Cultural differences in visual perceptual learning.

Cultural differences in visual perceptual learning (VPL) could be attributed to differences in the way that people from individualistic and collectivistic cultures preferentially attend to local objects (analytic) or global contexts (holistic). Indeed, individuals from different cultural backgrounds can adopt distinct processing styles and learn to differentially construct meaning from the environment. Therefore, the present work investigates if cross-cultural differences in VPL can vary as a function of holistic processing.

Risk factors associated with heel pressure ulcer development in adult population: A systematic literature review.

Aims: The main aim of this systematic literature review was to identify risk factors for development of heel pressure ulcers and quantify their effect.

Background: Pressure ulcers remain one of the key patient safety challenges across all health care settings and heels are the second most common site for developing pressure ulcers after the sacrum.

Design: Quantitative systematic review.

Understanding the distribution of A&E attendances and hospital admissions for the case managed population: A single case cross sectional study.

Aim: To describe the characteristics of case-managed patients presenting at accident and emergency (A & E) and to explore the distribution of their attendances and admissions.

Background: Recently, the UK Government announced extended-hours primary care provision in an effort to reduce the growing utilization of A & E. No evidence is available to understand the use of acute services by this high-risk patient group.

Are surgeon's content with the current surgical headgear systems?

Medical devices such as 'surgical headgears' are used by surgeons during certain micro-surgical applications requiring enhanced vision and magnification. The main aim of the study was to investigate the clinical usability of existing headgear, the prevalence of discomfort experienced by surgeons frequently using such devices and ascertain if the surgeons are content with the existing headgear systems. Online semi-structured questionnaires were sent to 200 surgical consultants hailing from six different sub-specialities currently practicing in various National Health Service (NHS) trusts in the UK.