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V Bishop

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PubMed2001

Training agrammatic subjects on passive sentences: implications for syntactic deficit theories.

We trained two subjects with chronic agrammatic aphasia on production of passive sentences using a computerized, iconic-based communication system. After training, one of the subjects demonstrated significant improvements in his abilities to comprehend and verbally produce English passive voiced sentences, including sentences with conjoined subjects and objects. These results suggest that agrammatism does not represent a fixed syntactic deficit.

Aged↗
PubMed1998

Clinical supervision: insider reports of a private world.

An exploratory study, funded by the Department of Health, London and the Scottish Home and Health Department, Edinburgh, was conducted over an 18-month period to provide an informed view on possible assessment tools that could be used to assess the impact of clinical supervision (CS) in nursing and to report on the CS activities in 23 selected sites in England and Scotland. The study not only examined the utility of several standardized research instruments, to be reported separately, but also explored the experience of a small sub-sample of nurses (n = 34) engaged in CS, as supervisors and supervisees. Interviews were undertaken to help better understand some of the issues involved around the domains of structure, process and outcome. Respondents reported an enthusiasm for the opportunity to talk meaningfully to a trusted colleague about their personal circumstances at work. Such opportunities were particularly welcomed by nurses who wished to reflect upon their own practice with patients, especially when dealing with their clinical conditions which were upsetting, or otherwise challenging, and sometimes harrowing. Substantive and methodological areas of interest for future research are suggested.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

First steps towards evaluating clinical supervision in nursing and health visiting. I. Theory, policy and practice development. A review.

The subject of clinical supervision for nurses and health visitors in the UK is considered in this paper. The paper highlights recent debates in thinking and rapid developments in practice. The original concept of clinical supervision, its theoretical propositions and development, recent policy influences and current strategies for evaluation are debated.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMed1995

Identifying the characteristics of optimum practice: findings from a survey of practice experts in nursing, midwifery and health visiting.

In a questionnaire survey in England of 1221 practising nurses, midwives and health visitors, 18 key characteristics of optimum practice, made up from 77 sub-item categories, were identified by respondents. Five open-ended questions asked respondents to consider various aspects of optimum practice and to comment on factors which encouraged those in practice to deliver care of the highest quality. Consensus of view was obtained through a Delphi approach. The researchers offer commentary on the implications of this research for commissioners, providers and the professions and suggest action for those concerned with the provision of health care.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

Comparison of single dose with a five-day course of trimethoprim for asymptomatic (covert) bacteriuria of pregnancy.

Sixty consecutive pregnant women with asymptomatic (covert) bacteriuria detected between 16 and 30 weeks gestation were randomly allocated to treatment with either a single 600 mg dose or a standard five-day course of trimethoprim. Twenty-seven of 30 women were cured with a single dose. Six of these 27 women were reinfected later in the pregnancy. Twenty-four of 30 women treated with a five-day course of trimethoprim were cured, and five became reinfected later in the pregnancy. One women vomited the single dose. There were no detrimental effects on the outcome of the pregnancies. Single dose therapy should be considered as the treatment of choice for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Treatment of bacterial cystitis with a single dose of trimethoprim, co-trimoxazole or amoxycillin compared with a course of trimethoprim.

A single dose of trimethoprim, co-trimoxazole or amoxycillin was compared with a five-day course of trimethoprim for the treatment of bacterial cystitis in general practice. The respective cure rates were 80%, 80%, 65% and 86%. These differences were not statistically significant. Side effects were minimal. Single dose therapy is recommended as the treatment of choice for bacterial cystitis in domiciliary practice.

Amoxicillin↗
PubMed1984

Relationship between contraceptive method and vaginal flora.

This study was undertaken to assess whether the vaginal flora was affected by the method of contraception, and in particular as to whether the incidence of vaginal candidiasis increased when oral contraceptives were used. One thousand and two consecutive vaginal or cervical swabs from women attending a family planning centre were cultured. Candida albicans was isolated from 13% of women using no contraception, 16% using oral contraceptives, and from 9%, 19% and 18% of those using diaphragms, intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) and condoms respectively. These differences were not statistically significant. Women using an IUCD had significantly more Gram-positive cocci cultured than women in any other group, while those using diaphragms had significantly more Gram-negative bacilli. Our clinical impression that the use of oral contraceptives led to an increase in vaginal candidiasis, was not confirmed by this study.

Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal↗
PubMed1983

Comparison of augmentin with co-trimoxazole for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

Augmentin was compared with co-trimoxazole for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in general practice. All 28 patients randomly allocated to treatment with co-trimoxazole were cured. Of the 24 patients treated with augmentin 20(83%) were cured. The cure rate with co-trimoxazole was significantly greater (p = 0.039) than with augmentin. One patient treated with co-trimoxazole developed a skin rash. Two patients treated with augmentin developed severe diarrhoea and abdominal pain and a further two light-headedness. Two of the patients who failed augmentin treatment were reinfected with an augmentin-resistant organism. Twelve of the 52 pathogens were resistant to amoxycillin. One of these 12 was also resistant to augmentin and two only moderately sensitive. An additional three patients were excluded from the study because their infecting pathogen was resistant to augmentin. Augmentin would appear to have a place in the treatment of amoxycillin-resistant bacterial infections.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

Comparison of trimethoprim alone with co-trimoxazole and sulphamethizole for treatment of urinary tract infections.

This study was undertaken to compare the effectiveness of trimethoprim alone (300 mg daily) with both cotrimoxazole (0.96 g 12-hourly) and sulphamethizole (1 g eight-hourly) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in general practice. Treatment was continued for five days in all patients. Twenty patients were included in each group. The cure rates (sterile urine one week after finishing treatment) for trimethoprim, co-trimoxazole and sulphamethizole were 90, 95 and 90% respectively. Side effects were minimal. It is recommended that trimethoprim alone replace co-trimoxazole for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

Comparison of single dose with a 5-day course of co-trimoxazole for asymptomatic (covert) bacteriuria of pregnancy.

Forty-four pregnant women with covert (asymptomatic) bacteriuria proven by suprapubic bladder aspiration were randomly allocated to treatment with either a single 1.92g dose or a standard 5-day course of co-trimoxazole. Twenty-one of 24 women were cured with a single dose. Seven of these 21 women were reinfected later in the pregnancy. All 20 women treated with a 5-day course of co-trimoxazole were cured, and 2 became reinfected later in the pregnancy. There were no side-effects of treatment, and no detrimental effects on the outcome of pregnancy. Single dose therapy should be considered as the treatment of choice for covert bacteriuria in pregnancy.

Adult↗