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Current status and future prospects (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2008). Current status and future prospects. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 25, 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00802.x

User education, information skills training, information
technology skills training, health informatics training, information handling skills, information literacy, literature searching training and finding information for evidence-based practice ar... Read More about Current status and future prospects.

Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Hill, A., & Jenkins, P. (2008). Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 8(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140802453794

Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care.... Read More about Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence.

Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies (2008)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Bellaby, P., & Ricci, M. (2008). Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies. Environmental Politics, 17(5), 766-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644010802421539

Some of the principal arguments in the debate about environmental
citizenship are examined with reference to the development of hydrogen
energy systems. In particular, qualitative evidence is drawn from a study of
public attitudes towards hydrogen... Read More about Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies.

Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search (2008)
Journal Article
Galpin, A., Underwood, G., & Chapman, P. (2008). Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 658-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.10.004

Rensink [Rensink, R. A. (2004). Visual sensing without seeing. Psychological Science, 15(1), 27–32] has presented evidence suggesting visual changes may be sensed without an accompanying visual experience. Here, we report two experiments in which we... Read More about Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search.

A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media (2008)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Clayson, K. (2008). A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1211/ijpp.16.4.0004

Objective: to determine the frequency and nature of news stories of prescription drugs in a range of widely distributed UK newspapers, and to examine what information is presented.
Setting UK newsprint media.
Method Content analysis.
Key findings:... Read More about A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media.

Obedience and conformity in clinical practice (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2008). Obedience and conformity in clinical practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(8), 504-509

This study analyzes the psychological processes involved
when a midwife accepts directions from a senior person. A
representative sample of 20 midwives were recruited from
7 maternity units in North Yorkshire. An inductive thematic
analysis was u... Read More about Obedience and conformity in clinical practice.

A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. (2008). A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(7), 432-437

The aim was to develop a scale—the Birth Participation Scale
(BPS)—which midwives can use to measure fathers’ attitudes
and needs in relation to birth participation. The objectives
were to use the BPS to: detect whether fathers genuinely want to b... Read More about A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth.

‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood (2008)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood. Children & Society, 22(4), 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00109.x

This article aims to explore the ways in which preadolescents associate smoking with transitions
to adulthood, in the context of sociological theories of childhood, using data from the
Liverpool Longitudinal Study of Smoking. The research found tha... Read More about ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood.

Life events: their role in onset and relapse in psychosis, research utilizing semi-structured interview methods: a literature review (2008)
Journal Article
Fallon, P. (2008). Life events: their role in onset and relapse in psychosis, research utilizing semi-structured interview methods: a literature review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15(5), 386-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01244.x

This literature review explores the findings of studies that adopted semi-structured interviewing methods to assess the impact of life events on the course of psychotic illness. It begins by discussing the historical context and theoretical underpinn... Read More about Life events: their role in onset and relapse in psychosis, research utilizing semi-structured interview methods: a literature review.

Bibliometrics' is flawed (2008)
Journal Article
Williamson, T. (2008). Bibliometrics' is flawed. Nursing Times, 104(14), 12

Patients’ perceived care needs whilst waiting for a heart or lung transplant (2008)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., & Cameron-Traube, E. (2008). Patients’ perceived care needs whilst waiting for a heart or lung transplant. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17(5a), 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02078.x

Aim. To explore the perceptions of caring and expectations of nursing care in
patients on a heart and/or lung transplant waiting list.
Background. The waiting period for a heart or lung transplant can be very
stressful and demanding for patients a... Read More about Patients’ perceived care needs whilst waiting for a heart or lung transplant.

‘It’s in the game’: sport fans, film and digital gaming (2008)
Journal Article
Crawford, G. (2008). ‘It’s in the game’: sport fans, film and digital gaming. Sport in Society, 11(2/3), 130-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430430701823380

This essay compares the relative successes of sport-related films and sport-related digital games. Where sport-related films are relatively infrequent and even rarer successful when compared with other genres of film, sport-related games are a massiv... Read More about ‘It’s in the game’: sport fans, film and digital gaming.

Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education (2008)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2008). Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education. Education Section review - British Psychological Society, 32(1), 18-27

The degree to which individuals are able to nominate or change their approach to learning in order to meet
the needs of the learning situation opens a lengthy and complex debate. Some evidence exists for a shift in
approach depending on the experie... Read More about Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education.

A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town (2008)
Journal Article
Long, T., Fallon, D., Devitt, P., Oak, E., Murphy, M., & Dugdill, L. (2008). A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town. Journal of children's and young people's nursing, 2(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.12968/jcyn.2008.2.3.28702

The evaluation identified health and social trends for this deprived and geographically isolated area, elicited perceived health needs of under-fives in the local community, and informed development and improvement of services offered by a children’s... Read More about A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town.

Information topics important to chronic kidney disease patients: A systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Ormandy, P. (2008). Information topics important to chronic kidney disease patients: A systematic review. Journal of Renal Care, 34(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2008.00006.x

It is essential to identify the information topics that are important to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients to provide ‘appropriate’ information that will improve their knowledge, promote independence and encourage them to self-manage their illnes... Read More about Information topics important to chronic kidney disease patients: A systematic review.