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- Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2017
Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the prevalence is inequitably distributed between and within countries. Interventions have been undertaken to improve cataract surgical services, however, the effe
- Interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2011
Achieving and maintaining high levels of medication adherence are required to achieve the full benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet suboptimal adherence among children is common in both developed and developing countries.
- Interventions to improve adherence to exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a major health problem, accounting for approximately one-quarter of general practice (GP) consultations in the United Kingdom (UK). Exercise and physical activity is beneficial for the most common types of CMP, such a
- Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2017
Despite its proven efficacy in improving symptoms and reducing exacerbations, many patients with asthma are not fully adherent to their steroid inhaler. Suboptimal adherence leads to poorer clinical outcomes and increased health service utilisation, and h
- Interventions to improve adherence to lipid‐lowering medication
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Dec-2016
Lipid-lowering drugs are widely underused, despite strong evidence indicating they improve cardiovascular end points. Poor patient adherence to a medication regimen can affect the success of lipid-lowering treatment.
- Interventions to improve adherence to pharmacological therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Sep-2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and limited lung airflow, dyspnoea and recurrent exacerbations. Suboptimal therapy or non-adherence may result in limited effectivene
- Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2017
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are associated with prolonged hospital stay and death compared with infections caused by susceptible bacteria. Appropriate antibiotic use in hospital
- Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
The development of resistance to antibiotics by many important human pathogens has been linked to exposure to antibiotics over time. The misuse of antibiotics for viral infections (for which they are of no value) and the excessive use of broad spectrum an
- Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow-up of patients with cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jun-2012
Care from the family physician is generally interrupted when patients with cancer come under the care of second-line and third-line healthcare professionals who may also manage the patient’s comorbid conditions. This situation may lead to fragmented and u
- Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Sep-2019
Diarrhoea and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections represent a large disease burden worldwide, particularly in low-income countries. As the aetiological agents associated with diarrhoea and STHs are transmitted through faeces, the safe containment a
- Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2010
Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially among young children in low-income countries, and are associated with exposure to human excreta.
- Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Sep-2017
Health care-associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene is regarded as an effective preventive measure. This is an update of a previously published review.
- Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Aug-2016
Acquired adult-onset hearing loss is a common long-term condition for which the most common intervention is hearing aid fitting. However, up to 40% of people fitted with a hearing aid either fail to use it or may not gain optimal benefit from it. This is
- Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Mar-2017
Asthma is a common chronic disease worldwide. Inhalers are often prescribed to help control asthma symptoms, improve quality of life and reduce the risk of exacerbations or flare-ups. However, evidence suggests that many people with asthma do not use thei
- Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2008
The primary care specialist interface is a key organisational feature of many health care systems. Patients are referred to specialist care when investigation or therapeutic options are exhausted in primary care and more specialised care is needed. Referr
- Interventions to improve professional adherence to guidelines for prevention of device-related infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Mar-2013
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major threat to patient safety, and are associated with mortality rates varying from 5% to 35%. Important risk factors associated with HAIs are the use of invasive medical devices (e.g. central lines, urinary
- Interventions to improve psychosocial well‐being in female BRCA‐mutation carriers following risk‐reducing surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2019
Women who carry a pathogenic mutation in either a BRCA1 DNA repair associated or BRCA2 DNA repair associated (BRCA1 or BRCA2) gene have a high lifetime risk of developing breast and tubo-ovarian cancer. To manage this risk women may choose to undergo risk
- Interventions to improve question formulation in professional practice and self-directed learning
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Apr-2010
Formulating questions is fundamental to the daily life of a healthcare worker and is a defining characteristic of professional competence and meaningful learning. With high expectations for healthcare providers to remain up-to-date with current evidence a
- Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Oct-2020
Work disability such as sickness absence is common in people with depression.
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Apr-2014
Many systematic reviews exist on interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers, but research is distributed across diseases, populations and settings. The scope and focus of such reviews also vary widely, creating challenges for d
