EBN Podcast

Impact of home visits on toddlers and infants of low income families

Welcome to the EBN podcast. Dr Roberta Heale, Associate Editor, will explore a recent commentary in EBN on Child Health with the commentary author. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and to explore implications of this study related to practice.
In this podcast, Dr Kenneth A. Dodge, from Duke University in the USA and Dr Heale will discuss the findings of a study that focused on the long term effects of home visits by nurses and paraprofessionals on infants and toddlers of low income families. Dr Dodge reflects on the study and critically explores the findings, offering his thoughts on the implications for modifications of home visit programs as well as future research.
Read the articles:
Nurse home visits for infants and toddlers of low income families improve behavioural, language and attention outcomes at age 6 to 9 years; paraprofessional visits improve visual attention and task switching http://goo.gl/PrjbEp.
Original research article: Olds DL, Holmberg JR, Donelan-McCall N, et al. Effects of home visits by paraprofessionals and by nurses on children: follow-up of a randomized trial at ages 6 and 9 years. JAMA Pediatr 2014;168:114-21.

Health promotion

Welcome to the 8th #ebnjc podcast, this month’s topic is health promotion. Dr Helen Noble, Lecturer Health Services Research, Queens University Belfast and Associate Editor, Evidence Based Nursing, explores a recent EBN commentary, on people living with and beyond cancer and current exercise recommendations. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and explore the clinical applicability of the original research discussed.Dr Noble discusses with Dr Denise Spector, Duke University Medical Center, some of the issues raised in Bourke et al's systematic review. Dr Spector reflects on the work, critically exploring the findings, and offering her thoughts on the implications for practice.Read the commentary: http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2014/02/14/eb-2013-101635.fullRead the original research: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24065550?dopt=Abstract

Excess weight gain in the first 18 months and later childhood weight and arterial wall thickness

Welcome to the EBN podcast. Dr Joanna Smith, Associate Editor, will be taking a closer look at a commentary from the journal with an invited guest. These discussions are designed to help you think about issues raised in the article, as well as the clinical applicability of the original research paper.In this session, Dr Nicolas Stettler, Managing Consultant at the Levin Group, Falls Church, Virginia, will discuss issues raised in his commentary ‘excess weight gain in the first 18 months of life is associated with later childhood overweight, obesity and greater arterial wall thickness’.He reflects on the study reviewed, and offers insightful comments and ideas that can be used in practice and policy.Read the commentary: http://goo.gl/Zm3dPiRead the original research: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23713097

Child-spanking may have a detrimental effect

Welcome to the EBN podcast. Dr. Joanna Smith, Associate Editor, will be taking a closer look at a commentary from the journal with an invited guest. These discussions are designed to help you think about issues raised in the article, as well as the clinical applicability of the original research paper.In this session, Professor Brian Boutwell, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, will discuss issues raised in his commentary on a study that explored child-spanking and the impact on externalising behaviour and cognitive development in later childhood. As an expert in the field, Professor Boutwell reflects on the study reviewed, and offers insightful comments and ideas that can be used in practice and policy.Read the commentary http://goo.gl/4gv07DRead the original research article http://goo.gl/Yt8XVN

The effect of abuse and neglect on rates of pregnancy in teenagers

Welcome to the third #ebnjc podcast, this month’s topic is midwifery. Dr Allison Shorten, Associate Editor, will explore a recent commentary in EBN on midwifery with the commentary author. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and explore the clinical applicability of the original research discussed.In this podcast, Dr Judith Herman, from the University of Delaware, USA, will discuss with Dr Shorten some of the issues raised in her commentary concerned with a study that focused on the effect of abuse and neglect on rates of pregnancy in teenagers. Dr Herrman reflects on the study and critically explores the findings offering her thoughts on the implications for practice.Read the articles:Commentary - Adolescent girls who experience abuse or neglect are at an increased risk of teen pregnancy http://goo.gl/e3Vg2Q) Original research article - Teen birth rates in sexually abused and neglected females http://goo.gl/MtovE2

