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- Patient education for preventing diabetic foot ulceration
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Dec-2014
Ulceration of the feet, which can result in loss of limbs and even death, is one of the major health problems for people with diabetes mellitus.
- Patient education in the management of coronary heart disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2011
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a complex multifaceted intervention consisting of three core modalities: education, exercise training and psychological support. Whilst exercise and psychological interventions for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Patient isolation measures for infants with candida colonization or infection for preventing or reducing transmission of candida in neonatal units
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Oct-2011
Candida is a common nosocomial infection and is associated with increased healthcare costs. In neonates, candida infection is associated with high mortality and morbidity and is transmitted by direct and indirect contact. Patient isolation measures, i.e.
- Patient reminder and recall systems to improve immunization rates
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Immunization rates for children and adults are rising, but coverage levels have not reached optimal goals. As a result of low immunization rates, vaccine-preventable diseases still occur. In an era of increasing complexity of immunization schedules, risin
- Patient support and education for promoting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Adherence to prescribed regimens is required to derive maximal benefit from many highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Patient‐reported outcome measures for follow‐up after gynaecological cancer treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Nov-2013
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Gynaecologic cancer treatment is known to have the potential for a major impact on quality of life (QoL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is an umbrella term that covers a range of potential types of
- Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2013
There is a growing interest in paying for performance as a means to align the incentives of health workers and health providers with public health goals. However, there is currently a lack of rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of these strategies in i
- Pedicle screw fixation for traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Apr-2013
Spine fractures are common. The treatment of traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine remains controversial but surgery involving pedicle screw fixation has become a popular option.
- Peer support interventions for parents and carers of children with complex needs
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Dec-2021
Parents and family carers of children with complex needs experience a high level of pressure to meet children's needs while maintaining family functioning and, as a consequence, often experience reduced well-being and elevated psychological distress. Peer
- Peer support telephone calls for improving health
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Mar-2009
Peer support telephone calls have been used for a wide range of health-related concerns. However, little is known about their effects.
- Peginterferon alpha-2a versus peginterferon alpha-2b for chronic hepatitis C
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Feb-2014
A combination of weekly pegylated interferon (peginterferon) alpha and daily ribavirin still represents standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in the majority of patients. However, it is not established which of the two licensed peginterferon
- Peginterferon plus ribavirin versus interferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Feb-2014
Pegylated interferon (peginterferon) plus ribavirin is the recommended treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C, but systematic assessment of the effect of this treatment compared with interferon plus ribavirin is needed.
- Pegloticase for chronic gout
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2010
Pegloticase is a potential new treatment option for patients with chronic gout intolerant to other urate-lowering therapies.
- Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for first-line treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Apr-2015
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, requiring primary cytoreductive surgery and combination chemotherapy for its first-line management. Currently, the recommended standard first-line chemotherapy is platinum-based, usu
- Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Apr-2015
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in women and it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The majority of ovarian tumours are epithelial in origin. Women with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) often have a reduced performance statu
- Pelargonium sidoides extract for treating acute respiratory tract infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Oct-2013
Pelargonium sidoides (P. sidoides), also known as Umckaloabo, is a herbal remedy thought to be effective in the treatment of acute respiratory infections (ARIs).
- Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2015
Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a first-line conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in women. Other active treatments include: physical therapies (e.g. vaginal cones); behavioural therapies (e.g. bladder training); electrical or magnetic s
- Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2012
About a third of women have urinary incontinence and up to a 10th have faecal incontinence after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth both for prevention and the treatment of incontinence.
- Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
Pelvic floor muscle training is the most commonly recommended physical therapy treatment for women with stress leakage of urine. It is also used in the treatment of women with mixed incontinence, and less commonly for urge incontinence. Adjuncts, such as
- Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-May-2014
Pelvic floor muscle training is the most commonly used physical therapy treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is sometimes also recommended for mixed and, less commonly, urgency urinary incontinence.
