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- Home- versus hospital-based phototherapy for the treatment of non-haemolytic jaundice in infants at more than 37 weeks' gestation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Jun-2014
Phototherapy is commonly used for the treatment of neonatal jaundice, and home-based phototherapy is now being used in certain centres. Home-based phototherapy offers possible advantages by avoiding prolonged hospital admissions, promoting mother-infant b
- Home versus in‐centre haemodialysis for end‐stage kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Nov-2014
Home haemodialysis is associated with improved survival and quality of life in uncontrolled studies. However, relative benefits and harms of home versus in-centre haemodialysis in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are uncertain.
- Home versus inpatient induction of labour for improving birth outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Aug-2020
The setting in which induction of labour takes place (home or inpatient) is likely to have implications for safety, women's experiences and costs.
- Home versus in‐patient treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jan-2018
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow through a vein, which can occur after surgery, after trauma, or when a person has been immobile for a long time. Clots can dislodge and block blood flow to the lungs (pulmonary embolism
- Home visits during pregnancy and after birth for women with an alcohol or drug problem
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2012
One potential method of improving outcome for pregnant or postpartum women with a drug or alcohol problem is with home visits.
- Home‐based care for reducing morbidity and mortality in people infected with HIV/AIDS
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Home-based care (HBC), to promote quality-of-life and limit hospital care, is used in many countries, especially where public health services are overburdened.
- Home‐based chemically‐induced whitening (bleaching) of teeth in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2018
With the increased demand for whiter teeth, home-based bleaching products, either dentist-prescribed or over-the-counter products have been exponentially increasing in the past few decades. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2006.
- Home-based child development interventions for preschool children from socially disadvantaged families
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Sep-2012
Social disadvantage can have a significant impact on early child development, health and wellbeing. What happens during this critical period is important for all aspects of development. Caregiving competence and the quality of the environment play an impo
- Home-based educational interventions for children with asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Sep-2014
While guidelines recommend that children with asthma should receive asthma education, it is not known if education delivered in the home is superior to usual care or the same education delivered elsewhere. The home setting allows educators to reach popula
- Home‐based HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for improving uptake of HIV testing
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jul-2010
The low uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) has hindered global attempts to prevent new HIV infections and has limited scale-up of HIV care and treatment. Globally, only 10% of HIV-infected individuals are aware of their HIV status. One
- Home‐based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Aug-2017
The prognosis and survival rate of women with breast cancer have significantly improved worldwide. Effective home-based multidimensional programmes for breast cancer survivors have gained an ever greater emphasis in survivorship care to maximise women’s q
- Home-based social support for socially disadvantaged mothers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Epidemiologic studies indicate that babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of injury, abuse and neglect, health problems in infancy, and are less likely to have regular well-child care. Home visitation programs have lon
- Home-based support for disadvantaged adult mothers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of a range of problems in infancy. Home visiting programs are thought to improve outcomes, both for mothers and children, largely through advice and support.
- Home-based support for disadvantaged teenage mothers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of injury, abuse or neglect and health problems than babies born to more affluent mothers; disadvantaged teenage mothers are at particular risk of adverse outcomes. Home-visiting p
- Home-based therapy programmes for upper limb functional recovery following stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Apr-2012
With an increased focus on home-based stroke services and the undertaking of programmes, targeted at upper limb recovery within clinical practice, a systematic review of home-based therapy programmes for individuals with upper limb impairment following st
- Home‐based versus centre‐based cardiac rehabilitation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2017
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally. Traditionally, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes are offered to individuals after cardiac events to aid recovery and prevent further cardiac illness. Home-based cardiac rehabi
- Home‐based versus clinic‐based specimen collection in the management of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Sep-2015
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are the most frequent causes of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Management strategies that reduce losses in the clinical pathway from infection to cure might improve STI control
- Homeopathic medicines for adverse effects of cancer treatments
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
Homeopathic medicines are used by patients with cancer, often alongside conventional treatment. Cancer treatments can cause considerable morbidity and one of the reasons patients use homeopathic medicines is to help with adverse effects.
- Homeopathic Oscillococcinum® for preventing and treating influenza and influenza‐like illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jan-2015
Influenza is a highly infectious viral disease that is particularly common in the winter months. Oscillococcinum® is a patented homeopathic medicine that is made from a 1% solution of wild duck heart and liver extract, which is then serially diluted 200 t
- Homeopathy for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or hyperkinetic disorder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Nov-2008
Homeopathy is one form of complementary/alternative medicine which is promoted as being a safe and effective form of treatment for children and adults. Within the UK homeopathy use is estimated at 1.9% of the adult population (Thomas 2004), and around 11%
