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- Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jan-2021
Many people with chronic disease have more than one chronic condition, which is referred to as multimorbidity. The term comorbidity is also used but this is now taken to mean that there is a defined index condition with other linked conditions, for exampl
- Interventions for improving palliative care for older people living in nursing care homes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Mar-2011
Residents of nursing care homes for older people are highly likely to die there, making these places where palliative care is needed.
- Interventions for improving patients' trust in doctors and groups of doctors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2014
Trust is a fundamental component of the patient-doctor relationship and is associated with increased satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and continuity of care. Our 2006 review found little evidence that interventions improve patients' trust in their do
- Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-May-2019
Sleep disorders are commonly experienced by people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several approaches for improving sleep quality are used in clinical practice including relaxation techniques, exercise, acupressure, and medication.
- Interventions for improving the appropriate use of imaging in people with musculoskeletal conditions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Imaging is commonly performed for musculoskeletal conditions. Identifying interventions to improve the appropriate use of imaging for musculoskeletal conditions could potentially result in improved health outcomes for patients and reduced health care cost
- Interventions for improving the psychosocial well‐being of children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
As a result of HIV-related mortalities more than 13 million children under the age of 15 have lost a parent due to HIV and AIDS. There are also many children who have HIV-positive parents or primary caregivers; these children are affected by HIV and AIDS
- Interventions for improving upper limb function after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2014
Improving upper limb function is a core element of stroke rehabilitation needed to maximise patient outcomes and reduce disability. Evidence about effects of individual treatment techniques and modalities is synthesised within many reviews. For selection
- Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Feb-2020
Delivery of pain-free dentistry is crucial for reducing fear and anxiety, completion of treatment, and increasing acceptance of future dental treatment in children. Local anaesthetic (LA) facilitates this pain-free approach but it remains challenging. A n
- Interventions for increasing ankle range of motion in patients with neuromuscular disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2010
Reduced ankle dorsiflexion range of motion, or ankle equinus, is a common and disabling problem for patients with neuromuscular disease. Clinicians devote considerable time and resources implementing interventions to correct this problem although few of t
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-May-2020
Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk of future non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Testing the effects of interventions to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables, including those
- Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Pedestrians and cyclists account for nearly one in three of all road users killed and seriously injured in road traffic crashes. Late detection of other road users is one of the basic driver failures responsible for collisions. Aids to improve pedestrians
- Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Apr-2021
A solution for increasing the number of available organs for transplantation is to encourage more individuals to register a commitment for deceased organ donation. However, the percentage of the population registered for organ donation remains low in many
- Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2015
The inequitable distribution of health professionals, within countries, poses an important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services.
- Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2018
Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals. However, it has not yet been widely adopted in practice. This is the second update of thi
- Interventions for infantile esotropia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2013
Infantile esotropia (IE) is the inward deviation of the eye. Various aspects of the clinical management of IE are unclear; mainly, the most effective type of intervention and the age at intervention.
- Interventions for infantile haemangiomas of the skin
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2018
Infantile haemangiomas (previously known as strawberry birthmarks) are soft, raised swellings of the skin that occur in 3% to 10% of infants. These benign vascular tumours are usually uncomplicated and tend to regress spontaneously. However, when haemangi
- Interventions for infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (including cradle cap)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2019
Infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (ISD) is a chronic, inflammatory, scaling skin condition, which causes redness and a greasy scaling rash in infants and young children. It can last from weeks to months, but rarely years. When it occurs on the scalp, it is
- Interventions for ingrowing toenails
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Mar-2012
Ingrowing toenails are a common problem in which part of the nail penetrates the skinfold alongside the nail, creating a painful area. Different non-surgical and surgical interventions for ingrowing toenails are available, but there is no consensus about
- Interventions for intermittent exotropia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Sep-2021
The clinical management of intermittent exotropia (X(T)) has been discussed extensively in the literature, yet there remains a lack of clarity regarding indications for intervention, the most effective form of treatment, and whether there is an optimal ti
- Interventions for intra‐operative pain relief during postpartum mini‐laparotomy tubal ligation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Feb-2019
Postpartum mini-laparotomy tubal ligation (PPTL) is a contraceptive method that works by interrupting the patency of the fallopian tubes. Several methods are used for intraoperative pain relief, such as systemic administration of opioids or intraperitonea
