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- Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers of stroke survivors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Aug-2011
A substantial component of care is provided to stroke survivors by informal caregivers. However, providing such care is often a new and challenging experience and has been linked to a number of adverse outcomes. A range of interventions targeted towards s
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Dec-2018
Chronic pain is common and significantly impacts on the lives of persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Various types of non-pharmacological interventions are widely used, both in hospital and ambulatory/mobility settings to improve pain control in pwMS,
- Non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2014
Chronic pain is frequent in persons living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Conventionally, the pain is treated pharmacologically, yet long-term pain medication is often refractory and associated with side effects. Non-pharmacological interventions are freq
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for cognitive impairment due to systemic cancer treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2016
It is estimated that up to 75% of cancer survivors may experience cognitive impairment as a result of cancer treatment and given the increasing size of the cancer survivor population, the number of affected people is set to rise considerably in coming yea
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for depression in adults and children with traumatic brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Dec-2015
Following traumatic brain injury (TBI) there is an increased prevalence of depression compared to the general population. It is unknown whether non-pharmacological interventions for depression are effective for people with TBI.
- Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Aug-2013
Fatigue is a common and potentially distressing symptom for people with rheumatoid arthritis with no accepted evidence based management guidelines. Non-pharmacological interventions, such as physical activity and psychosocial interventions, have been show
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for people with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Sep-2015
Approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy remain refractory to drug treatment and continue to experience seizures whilst taking one or more antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Several non-pharmacological interventions that may be used in conjunction with or as
- Non-pharmacological interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke and other adult-acquired, non-progressive brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Mar-2011
Stroke and other adult-acquired brain injury may impair perception leading to distress and increased dependence on others. Perceptual rehabilitation includes functional training, sensory stimulation, strategy training and task repetition.
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing clotting of extracorporeal circuits during continuous renal replacement therapy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Sep-2021
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication amongst people who are critically ill, and it is associated with an increased risk of death. For people with severe AKI, continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), which is delivered over 24 hours, is
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Nov-2021
Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with serious adverse outcomes. Treatment options for established delirium are limited and so preven
- Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing job loss in workers with inflammatory arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2014
Work participation of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is important not only economically but also for physical and psychological health. There is no Cochrane Review to date on studies of non-pharmacological interventions specifically aimed at pr
- Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing secondary vascular events after stroke or transient ischemic attack
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Feb-2013
Stroke is the second leading cause of death among adults worldwide. Individuals who have suffered a stroke are at high risk of having another stroke likely leading to greater disability and institutionalization. Non-pharmacological interventions may have
- Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing venous insufficiency in a standing worker population
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2013
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common problem, affecting up to 50% of the population in industrialised countries. It is a chronic condition which, if untreated, can progress to serious complications that in turn can interfere with working ability
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep promotion in the intensive care unit
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Oct-2015
Adults in intensive care units (ICUs) often suffer from a lack of sleep or frequent sleep disruptions. Non-pharmacological interventions can improve the duration and quality of sleep and decrease the risk of sleep disturbance, delirium, post-traumatic str
- Non-pharmacological interventions for somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2014
Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for which no adequate medical explanation can be found after proper examination. The presence of MUPS is the key feature of conditions known as 'somatoform disorders'. Various psychologi
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non‐progressive brain injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jul-2021
People with spatial neglect after stroke or other brain injury have difficulty attending to one side of space. Various rehabilitation interventions have been used, but evidence of their benefit is unclear.
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for stuttering in children six years and younger
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Sep-2021
Stuttering, or stammering as it is referred to in some countries, affects a child's ability to speak fluently. It is a common communication disorder, affecting 11% of children by four years of age. Stuttering can be characterized by sound, part word or wh
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2018
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common disorder in which the two main clinical features are pelvic pain and lower urinary tract symptoms. There are currently many approaches for its management, using both pharmacological an
- -Non-pharmacological interventions for wandering of people with dementia in the domestic setting
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Aug-2009
A number of studies exist of interventions for wandering in the institutional setting, but much less work has been done on wandering in the domestic setting. The prevalence of wandering by people with dementia is difficult to assess; wandering is not a si
- Non‐pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Dec-2015
Infant acute pain and distress is commonplace. Infancy is a period of exponential development. Unrelieved pain and distress can have implications across the lifespan. This is an update of a previously published review in the Cochrane Database of Systemat
