A scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire

DP Goldberg, VF Hillier - Psychological medicine, 1979 - cambridge.org
This study reports the factor structure of the symptoms comprising the General Health
Questionnaire when it is completed in a primary care setting. A shorter, 28-item GHQ is proposed …

Reflexology and progressive muscle relaxation training for people with multiple sclerosis: a crossover trial

PA Mackereth, K Booth, VF Hillier, AL Caress - Complementary therapies in …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the effects of reflexology and progressive muscle relaxation training
for people with multiple sclerosis, provided by nurse therapists, on psychological and …

Effects of a stroke rehabilitation education programme for nurses

J Booth, VF Hillier, KR Waters… - Journal of advanced …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. This paper reports a study which aimed to explore the effects of education on the practice
of nurses working in stroke rehabilitation units. Background. It has been suggested that a …

Measurement of communication skills in cancer care: myth or reality?

K Booth, P Maguire, VF Hillier - Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
… Figure 2 is adapted from Maguire P., Faulkner A., Booth K., Elliott C., Hillier V. Helping
cancer patients disclose their concerns. European Journal of Cancer 32A, 78–81. …

Review of safety in endoscopic laser foraminoplasty for the management of back pain

…, DR Ellison, A Goswami, VF Hillier - Journal of clinical laser …, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence and gravity of reported
complications that arise in spinal surgery and assess the comparative safety, or otherwise, of …

Distribution of myocardial macrophages in the normal human heart

…, PS HASLETON, SAUWAN KAN, VF HILLIER… - The Journal of …, 1997 - cambridge.org
Macrophages are important in inflammatory processes in heart disease and in transplantation
rejection. A resurgence of interest in the macrophage has emanated from recent evidence …

A re‐evaluation of the effect of pethidine on the length of labour

AM Thomson, VF Hillier - Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
In a pilot study of a randomized controlled trial comparing pushing techniques in the second
stage of labour, a surprise hiding was that there was a positive correlation between the …

The prevalence of hyperlipidaemia and related clinical features in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

…, M ISHOLA, VF HILLIER… - … Journal of Medicine, 1989 - academic.oup.com
The Prevalence of hyperlipidaemia and related clinical features was examined in 205
individuals with insulin -dependent diabetes mellitus. Overall, 40 per cent (82) of the individuals …

Parental costs of neonatal visiting.

A McLoughlin, VF Hillier, MJ Robinson - Archives of disease in …, 1993 - adc.bmj.com
Interviews with 93 mothers of 109 low birthweight infants admitted to a regional neonatal
intensive care unit showed that, although 82 (88%) mothers visited on a daily basis, some …

[PDF][PDF] Definitions of depression: concordance and prediction of outcome

IF Brockington, JE Helzer, VF Hillier, AF Francis - Am J Psychiatry, 1982 - researchgate.net
METHOD The study was mainly based on data from a group of psychotic patients that had
been collected by the US/UK Diagnostic Project in 1966-1968(4). A team of three project …