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- Education interventions for adults who attend the emergency room for acute asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Apr-2013
The use of educational and behavioural interventions in the management of chronic asthma have a strong evidence base. There may be a role for educative interventions following presentation in an emergency setting in adults.
- Education of children and adolescents for the prevention of dog bite injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Feb-2009
Dog bites can have dramatic consequences for children and adolescents. Educating young people on how to interact with dogs could contribute to reducing dog bite injuries.
- Education programmes for people with diabetic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2011
Adherence to complex regimens for patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is often poor. Interventions to enhance adherence require intensive education and behavioural counselling. However, whether the existing evidence is scientifically rigorous and
- Educational and behavioural interventions for anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-May-2013
Current guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation who are at moderate-to-high risk of stroke, however anticoagulation control (time in therapeutic range (TTR)) is dependent on many factors. Educational and beh
- Educational and skills-based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents and young adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-May-2013
Educational and skills-based interventions are often used to prevent relationship and dating violence among young people.
- Educational games for health professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Feb-2013
The use of games as an educational strategy has the potential to improve health professionals' performance (e.g. adherence to standards of care) through improving their knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Educational games for mental health professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2009
In traditional didactic teaching, the learner has a passive role, digesting the knowledge presented by the teacher. Stimulating and active teaching processes may be better at instilling information than more pedestrian approaches. Games involving repetiti
- Educational interventions for asthma in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jul-2008
Self-management education programs have been developed for children with asthma, but it is unclear whether such programs improve outcomes.
- Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Aug-2009
Ocular injury is a preventable cause of blindness, yet it remains a significant disabling health problem that affects all age groups. Injuries may occur in the home, in the workplace, during recreational activities or as a result of road crashes. Types of
- Educational outreach visits: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2008
Educational outreach visits (EOVs) have been identified as an intervention that may improve the practice of healthcare professionals. This type of face-to-face visit has been referred to as university-based educational detailing, academic detailing, and e
- Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jan-2014
Although effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is not universally accepted by users. Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions may help people with OSA recognise the need for r
- EEG for children with complex febrile seizures
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2016
This is an updated version of original Cochrane review published in Issue 1, 2014.
- Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naïve individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Mar-2011
The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has reduced the morbidity and mortality due to HIV. The World Health Organisation (WHO) antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines focus on three classes of antiretroviral drugs, namely: nucleoside
- Effect of administration of antihelminthics for soil-transmitted helminths during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jun-2015
Helminthiasis is infestation of the human body with parasitic worms and it is estimated to affect 44 million pregnancies, globally, each year. Intestinal helminthiasis (hook worm) is associated with blood loss and decreased supply of nutrients for erythro
- Effect of antihypertensive drugs on mortality, morbidity and blood pressure in blacks
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Black people have a greater prevalence of elevated blood pressure leading to excess morbidity and mortality.
- Effect of cocoa on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2012
High blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease attributing to about 50% of cardiovascular events worldwide and 37% of cardiovascular related deaths in Western populations. Epidemiological studies suggest that cocoa rich product
- Effect of cyclosporine on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2009
Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive agent used for different autoimmune diseases. The official Canadian indications for cyclosporine are solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and nephritic syndrome (e-C
- Effect of early treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs on short and long-term mortality in patients with an acute cardiovascular event
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2010
Acute cardiovascular events represent a therapeutic challenge. Blood pressure lowering drugs are commonly used and recommended in the early phase of these settings. This review analyses randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence for this approach.
- Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2013
A reduction in salt intake lowers blood pressure (BP) and, thereby, reduces cardiovascular risk. A recent meta-analysis by Graudal implied that salt reduction had adverse effects on hormones and lipids which might mitigate any benefit that occurs with BP
- Effect of outpatient pharmacists' non-dispensing roles on patient outcomes and prescribing patterns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Nov-2010
The roles of pharmacists in patient care have expanded from the traditional tasks of dispensing medications and providing basic medication counseling to working with other health professionals and the public. Multiple reviews have evaluated the impact of
