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- Group based diabetes self-management education compared to routine treatment, waiting list control or no intervention for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2015
Self-management skills are necessary for patients with type 2 diabetes. Group based diabetes self management education (DSME) is central among methods for teaching self-management.
- Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2017
Group therapy offers individuals the opportunity to learn behavioural techniques for smoking cessation, and to provide each other with mutual support.
- Group versus conventional antenatal care for women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Feb-2015
Antenatal care is one of the key preventive health services used around the world. In most Western countries, antenatal care traditionally involves a schedule of one-to-one visits with a care provider. A different way of providing antenatal care involves
- Group‐based parent training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Aug-2016
Emotional and behavioural problems in children are common. Research suggests that parenting has an important role to play in helping children to become well-adjusted, and that the first few months and years are especially important. Parenting programmes m
- Group-based parent training programmes for improving parental psychosocial health
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2014
Parental psychosocial health can have a significant effect on the parent-child relationship, with consequences for the later psychological health of the child. Parenting programmes have been shown to have an impact on the emotional and behavioural adjustm
- Growth factors for angiogenesis in peripheral arterial disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jun-2017
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is associated with a high clinical and socioeconomic burden. Treatments to alleviate the symptoms of PAD and decrease the risks of amputation and death are a high societal priority. A number of growth factors have shown a p
- Growth factors for treating diabetic foot ulcers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Oct-2015
Foot ulcers are a major complication of diabetes mellitus, often leading to amputation. Growth factors derived from blood platelets, endothelium, or macrophages could potentially be an important treatment for these wounds but they may also confer risks.
- Growth hormone for children with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2012
Growth retardation is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children and is of concern to families. Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment has been used to help short children with CKD attain a height more in keeping with the
- Growth hormone for in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Nov-2021
In an effort to improve outcomes of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles, the use of growth hormone (GH) has been considered as adjuvant treatment in ovarian stimulation. Improving the outcomes of IVF is especially important for women with infertility who
- Growth hormone therapy for people with thalassaemia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-May-2020
Thalassaemia is a recessively-inherited blood disorder that leads to anaemia of varying severity. In those affected by the more severe forms, regular blood transfusions are required which may lead to iron overload. Accumulated iron from blood transfusions
- Growth monitoring in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
Growth monitoring is widely accepted and strongly supported by health professionals, and is a standard component of community paediatric services throughout the world. We sought to evaluate research evidence of its impact. This requires definition, consid
- Guaiac‐based faecal occult blood tests versus faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening in average‐risk individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jun-2022
Worldwide, many countries have adopted colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes, often based on faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs). CRC screening aims to detect advanced neoplasia (AN), which is defined as CRC or advanced adenomas. FOBTs fall into two
- Guanylate cyclase stimulators for pulmonary hypertension
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Aug-2016
Pulmonary hypertension is a condition of complex aetiology that culminates in right heart failure and early death. Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators are a promising class of agents that have recently gained approval for use.
- Guided imagery for treating hypertension in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Apr-2019
Hypertension (high blood pressure) in pregnancy carries a high risk of maternal morbidity and mortality. Although antihypertensive drugs are commonly used, they have adverse effects on mothers and fetuses. Guided imagery is a non-pharmacological technique
- Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-May-2019
Conventional treatment of destructive periodontal (gum) disease arrests the disease but does not usually regain the bone support or connective tissue lost in the disease process. Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) is a surgical procedure that specifically a
- Guidelines in professions allied to medicine
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Clinical practice guidelines aim to reduce inappropriate variations in practice and to promote the delivery of evidence-based health care.
- Guidewire‐assisted cannulation of the common bile duct for the prevention of post‐endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2022
Cannulation techniques have been recognized as being important in causing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). However, considerable controversy exists about the usefulness of the guidewire-assisted cannulation te
- H1‐antihistamines for chronic spontaneous urticaria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2014
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is characterised by the development of crops of red, itchy, raised weals or hives with no identifiable external cause.
- H1‐antihistamines for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2007
Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic allergic reaction, which can be life-threatening. H1-antihistamines are commonly used as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of anaphylaxis.
- Habit retraining for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Sep-2009
Habit retraining is a form of toileting assistance given by a caregiver to adults with urinary incontinence. It involves the identification of an incontinent person's natural voiding pattern and the development of an individualised toileting schedule, whi
