The aim of this theoretical study was to evaluate the conceptual model, burden, interpretability, floor or ceiling effects, reliability, validity, and responsiveness of walking speed tests as a measurement of functional limitations in elderly people. A systematic search was conducted in Medline, AgeLine, Embase, CINAHL, and IME, manual searches and references searches. Standardised criteria wer...

objectives: the blind and visually disabled people form a predominant group in the disabled society and hence, need greater attention. most of the rehabilitation therapists, especially occupational therapists, do not focus on this group. thus, the aim of the study is to shed light on the issue of negligent attitude of rehabilitation therapists, especially occupational therapists, toward blind a...

Data sources Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to March 2002), CINAHL (1982 to February 2002), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980 to March 2002), Current

Background: Τhe scientific value of man relies upon an extension of a continuous effort of mankind to explain the nature of man. The core issue in nursing is man within his entirety. The aim of the present study was to review the literature about the Knowing the Patient for Professional Practice, according to the Carper’s Patterns of Knowing. Method and material: In this paper the four patterns...

Purpose School-based nutrition education (NE) possesses the capacity to influence learners’ nutrition behaviours. This review aimed at critically assessing published articles on school-based NE intervention in order to identify factors hindering or contributing to the success of interventions. Design/methodology/approach An electronic search of articles was conducted in Medline, PubMed, CINAHL ...

Methods Randomised controlled trials, quasi-randomised trials, or controlled clinical trials that assessed treatment outcomes for first MTPJ OA were searched for across several electronic databases (to the 14th January 2010) (CENTRAL; MEDLINE; EMBASE; CINAHL; and PEDro). Participants of any age or gender with OA of the first MTPJ defined either radiographically or clinically were included in th...

Introduction: Approximately 20% of healthcare workers in high-income countries such as Australia, Canada and the USA work in rural areas. Healthcare workers are known to be vulnerable to occupational injury and poor work disability outcomes; given their rural–urban distribution, it is possible to compare work disability prevention in rural and urban areas. However, little attention has been pai...

Electronic patient record (EPR) systems have a huge impact on nursing documentation. Although the largest group of end-users of EPRs, nurses have had minimal input in their design. This study aimed to review current research on how nurses experience using the EPR for documentation. A literature search was conducted in Medline and Cinahl of original, peer-reviewed articles from 2000 to 2009, foc...

The aim of this article is to present an analysis of literature on the views, experiences and challenges of enterprise resource planning systems in healthcare. At the moment there is very limited systematic evidence on the role of these systems in healthcare. The PudMed, Emerald, CSA Engineering Research Database, ScienceDirect, ISI Web of Knowledge and Cinahl databases were searched, covering ...

Background: Recruiting, retaining, and graduating more minorities to diversify the nursing workforce is a national priority, which can lead to a decrease in healthcare disparities. The purpose of this review of literature is to highlight models developed and implemented in nursing education that focus on recruiting, retaining, and graduating minorities, and the degree of success obtained. Metho...