Helen Cox

Two children with subtelomeric 11q deletions: a description and interpretation of their clinical presentations and molecular genetic findings (2009)

Cox, Helen, Lucassen, Anneke, Rio, Marlene, Browne, Caroline, Renforth, Glenn, Craven, Lyndsey, ...

The phenotypes associated with subtle deletions of the subtelomeric regions of many chromosomes have been reported. This is a detailed description of the clinical characteristics of two children with...

Educating nursing home staff on fracture prevention: a cluster randomised trial (2008)

Cox, Helen, Puffer, Suezann, Morton, Veronica, Cooper, Cyrus, Hodson, Jean, Masud, Tahir, ...

Objective: to assess whether specialist osteoporosis nurses delivering training to care home staff can reduce fractures and improve the prescription of treatments to reduce fractures versus usual...

Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions (2007)

Rasmussen, Bodil, O`Connell, Beverly, Dunning, Trisha, Cox, Helen

The authors used grounded theory to explore and develop a substantive theory to explain how 20 young women with type 1 diabetes managed their lives when facing turning points and undergoing...

Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions (2007)

Rasmussen, Bodil, O`Connell, Beverly, Dunning, Trisha, Cox, Helen

The authors used grounded theory to explore and develop a substantive theory to explain how 20 young women with type 1 diabetes managed their lives when facing turning points and undergoing...

Factors that influence women's disclosures of substance use during pregnancy: a qualitative study of ten midwives and ten pregnant women (2007)

Phillips, Diane, Thomas, Kristina, Cox, Helen, Ricciardelli, Lina, Ogle, Jan, Love, Veronica, ...

The present study was designed to examine the factors that motivate or act as barriers to disclosure of substance use by pregnant women. Participants included 10 midwives and 10 pregnant women who...

From music to silence: an exploration of music-thanatology vigils at end of life (2007)

Cox, Helen, Roberts, Peter

Research in Australia into use of music-thanatology, evaluating provision of harp music in vigils with palliative care patients in a hospice. The concept of music-thanatology is outlined, and the...

Issues in the provision of nursing care to people undergoing cardiac surgery who also have type 2 diabetes (2007)

Wellard, Sally, Cox, Helen, Bhujoharry, Claire

There has been little investigation of the issues associated with caring for patients presenting for cardiac surgery with a comorbid diagnosis of diabetes although there is some evidence that the...

From music to silence: an exploration of music-thanatology vigils at end of life (2007)

Cox, Helen, Roberts, Peter

Research in Australia into use of music-thanatology, evaluating provision of harp music in vigils with palliative care patients in a hospice. The concept of music-thanatology is outlined, and the...

Factors that influence women's disclosures of substance use during pregnancy : a qualitative study of ten midwives and ten pregnant women (2007)

Phillips, Diane, Thomas, Kristina, Cox, Helen, Ricciardelli, Lina, Ogle, Jan, Love, Veronica, ...

The present study was designed to examine the factors that motivate or act as barriers to disclosure of substance use by pregnant women. Participants included 10 midwives and 10 pregnant women who...

Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions (2007)

Rasmussen, Bodil, O`Connell, Beverly, Dunning, Trisha, Cox, Helen

The authors used grounded theory to explore and develop a substantive theory to explain how 20 young women with type 1 diabetes managed their lives when facing turning points and undergoing...

Issues in the provision of nursing care to people undergoing cardiac surgery who also have type 2 diabetes (2007)

Wellard, Sally, Cox, Helen, Bhujoharry, Claire

There has been little investigation of the issues associated with caring for patients presenting for cardiac surgery with a comorbid diagnosis of diabetes although there is some evidence that the...

Tuberculosis Recurrence and Mortality after Successful Treatment: Impact of Drug Resistance (2006)

Helen Cox, Yared Kebede, Sholpan Allamuratova, Gabit Ismailov, Zamira Davletmuratova, Graham Byrnes, ...

BackgroundThe DOTS (directly observed treatment short-course) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control is recommended by the World Health Organization globally. However, there are few studies of...

Facilitating post traumatic growth (2004)

Turner, De Sales, Cox, Helen

Background: Whilst negative responses to traumatic injury have been well documented in the literature, there is a small but growing body of work that identifies posttraumatic growth as a salient...

Hope: metaphorically speaking (2004)

Turner, De Sales, Cox, Helen

In a recent Gadamerian hermeneutic study, photographyand in-depth interviews were used as key methods to explicate the phenomenon of hope. Whilst using photography within qualitative research has...

Multisensory environments for leisure: promoting well-being in nursing home residents with dementia (2004)

Cox, Helen, Burns, Ian, Savage, Sally

Multisensory environments such as Snoezelen® rooms are becoming increasingly popular in health care facilities for older individuals. There is limited reliable evidence of the benefits of such...

Facilitating post traumatic growth (2004)

Turner, De Sales, Cox, Helen

Background: Whilst negative responses to traumatic injury have been well documented in the literature, there is a small but growing body of work that identifies posttraumatic growth as a salient...

Multisensory environments for leisure: promoting well-being in nursing home residents with dementia (2004)

Cox, Helen, Burns, Ian, Savage, Sally

Multisensory environments such as Snoezelen® rooms are becoming increasingly popular in health care facilities for older individuals. There is limited reliable evidence of the benefits of such...

