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- 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
- Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Sep-2021
Starting in late 2019, COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, spread around the world. Long-term care facilities are at particularly high risk of outbreaks, and the burden of morbidity and mortality is very high among residents living in th
- Non‐pharmacological therapies for dysphagia in Parkinson's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2001
Dysphagia occurs frequently in Parkinson's disease although patients themselves may be unaware of swallowing difficulties. Speech and language therapists in conjunction with nurses and dietitians use techniques that aim to improve swallowing and reduce th
- Non‐prescription (OTC) oral analgesics for acute pain ‐ an overview of Cochrane reviews
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Nov-2015
Non-prescription (over-the-counter, or OTC) analgesics (painkillers) are used frequently. They are available in various brands, package sizes, formulations, and dose. They can be used for a range of different types of pain, but this overview reports on ho
- Non-resection versus resection for an asymptomatic primary tumour in patients with unresectable Stage IV colorectal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jun-2012
In a majority of patients with stage IV colorectal cancer, the metastatic disease is not resectable and the focus of management is on how best to palliate the patient. How to manage the primary tumour is an important part of palliation. A small proportion
- Non‐speech oral motor treatment for children with developmental speech sound disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Mar-2015
Children with developmental speech sound disorders have difficulties in producing the speech sounds of their native language. These speech difficulties could be due to structural, sensory or neurophysiological causes (e.g. hearing impairment), but more of
- Non-steroid agents for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Aug-2010
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic progressive lung disease with poor outcome and no effective treatment to date. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2003.
- Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs for biliary colic
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Sep-2016
Cholelithiasis refers to the presence of gallstones, which are concretions that form in the biliary tract, usually in the gallbladder. Cholelithiasis is one of the most common surgical problems worldwide and is particularly prevalent in most Western count
- Non-steroidal antiandrogen monotherapy compared with luteinising hormone–releasing hormone agonists or surgical castration monotherapy for advanced prostate cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Jun-2014
Non-steroidal antiandrogens and castration are the main therapy options for advanced stages of prostate cancer. However, debate regarding the value of these treatment options continues.
- Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory agents for treating cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Dec-2022
Cataract surgery is the most common ambulatory incisional surgery performed in the USA. Cystoid macular edema (CME), the accumulation of fluid in the central retina due to leakage from dilated capillaries, is the most common cause of vision impairment fol
- Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory agents to induce regression and prevent the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Feb-2018
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in 2014, Issue 4. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) precedes the development of invasive carcinoma of the cervix. Current treatment of CIN is quite effective, but there is morbidi
- Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and aspirin for preventing colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
There is evidence from experimental animals studies, prospective and retrospective observational studies that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may reduce the development of sporadic colorectal adenomas (CRAs) and cancer (CRC) and may induce t
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and non-opioids for acute renal colic
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jun-2015
Renal colic is acute pain caused by urinary stones. The prevalence of urinary stones is between 10% and 15% in the United States, making renal colic one of the common reasons for urgent urological care. The pain is usually severe and the first step in the
- Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis and non‐radiographic axial spondyloarthritis)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2015
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) comprises ankylosing spondylitis (radiographic axSpA) and non-radiographic (nr-)axSpA and is associated with psoriasis, uveitis and inflammatory bowel disease. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are recommended
