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Valuing attachment: a research-based evaluation of services provided by Keys Childcare Limited (2004)
Report
Huntington, A., Shardlow, S., & Sudbery, J. (2004). Valuing attachment: a research-based evaluation of services provided by Keys Childcare Limited

Final report of this project whose aims were to describe and evaluate experiences and perceptions of social and psychotherapeutic provision (including outcomes) offered by Keys Attachment Centre. Keys Attachment Centre provides therapy for people dia... Read More about Valuing attachment: a research-based evaluation of services provided by Keys Childcare Limited.

The effects of position on oxygen saturation in acute stroke: a systematic review (2004)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & Nightingale, P. (2004). The effects of position on oxygen saturation in acute stroke: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18, 863-871. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr840oa

Objective: To investigate the effect of body position on oxygen saturation in the acute stages post stroke. Design: Systematic review. Methods: Databases: PREMEDLINE and MEDLINE, Psychinfo, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro, all EBM Reviews and Scottish Interc... Read More about The effects of position on oxygen saturation in acute stroke: a systematic review.

Reliability and validity of functional balance tests post stroke (2004)
Journal Article
post stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18, 916-923. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr821oa

Objective: To contribute to the reliability and validity of a series of functional balance tests for use post stroke. Design: Within-session, test/restest and intertester reliability was tested using the kappa coefficient and intraclass correlatio... Read More about Reliability and validity of functional balance tests post stroke.

The development of the stroke physiotherapy intervention recording tool (SPIRIT) (2004)
Journal Article
intervention recording tool (SPIRIT). Disability and Rehabilitation, 26(20), 1184-1188. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280410001714781

Purpose: To develop a recording system that describes physiotherapy interventions for the rehabilitation of postural control post-stroke. Methods: Design: A draft recording tool was developed using the method described by Edwards et al,12 involvi... Read More about The development of the stroke physiotherapy intervention recording tool (SPIRIT).

Brannigan's march (2004)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2004). Brannigan's march

On losing his job, Philip Brannigan finds himself unable to return home to face the family with his news. His entire material world is about to collapse. In his confused state, and challenged by an elderly stranger, he adopts a religious sandwich boa... Read More about Brannigan's march.

A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services (2004)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C., Rogers, A., May, C., Sheaf, R., & Ball, E. (2004). A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 5, 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1191/1463423604pc188oa

This qualitative study describes the impact of deploying general practitioners (GPs) as primary care physicians (PCPs) in three Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in Greater Manchester as part of a Health Action Zone initiative to promote integ... Read More about A new role for the general practitioner? Reframing ‘inappropriate attenders’ to inappropriate services.

A paninian approach to parsing relative clauses in Hindi and Arabic (2004)
Book Chapter
Eades, D., Pedersen, M., Prakesh, L., & Amin, S. (2004). A paninian approach to parsing relative clauses in Hindi and Arabic. In R. Sangal, & S. Bendre (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Language Processing (33-42). New Delhi: Allied Publishers

We present a comparative analysis of relative clauses in Hindi and Arabic in the tradition of the Paninian Grammar Framework (Bharati et al., 1996b) which leads to deriving a common logical form for equivalent sentences. Parallels are drawn between... Read More about A paninian approach to parsing relative clauses in Hindi and Arabic.

Structured process improvement for construction enterprises (SPICE) level 3 : establishing a management infrastructure to facilitate process improvement at an organisational level (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Jeong, K., Siriwardena, M., Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Kagioglou, M. (2004, January). Structured process improvement for construction enterprises (SPICE) level 3 : establishing a management infrastructure to facilitate process improvement at an organisational level. Presented at 1st Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI) Symposium, The University of Salford, UK

Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development (2004)
Journal Article
Shi, C., Guo, Z., & James, P. (2004). Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development. Chinese Geographical Science, 14(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-004-0001-7

Meeting the challenge of sustainable development requires substantial advances in understanding the interaction of natural and human systems. The dynamics of regional sustainable development could be addressed in the context of complex system thinkin... Read More about Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development.

The long-term outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of an educational–behavioural joint protection programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis (2004)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., & Freeman, K. (2004). The long-term outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of an educational–behavioural joint protection programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(5), 520. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr766oa

Objective: To evaluate the long-term effects of joint protection on health status of people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Design: A four-year follow-up of a randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial was conducted. Setting: Two rheu... Read More about The long-term outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of an educational–behavioural joint protection programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Correlation between upper limb functional ability and structural hand impairment in an early rheumatoid population (2004)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Burridge, J., Mullee, M., Hammond, A., & Cooper, C. (2004). Correlation between upper limb functional ability and structural hand impairment in an early rheumatoid population. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(4), 405. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr732oa

Objective: To explore the relationship in individuals with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) between self-report upper limb function, therapist-assessed upper limb function and therapist-assessed measures of structural impairment (handgrip, active hand... Read More about Correlation between upper limb functional ability and structural hand impairment in an early rheumatoid population.

An international standard for nursing terminologies (2004)
Book Chapter
Hardiker, N. (2004). An international standard for nursing terminologies. In J. Bryant (Ed.), Current Perspectives in Healthcare Computing Conference (212-219). Swindon: BCS HIC

The plethora of nursing terminologies in use across the world has motivated the development of an International Standard (ISO FDIS 18104) for statements describing nursing diagnoses and nursing actions. The Standard has the potential to enhance the q... Read More about An international standard for nursing terminologies.