Biomedical subjects

Glenn Hunt

Publications and source records attributed to Glenn Hunt.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

The quest to fund research: playing research lotto.

OBJECTIVE: To provide some direction for those interested in obtaining funding with the purpose of highlighting opportunities for beginner researchers in the health-care field. METHOD: Features of a good grant application are described and an audit of seven mental health professional journals was undertaken, the latter to determine, inter alia, whether the paper reported research findings and whether the authors received formal research funding. RESULT: The audit revealed that many types of papers that are published do not receive formal research funding and describe, for example, services, training issues, clinical practice and education programmes. CONCLUSION: Innovative and enterprising efforts are required to secure clinical research funding. Submissions must be detailed, comprehensive and relevant, but the onus is also on the researcher to ensure a feasible study, where funding obligations can be fulfilled and findings readily disseminated. Many research studies are conducted without achieving competitive funding, and getting published--and getting started in writing--does not hinge on conducting formal research or receiving research funding.

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PubMed2005

The experience and views of mental health nurses regarding nursing care delivery in an integrated, inpatient setting.

Positive and effective consumer outcomes hinge on having in place optimal models of nursing care delivery. The aim of this study was to ascertain the experience and views of mental health nurses, working in hospitals in an area mental health service, regarding nursing care delivery in those settings. Surveys (n = 250) were sent to all mental health nurses working in inpatient settings and 118 (47%) were returned. Results showed that the quality of nursing care achieved high ratings (by 87%), and that two-thirds of respondents were proud to be a mental health nurse and would choose to be a mental health nurse again. Similarly, the majority (71%) would recommend mental health nursing to others. Concern was, however, expressed about the continuity and consistency of nursing work and information technology resources. Nurses with community experiences rated the importance of the following items, or their confidence, higher than those without previous community placements: the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork; the importance of participating in case review; the importance of collaborating with community staff; confidence in performing mental state examinations; and confidence in collaborating with community staff, suggesting that this placement had positive effects on acute care nursing.

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PubMed2003

c-Fos immunoreactivity in the brain after esophageal acid stimulation.

The goal of this study was to use c-Fos immunohistochemistry to establish a rat model for studying the central projection of the esophageal afferent neurons during acid exposure. A cannula was placed in the esophagus of anesthetized Wistar rats with the tip approximately 2 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Hydrochloric acid (0.1 N HCl, 50 mmol/L) with pepsin (3,200-4,500 U/mL), at pH 1.6, was then perfused into the esophagi of the experimental rats (n = 8) at 10 mL/hr continuously for 50 minutes. Normal saline solution (0.9% NaCl) was used in control rats (n = 6), and home cage control animals (n = 6) were given no stimulation. Thirty minutes after the perfusion, the rat was killed and the brain was removed and processed for c-Fos immunohistochemistry. A transverse section of the esophagus, 2 cm above the LES, was stained with hematoxylin and eosin stain for light microscopy. c-Fos immunoreactivity was significantly increased in a number of brain regions in the rats receiving the acid plus pepsin perfusion. These areas included the central amygdala, the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), the medial part of the NTS, the interstitial part of the NTS, the commissural part of the NTS, the paratrigeminal nucleus, the ambiguus nucleus, and the rostroventrolateral recticular nucleus. Perfusion with acid-pepsin solution also resulted in morphologic changes in the esophagus on light microscopy. This study suggests that acid plus pepsin perfusion of esophagus results in both neural activation in areas of the central nervous system and damage to the esophagus in an animal model.

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PubMed2003

Counting on citations: a flawed way to measure quality.

The journal Impact Factor and citation counts are misconstrued and misused as measures of scientific quality. Articles must be read in order to judge their quality. We have introduced a system, which may be easily replicated, to identify the best articles published in a journal.

Databases, Bibliographic↗

PubMed2003

Guidelines for presentations and publications.

The oral and written presentation of work arising from clinical practice, service development, quality improvement projects and research is presently encouraged and supported. Because this work may involve consumers, staff and the organization, it is important that proper consideration is given to how the work is disseminated, including any ethical implications. There is a need to ensure that consumers, staff, facilities, the organization and intellectual property are protected from any potential concerns that may arise. This research note provides protocols and a checklist that may be of interest and may be relevant for clinicians and researchers to review and appraise their work before oral or written presentation.

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