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    An oral cancer information leaflet for smokers in primary care: results from two randomised controlled trials (2004)
    Oxford, UK : Munksgaard International Publishers
    Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 32 (2004), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1600-0528
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  – Objectives:  To investigate whether primary care patients who claim to smoke tobacco gain greater benefit of a patient information leaflet (PIL) on oral cancer than nonsmokers.Methods:  Two studies were conducted. Study 1 examined the research question initially, and Study 2 acted as a replication and inclusion of additional secondary outcome measures. The leaflet was designed and tested in an earlier study. Knowledge of oral cancer was assessed by a previously validated 36-dichotomous-item scale. A single-item question ascertained self-reported smoking status (kappa = 0.94). Study 1 participants were drawn from 14 practices (6 medical, 8 dental). A randomised control group design was adopted. The experimental group received the leaflet on attendance to the practice and then completed the questionnaire. The control group received the questionnaire only. Complete data were collected from 739 respondents. The design of Study 2 was identical; 786 new respondents from 16 practices (7 medical, 9 dental) were collected.Results:  Both studies confirmed that smokers knew less about oral cancer than nonsmokers (P 〈 0.05) when access to the leaflet had been denied. On receipt of the leaflet, there was no distinction in oral cancer knowledge between the smoking status categories of respondents. Evidence of reassurance about screening from leaflet exposure was supported by the second study.Conclusion:  This programmed research has demonstrated an effect of a brief PIL to offset the decrement in oral cancer knowledge observed in primary care patients who use tobacco in comparison to their nonsmoking counterparts. The leaflet reduced anxiety about oral health screening in smokers.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0301-5661.2004.00129.x
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    Job satisfaction and attitudes of nursing staff on a unit for the elderly severely mentally infirm, with change of location (1989)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Journal of advanced nursing 14 (1989), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2648
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Relocation of the elderly has stimulated research into its effect on this vulnerable group. This study, by contrast, focuses attention on the staff response to relocation. Nursing staff on an Elderly and Severely Mentally Infirm Unit (ESMI) who were caring for the 50–60 inpatients completed a questionnaire, measuring job satisfaction and work-related attitudes, immediately and after the relocation to a newly refurbished unit. A follow-up was conducted 8 months after the change of environment. Only after the 8-month follow-up had overall levels of job satisfaction improved significantly. No changes over time were found in attitude to caring for ESMI patients or views about providing more facilitative activities as opposed to traditional nursing care. On all occasions there was a great sense of co-operation amongst staff, but they were unsatisfied with the pressure of work. Morale and feeling part of a team effort dropped after relocation but regained original levels on follow-up. Staff turnover was high for the duration of the study. Opinions concerning work were not associated with staff leaving immediately on relocation but low satisfaction levels did predict a future exodus of staff from the unit after the relocation.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1989.tb03417.x
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