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- Proton pump inhibitor treatment initiated prior to endoscopic diagnosis in upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jan-2022
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common reason for emergency hospital admission. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduce gastric acid production and are used to manage upper GI bleeding. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the clinical
- Proton pump inhibitors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2020
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and progressive disease characterised by chronic cough, airflow limitation and recurrent exacerbations. Since COPD exacerbations are linked to rising mortality and reduced quality of life, the condi
- Proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2017
Functional dyspepsia (FD or non-ulcer dyspepsia) is defined as continuous or frequently recurring epigastric pain or discomfort for which no organic cause can be found. Acid suppressive therapy, including proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), has been proposed a
- Protons versus photons for the treatment of chordoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jul-2021
Chordoma is a rare primary bone tumour with a high propensity for local recurrence. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment, but complete resection is often morbid due to tumour location. Similarly, the dose of radiotherapy (RT) that surrounding h
- Provider training and experience for people living with HIV/AIDS
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jun-2011
The complexity of HIV/AIDS raises challenges for the effective delivery of care. It is important to ensure that the expertise and experience of care providers is of high quality. Training and experience of HIV/AIDS providers may impact not only individual
- Providing physicians with feedback on medication adherence for people with chronic diseases taking long‐term medication
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jan-2018
Poor medication adherence decreases treatment efficacy and worsens clinical outcomes, but average rates of adherence to long-term pharmacological treatments for chronic illnesses are only about 50%. Interventions for improving medication adherence largely
- Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jun-2019
Antenatal care (ANC) is a core component of maternity care. However, both quality of care provision and rates of attendance vary widely between and within countries. Qualitative research can assess factors underlying variation, including acceptability, fe
- Provision of a surgeon's performance data for people considering elective surgery
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Feb-2015
A consumer model of health supports that people undergoing elective surgery should be informed about the past operative performance of their surgeon before making two important decisions: 1. to consent to the proposed surgery, and 2. to have a particular
- Provision of folic acid for reducing arsenic toxicity in arsenic‐exposed children and adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2021
Arsenic is a common environmental toxin. Exposure to arsenic (particularly its inorganic form) through contaminated food and drinking water is an important public health burden worldwide, and is associated with increased risk of neurotoxicity, congenital
- Provision of respiratory support compared to no respiratory support before cord clamping for preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Mar-2018
Placental transfusion (by means of delayed cord clamping (DCC), cord milking, or cord stripping) confers benefits for preterm infants. It is not known if providing respiratory support to preterm infants before cord clamping improves outcomes.
- Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents who have been sexually abused
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2013
The sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a significant worldwide problem. It is associated with a wide variety of negative psychological, social and physical consequences for the victims. These effects can often be seen immediately following sexual
- Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Apr-2015
Those with serious/severe mental illness, especially schizophrenia and schizophrenic-like disorders, often have little to no insight regarding the presence of their illness. Psychoeducation may be defined as the education of a person with a psychiatric di
- Psychoeducation for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jun-2011
Schizophrenia can be a severe and chronic illness characterised by lack of insight and poor compliance with treatment. Psychoeducational approaches have been developed to increase patients' knowledge of, and insight into, their illness and its treatment.
- Psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Apr-2015
Many people with severe mental illness (SMI) have siblings. Siblings are often both natural agents to promote service users’ recovery and vulnerable to mental ill health due to the negative impact of psychosis within the family. Despite a wealth of resear
- Psychological and behavioural treatments for adults with non-epileptic attack disorder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Feb-2014
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, also known as non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), have the outward appearance of epilepsy in the absence of physiological or electroencephalographic correlates. Non-epileptic seizures can occur in isolation or in comb
- Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Jan-2014
Psychological and educational interventions have been used as an adjunct to conventional therapy for children with atopic eczema to enhance the effectiveness of topical therapy. This is an update of the original Cochrane review.
- Psychological and educational interventions for subfertile men and women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2016
Approximately one-fifth of all subfertile couples seeking fertility treatment show clinically relevant levels of anxiety, depression, or distress. Psychological and educational interventions are frequently offered to subfertile couples, but their effectiv
- Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with coronary artery disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Dec-2021
Depression occurs frequently in individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) and is associated with a poor prognosis.
- Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with diabetes mellitus and depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2012
Depression occurs frequently in patients with diabetes mellitus and is associated with a poor prognosis.
- Psychological and social interventions for the prevention of mental disorders in people living in low‐ and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Sep-2020
People living in 'humanitarian settings' in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are exposed to a constellation of physical and psychological stressors that make them vulnerable to developing mental disorders. A range of psychological and social inter
