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Sensory environment on health-related outcomes of hospital patientsAmy Drahota
UK Cochrane Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Oxford, UK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD005315. 2012..Understanding the effectiveness of environmental interventions is important for resource utilisation and providing quality care...
The sociogram: a useful tool in the analysis of focus groupsAmy Drahota
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Nurs Res 57:293-7. 2008..Focus groups are being utilized increasingly in health services research; however, methods of analyzing focus groups to acknowledge group processes are still under development...
Audiovisual distraction as an adjunct to pain and anxiety relief during minor surgeryA DRAHOTA
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, James Watson West, 2 King Richard 1st Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO12FR, UK
Foot (Edinb) 18:211-9. 2008..Minor surgery for ingrown toenails can provoke anxiety and the anaesthetic injection can be acutely painful. Distraction techniques may reduce the associated pain and anxiety...
Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of flooring to reduce injuries from falls in elderly care units: study protocolAmy Drahota
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Inj Prev 17:e7. 2011..Severity of injuries, falls, cost-effectiveness, user views and mechanical performance (shock absorbency and slip resistance) are also being assessed. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00817869; UKCRN ID: 5735...