Interventions to reduce the risk of postnatal depression

Welcome to the second #ebnjc podcast, this month’s topic is Women’s Health. Dr Allison Shorten, Associate Editor, will explore a recent commentary in EBN on Women’s Health with the commentary author. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and explores the clinical applicability of the original research discussed.In this podcast, Dr Michael O’Hara, from The University of Iowa in the USA, discusses with Dr Shorten some of the issues raised in his commentary concerned with interventions to reduce the risk of postnatal depression. Dr O’Hara reflects on a recent review of interventions and critically explores the findings offering his thoughts on the implications for policy and practice.Read the commentary: http://goo.gl/y2s57ZRead the original research: http://goo.gl/3EujJk

Having dialysis in the morning, rather than at other times, results in better sleep

Welcome to the first EBNJC podcast, this month’s topic is Adult Nursing. Dr Helen Noble, Associate Editor, Evidence Based Nursing, will be exploring a commentary from the journal written by invited guest Dr Stephanie Thompson, from the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta, Canada. The podcast discussions are intended to help you think about matters raised in the commentary, as well as the clinical applicability of the original research paper.Dr Thompson will discuss her commentary which critiqued a cross-sectional observational study aimed at examining sleep quality in chronic haemodialyzed patients in relation to morning-shift dialysis. She stresses that assessment of sleep quality, with attention to disease and treatment-related factors should be incorporated into the routine care of haemodialysis patients. Importantly Dr Thompson draws on her own experiences and reflects on the relevance of the study to practice and policy.Read the full commentary:ebnurs-2013-101673 - People receiving dialysis in the morning have better subjective sleep quality than those who receive dialysis at other times http://goo.gl/JqmP8iAnd the original research article: Better sleep quality in chronic haemodialyzed patients is associated with morning-shift dialysis: a cross-sectional observational study http://goo.gl/4yM8R2

Topical LET is effective in reducing pain during laceration repair with tissue adhesive in children

Welcome to the EBN podcast. Dr Joanna Smith, Associate Editor, will be taking a closer look at a commentary from the journal with an invited guest. These discussions are designed to help you think about issues raised in the article, as well as the clinical applicability of the original research paper.In this edition, Dr Dennis Scolnik, who is affiliated with Divisions of Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, will discuss issues raised in his commentary on a study that examined the effects of the application of lidocaine–epinephrine–tetracaine (LET) prior to wound closure using adhesive glue. As an expert in the field, Dr Scolnik reflects on the study reviewed, and offers insightful comments and ideas that can be used in practice and policy.Read the full commentary here: bit.ly/1m5bY3vAnd the research paper here: bit.ly/1eBTfKd

Taking up best practice guidelines

In this EBN podcast Dr Calvin Moorley, EBN associate editor and senior lecturer in public health at the University of East London, talks to Professor Amanda Henderson, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia. Professor Henderson discusses her commentary for EBN on a study by Nancy Matthew-Maich and colleagues: 'Supporting the uptake of Nursing Guidelines: what you really need to know to move Nursing guidelines into Practice'.Read the full commentary here: bit.ly/1dB1Cd9

Offspring of mothers who had antenatal depression and experienced maltreatment in childhood

Welcome to this EBN podcast where Dr Allison Shorten, Associate Editor, will explore a recent commentary in EBN with the commentary author. The discussion is designed to help you think about issues raised in the commentary and explores the clinical applicability of the original research discussed.In this podcast, Dr Deborah Capaldi, from Oregon Social Learning Centre, in Eugene Oregon in the USA will discuss with Dr Shorten some of the issues raised in her commentary concerned with a study that focused on the cumulative effect of childhood maltreatment and depression in mothers and the subsequent maltreatment experienced by their children. Dr Capaldi reflects on the study and critically explores the findings offering her thoughts on the implications for practice.Offspring of mothers who had antenatal depression and experienced maltreatment in childhood more likely to experience child maltreatment themselves bit.ly/1aYWAjf