Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the NeuroPage device by people with acquired brain injury.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of a paging system, NeuroPage (Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust Corporation, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, UK), in compensating for memory and planning dysfunctions in people with acquired brain injury (ABI; mainly stroke or traumatic brain injury). In this study, the degree to which this efficacy is accompanied by a reduced experience of strain among carers of patients with ABI was investigated.

Methods: Carers of 99 people with ABI completed a questionnaire concerning strain resulting from caring for the injured individual.

The NeuroPage system for children and adolescents with neurological deficits.

Objective: Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of a paging system, NeuroPage, in helping survivors of brain injury compensate for everyday memory and planning problems. This study examines the effectiveness of the paging system in the sub-group of 12 children and adolescents with neurological deficits who took part in a larger study.

Methods: Twelve participants aged 8-17 years took part in a randomized controlled crossover trial in which their completion of everyday goals was monitored prior to and during use of the NeuroPage system, where participants were sent reminder messages regarding tasks they should complete.

Newborn screening for CF in a regional paediatric centre: the psychosocial effects of false-positive IRT results on parents.

Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been established in Leeds since 1975. The current method is measuring IRT and genotyping. Newborn screening for CF results in a small but significant number of false positives.

A randomized control trial to evaluate a paging system for people with traumatic brain injury.

Although memory problems following acquired brain damage are common, some people are able to compensate for these problems through external aids. It was recently demonstrated that a paging system could reduce the everyday memory and planning problems for people with non-progressive brain injury. The 143 patients who participated in the study comprised several diagnostic groups.