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- Exercise in prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression among children and young people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Oct-2008
Depression and anxiety are common psychological disorders for children and adolescents. Psychological (e.g. psychotherapy), psychosocial (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy) and biological (e.g. SSRIs or tricyclic drugs) treatments are the most common trea
- Exercise interventions for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Aug-2014
Taking regular exercise may help people give up smoking by moderating nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain.
- Exercise or other physical activity for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jan-2010
The association between an increase in regular physical activity and a reduction in the risk of hypertension is well documented for non-pregnant people. It has been suggested that exercise may help prevent pre-eclampsia and its complications. Possible adv
- Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2016
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by persistent, medically unexplained fatigue, as well as symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, headaches and impaired concentration and short-term memory. CFS presents as a common, debili
- Exercise therapy for multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Oct-2015
No intervention has proven effective in modifying long-term disease prognosis in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but exercise therapy is considered to be an important part of symptomatic and supportive treatment for these patients.
- Exercise therapy for patellofemoral pain syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2015
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common problem among adolescents and young adults, characterised by retropatellar pain (behind the kneecap) or peripatellar pain (around the kneecap) when ascending or descending stairs, squatting or sitting with f
- Exercise therapy for treatment of non-specific low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Exercise therapy is widely used as an intervention in low-back pain.
- Exercise therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2008
Exercise therapy is considered an important component of the treatment of arthritis. The efficacy of exercise therapy has been reviewed in adults with rheumatoid arthritis but not in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
- Exercise to improve self-esteem in children and young people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
Psychological and behavioural problems in children and adolescents are common, and improving self-esteem may help to prevent the development of such problems. There is strong evidence for the positive physical health outcomes of exercise, but the evidence
- Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Nov-2021
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death globally. However, with falling CHD mortality rates, an increasing number of people living with CHD may need support to manage their symptoms and prognosis. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitati
- Exercise-based rehabilitation for heart failure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Apr-2014
Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses consistently show the positive effect of exercise-based rehabilitation for heart failure (HF) on exercise capacity; however, the direction and magnitude of effects on health-related quality of life, mortality
- Exercises for mechanical neck disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jan-2015
Neck pain is common, disabling and costly. Exercise is one treatment approach.
- Exit interviews to reduce turnover amongst healthcare professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Aug-2014
Exit interviews are widely used in healthcare organisations to identify reasons for staff attrition, yet their usefulness in limiting turnover is unclear.
- External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2008
Fracture of the distal radius ('broken wrist') is a common clinical problem. It can be treated conservatively, usually involving wrist immobilisation in a plaster cast, or surgically. A key method of surgical fixation is external fixation.
- Extubation from low-rate intermittent positive airway pressure versus extubation after a trial of endotracheal continuous positive airway pressure in intubated preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Feb-2009
Failure of extubation and subsequent reintubation may result in additional stress and trauma to the premature infant. Treating infants about to be extubated with a period of endotracheal CPAP has been suggested as a method of preparing for extubation. How
- Face to face interventions for informing or educating parents about early childhood vaccination
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2013
Childhood vaccination (also described as immunisation) is an important and effective way to reduce childhood illness and death. However, there are many children who do not receive the recommended vaccines because their parents do not know why vaccination
- Family and parenting interventions in children and adolescents with conduct disorder and delinquency aged 10-17
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Conduct disorder and delinquency are significant problems for children and adolescents and their families, with the potential to consume much of the resources of the health, social care and juvenile justice systems. A number of family and parenting interv
- Family interventions for bipolar disorder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Oct-2008
Pharmacological treatments are the principal intervention for bipolar disorder. Alone, however, they are not sufficient to control symptoms and maintain psychosocial functioning. Adjunctive psychosocial interventions may help to improve the patient's cond
- Family therapy for asthma in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2009
Psychosocial and emotional factors are important in childhood asthma. Nevertheless, drug therapy alone continues to be the main treatment. Treatment programmes that include behavioural or psychological interventions have been developed to improve disturbe
- Family therapy for attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed in between 3% and 7% of school-age children and consists of the core symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Children are often treated with medication, usually stimulant medicat
