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- Mind and body therapy for fibromyalgia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Apr-2015
Mind-body interventions are based on the holistic principle that mind, body and behaviour are all interconnected. Mind-body interventions incorporate strategies that are thought to improve psychological and physical well-being, aim to allow patients to ta
- Mind-body interventions during pregnancy for preventing or treating women's anxiety
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Oct-2011
Anxiety during pregnancy is a common problem. Anxiety and stress could have consequences on the course of the pregnancy and the later development of the child. Anxiety responds well to treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy and/or medication. Non
- Mindfulness‐based interventions for substance use disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2021
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent and associated with a substantial public health burden. Although evidence-based interventions exist for treating SUDs, many individuals remain symptomatic despite treatment, and relapse is common.Mindful
- Mindfulness‐based psychological interventions for improving mental well‐being in medical students and junior doctors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2021
Mindfulness interventions are increasingly popular as an approach to improve mental well-being. To date, no Cochrane Review examines the effectiveness of mindfulness in medical students and junior doctors. Thus, questions remain regarding the efficacy of
- Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for family carers of people with dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Aug-2018
Caring for people with dementia is highly challenging, and family carers are recognised as being at increased risk of physical and mental ill-health. Most current interventions have limited success in reducing stress among carers of people with dementia.
- Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Mar-2019
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Diagnosis and treatment may drastically affect quality of life, causing symptoms such as sleep disorders, depression and anxiety. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a programme that aims to reduc
- Mini‐Cog for the detection of dementia within a community setting
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2021
Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia are becoming increasingly prevalent with the aging of many populations. The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease relies on tests to evaluate cognition and discriminate between individuals with dementia and tho
- Mini‐Cog for the detection of dementia within a primary care setting
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2021
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are becoming increasingly common with the aging of most populations. The majority of individuals with dementia will first present for care and assessment in primary care settings. There is a need for brief d
- Mini‐Cog for the detection of dementia within a secondary care setting
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jul-2021
The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease dementia and other dementias relies on clinical assessment. There is a high prevalence of cognitive disorders, including undiagnosed dementia in secondary care settings. Short cognitive tests can be helpful in identify
- Minilaparotomy and endoscopic techniques for tubal sterilisation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2004
In industrialised countries sterilisation is generally performed by laparoscopy. In settings where the resources for purchase and maintenance of laparoscopic equipment are limited, minilaparotomy may still be the most common approach. The advantages and d
- Minimally invasive discectomy versus microdiscectomy/open discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Aug-2014
Microdiscectomy or open discectomy (MD/OD) are the standard procedures for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation and they involve removal of the portion of the intervertebral disc compressing the nerve root or spinal cord (or both) with or without the aid of
- Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IOPTH) and preoperative imaging versus bilateral neck exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2020
Bilateral neck exploration (BNE) is the traditional approach to sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. With the availability of the preoperative imaging techniques and intraoperative parathyroid hormone assays, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) is
- Minimally invasive surgery versus open surgery for the treatment of solid abdominal and thoracic neoplasms in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Jan-2015
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is an accepted surgical technique for the treatment of a variety of benign diseases. Presently, the use of MIS in patients with cancer is progressing. However, the role of MIS in children with solid neoplasms is less clear
- Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small-volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Nov-2016
More than 400,000 cases of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) are diagnosed each year worldwide and the incidence is rising, partly as a result of human papillomavirus. Human papillomavirus-associated OPSCC affects younger patients and often pr
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques versus open myomectomy for uterine fibroids
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Oct-2014
Fibroids are common benign tumours arising in the uterus. Myomectomy is the surgical treatment of choice for women with symptomatic fibroids who prefer or want uterine conservation. Myomectomy can be performed by conventional laparotomy, by mini-laparotom
- Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jul-2021
A variety of minimally invasive treatments are available as an alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). However, it is unclear which
- Minimally invasive versus open surgery for reversal of tubal sterilization
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jan-2013
Although tubal sterilization procedures are considered to be permanent, requests for reversal of the procedure (re-canalisation) are not infrequent. The reversal procedure can be done either by an open laparotomy or by minimally invasive surgery (laparosc
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the detection of dementia in clinically unevaluated people aged 65 and over in community and primary care populations
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Apr-2016
The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a cognitive test that is commonly used as part of the evaluation for possible dementia.
- Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the early detection of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jul-2021
Dementia is a progressive global cognitive impairment syndrome. In 2010, more than 35 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia. Some people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) will progress to dementia but others remain stable o
- Miniports versus standard ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Aug-2013
In conventional (standard) port laparoscopic cholecystectomy, four abdominal ports (two of 10 mm diameter and two of 5 mm diameter) are used. Recently, use of smaller ports, miniports, have been reported.
