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- Smartphone and tablet self management apps for asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Nov-2013
Asthma is one of the most common long-term conditions worldwide, which places considerable pressure on patients, communities and health systems. The major international clinical guidelines now recommend the inclusion of self management programmes in the r
- Smoking cessation advice for people with serious mental illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Jan-2016
People with a serious mental illness are more likely to smoke more and to be more dependent smokers than the general population. This may be due to a wide range of factors that could include a common aetiology to both smoking and the illness, self medicat
- Smoking cessation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2012
Smoking cessation is the most important treatment for smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but little is known about the effectiveness of different smoking cessation interventions for this particular group of patients.
- Smoking cessation for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Aug-2022
Smoking is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD). However, quitting smoking may prevent secondary CVD events in people already diagnosed with CHD.
- Smoking cessation interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jan-2016
Active smoking increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection 2 to 2.5 times and is significantly associated with recurrent TB and TB mortality. Observational studies have shown associations between smoking and poor TB treatment outcomes such as increa
- Smoking cessation interventions for smokers with current or past depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2013
Individuals with current or past depression are often smokers who are more nicotine dependent, more likely to suffer from negative mood changes after nicotine withdrawal, and more likely to relapse to smoking after quitting than the general population, wh
- Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Jun-2015
Snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy is a major systemic effect of envenoming. Observational studies suggest that antivenom improves outcomes for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in some snakebites and not others. However, the effectiveness
- Snoezelen for dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2008
Snoezelen, multi-sensory stimulation, provides sensory stimuli to stimulate the primary senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell, through the use of lighting effects, tactile surfaces, meditative music and the odour of relaxing essential oils. The
- Social marketing interventions to increase HIV/STI testing uptake among men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Mar-2013
Social marketing interventions have been shown to both promote and change many health-related behaviours and issues. As the HIV epidemic continues to disproportionately affect MSM and transgender women around the world, social marketing interventions have
- Social norms information for alcohol misuse in university and college students
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Dec-2015
Drinking is influenced by youth perceptions of how their peers drink. These perceptions are often incorrect, overestimating peer drinking norms. If inaccurate perceptions can be corrected, young people may drink less.
- Social skills groups for people aged 6 to 21 with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2013
Since autism was first described, major difficulties in social interaction have been a defining feature of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Social skills groups are a common intervention for individuals with ASD. Although a frequently rec
- Social skills programmes for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-May-2015
Social skills programmes (SSP) are treatment strategies aimed at enhancing the social performance and reducing the distress and difficulty experienced by people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and can be incorporated as part of the rehabilitation packag
- Social skills training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2011
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children is associated with hyperactivity and impulsitivity, attention problems, and difficulties with social interactions. Pharmacological treatment may alleviate symptoms of ADHD but seldom solves diffi
- Sodium bicarbonate infusion during resuscitation of infants at birth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2008
For many years, intravenous sodium bicarbonate has been used to reverse acidosis during newborn resuscitation. However, controversy surrounds its use. Most of the evidence has been derived from studies in animals, adult humans, or in uncontrolled, descrip
- Sodium bicarbonate supplements for treating acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Apr-2012
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious, but potentially treatable condition. Because AKI is often associated with acidosis, it has become common practice to recommend administration of sodium bicarbonate to correct acid imbalance.
- Sodium channel blockers for cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Apr-2014
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) have increased transport of the salt, sodium across their airway lining. Over-absorption of sodium results in the dehydration of the liquid that lines the airway surface and (along with defective chloride secretion) is a p
- Sodium channel blockers for neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2015
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which can occur in many parts of the CNS and result in a wide range of symptoms including sensory impairment, fatigue, walking or balance pr
- Soft versus firm catheters for intrauterine insemination
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Oct-2010
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a recommended treatment for unexplained subfertility. The treatment involves the direct delivery of spermatozoa into the uterus using a catheter. Many factors influence the success of IUI treatments including the type of
- Somatostatin analogues for acute bleeding oesophageal varices
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jan-2012
Somatostatin and its derivatives are sometimes used for emergency treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
- Somatostatin analogues for pancreatic surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Mar-2013
Pancreatic resections are associated with high morbidity (30% to 60%) and mortality (5%). Synthetic analogues of somatostatin are advocated by some surgeons to reduce complications following pancreatic surgery; however, their use is controversial.
