agenda across the UK. Since then, in the wake of devolution, the need to tackle health inequalities ... -
Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of oesophageal Doppler monitoring in critically ill and high-risk surgical patients
(National Institute for Health Research, 2009-01)Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of oesophageal Doppler monitoring (ODM) compared with conventional clinical assessment and other methods of monitoring cardiovascular function. Data sources: ...