Hope: metaphorically speaking (2004)

Turner, De Sales, Cox, Helen

In a recent Gadamerian hermeneutic study, photographyand in-depth interviews were used as key methods to explicate the phenomenon of hope. Whilst using photography within qualitative research has...

Recovery from gynaecological day surgery : are we underestimating the process (2003)

Cox, Helen, O`Connell, Beverly

This paper reports a study investigating the post operative experiences of 80 women following gynaecological day surgery. Women kept a diary for the first 4 days following surgery. The diary included...

Endometriosis, an unknown entity: the consumer`s perspective (2003)

Cox, Helen, Ski, Chantal, Wood, Ros, Sheahan, Margo

This paper reports the findings of a consumer-driven investigation conducted by the Centre for Clinical Nursing Research at Epworth Hospital in conjunction with the Endometriosis Association...

Learning to take charge: women's experiences of living with endometriosis (2003)

Cox, Helen, Henderson, Lorraine, Wood, Ros, Cagliarini, Glenda

This paper describes aspects of a study that was conducted to determine women's needs for information related to laparoscopy for endometriosis. Sixty-one women attended focus groups, during which...

Focus group study of endometriosis: struggle, loss and the medical merry-go-round (2003)

Cox, Helen, Henderson, Lorraine, Anderson, Natalie, Cagliarini, Glenda, Ski, Chantal

Women with endometriosis experience a range of problems for which they may or may not be adequately supported. This paper reports on one aspect of a study conducted at the Epworth Hospital,...

Endometriosis, an unknown entity: the consumer`s perspective (2003)

Cox, Helen, Ski, Chantal, Wood, Ros, Sheahan, Margo

This paper reports the findings of a consumer-driven investigation conducted by the Centre for Clinical Nursing Research at Epworth Hospital in conjunction with the Endometriosis Association...

Learning to take charge : women's experiences of living with endometriosis (2003)

Cox, Helen, Henderson, Lorraine, Wood, Ros, Cagliarini, Glenda

This paper describes aspects of a study that was conducted to determine women's needs for information related to laparoscopy for endometriosis. Sixty-one women attended focus groups, during which...

Recovery from gynaecological day surgery : are we underestimating the process (2003)

Cox, Helen, O`Connell, Beverly

This paper reports a study investigating the post operative experiences of 80 women following gynaecological day surgery. Women kept a diary for the first 4 days following surgery. The diary included...

Focus group study of endometriosis: struggle, loss and the medical merry-go-round (2003)

Cox, Helen, Henderson, Lorraine, Anderson, Natalie, Cagliarini, Glenda, Ski, Chantal

Women with endometriosis experience a range of problems for which they may or may not be adequately supported. This paper reports on one aspect of a study conducted at the Epworth Hospital,...

Narratives of recovery from traumatic injury: issues in the nursing care of patients in rehabilitation (2002)

Cox, Helen, Turner, De Sales, Penney, Wendy

Patients who sustain multiple orthopaedic injuries through trauma frequently undergo lengthy rehabilitation. There is little information available about how patients experience hospital...

Self-reported health beliefs of government housing tenants (2002)

Clarke, Valerie, Savage, Sally, Hanna, Barbara, Cox, Helen

Our aim was to provide a description of the self-reported health beliefs of a sample of Victorian public housing tenants, and to identify how gender, age and geographic location relate to these...

Narratives of recovery from traumatic injury: issues in the nursing care of patients in rehabilitation (2002)

Cox, Helen, Turner, De Sales, Penney, Wendy

Patients who sustain multiple orthopaedic injuries through trauma frequently undergo lengthy rehabilitation. There is little information available about how patients experience hospital...

Self-reported health beliefs of government housing tenants (2002)

Clarke, Valerie, Savage, Sally, Hanna, Barbara, Cox, Helen

Our aim was to provide a description of the self-reported health beliefs of a sample of Victorian public housing tenants, and to identify how gender, age and geographic location relate to these...

Risky business: stories from the field of rural community nurses' work in domestic violence. (2001)

Cox, Helen, Cash, Penelope, Hanna, Barbara, D`Arcy-Tehan, Frances, Adams, Carol

This paper reports on a descriptive study into family violence in rural Victoria. Focus groups were held in a number of areas across rural Victoria with a total of 24 community nurse participants....

Risky business: stories from the field of rural community nurses' work in domestic violence. (2001)

Cox, Helen, Cash, Penelope, Hanna, Barbara, D`Arcy-Tehan, Frances, Adams, Carol

This paper reports on a descriptive study into family violence in rural Victoria. Focus groups were held in a number of areas across rural Victoria with a total of 24 community nurse participants....

Patient Management System (PMS): A Tool in an Interdisciplinary Approach to Health Education

Harsanyi, Bennie, Lovell, James, Ryan, John, Cox, Helen

This presentation describes a project undertaken by the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Allied Health of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center that incorporates both educational and...

A Connective Tissue Disorder Caused by Mutations of the Lysyl Hydroxylase 3 Gene

Salo, Antti M., Cox, Helen, Farndon, Peter, Moss, Celia, Grindulis, Helen, Risteli, Maija, ...

Lysyl hydroxylase 3 (LH3, encoded by PLOD3) is a multifunctional enzyme capable of catalyzing hydroxylation of lysyl residues and O-glycosylation of hydroxylysyl residues producing either...