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Latest (5) Full Text Articles (695)21 Use of media technology to enhance the learning of student nurses in regards to auditory hallucinations International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
22 Quality and substance of educational strategies for mental health in undergraduate nursing curricula International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
23 Personal beliefs, learned resourcefulness, and adaptive functioning in depressed adults Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
24 The impact of pain on physical and mental quality of life in adults 65 and older Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
25 Society and its influences on drug use among young individuals in Tehran, Iran Journal of Addictions Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
26 The use of the ADHD self-rating scale (ASRS-6) in the homeless: psychometric properties, alcohol use, and self-nurse agreement Journal of Addictions Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
27 An exploration of the factors influencing parental self-efficacy for parents recovering from substance use disorders using the social ecological framework Journal of Addictions Nursing, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
28 ADHD symptomatology in eating disorders: a secondary psychopathological measure of severity? Full Text BMC Psychiatry, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
29 Effects of gestational age at birth on cognitive performance: a function of cognitive workload demands PLOS ONE, June 14, 2013 Review Article
30 Effects of a psychoeducational intervention for secondary prevention in Korean patients with coronary artery disease: A pilot study International Journal of Nursing Practice, June 14, 2013
31 Cigarettes, culture, and Korean American emerging adults: an exploratory qualitative study Western Journal of Nursing Research , June 13, 2013 Clinical Article
32 Caring as a scripted discourse versus caring as an expression of an authentic relationship between self and other Issues in Mental Health Nursing, June 13, 2013
33 Developing a manual for strengthening mental health nurses' clinical supervision Issues in Mental Health Nursing, June 13, 2013
34 Longitudinal relationships between stress of conscience and concepts of importance Nursing Ethics, June 13, 2013
35 Psychological and organizational impact of bullying over and above negative affectivity: a survey of two nursing contexts International Journal of Nursing Practice, June 13, 2013 Clinical Article
36 Tools for the direct observation and assessment of psychomotor skills in medical trainees: a systematic review Medical Education, June 12, 2013 Review Article
37 Longitudinal analysis of resourcefulness, family strain, and depressive symptoms in grandmother caregivers Nursing Outlook, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
38 Older African American womens lived experiences with depression and coping behaviours Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
39 An oral health intervention for people with serious mental illness (Three Shires Early Intervention Dental Trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Full Text Trials, June 12, 2013
40 Caregiver strain, quality of life, and symptom distress among dyads of African American cancer survivors and caregivers Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
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- Bacterial ecology in pre- or perinatal life has a role in asthma development
- Hands with painful post-burn pathologic scars had lower CDT and CSP duration, more frequent cold- and heat-pain hypesthesia, and more thermal allodynia than controls
- Early aggressive antihypertensive treatment in patients with hemorrhagic stroke can cause greater mortality and neurologic deterioration
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RBP4 is weakly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis
As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).
Read the article summaryn-3 PUFAs are renoprotective in diabetics
As published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.
Read the article summaryHomocysteine and folate predict CHD and all-cause mortalities
Researchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).
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