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- Strategies for the removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jun-2021
Urinary catheterisation is a common procedure, with approximately 15% to 25% of all people admitted to hospital receiving short-term (14 days or less) indwelling urethral catheterisation at some point during their care. However, the use of urinary cathete
- Strategies for the withdrawal of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Jan-2011
While indications for the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and its associated risks and benefits are extensively investigated, the best strategy for the withdrawal of NCPAP remains unknown. In a survey of Australian and New Zealand
- Strategies of testing for syphilis during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Oct-2014
Each year about two million pregnant women are infected with preventable syphilis infection, mostly in developing countries. Despite the expansion of antenatal syphilis screening programmes over the past few decades, syphilis continues to be a major publi
- Strategies to improve adherence and continuation of shorter‐term hormonal methods of contraception
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2019
Worldwide, hormonal contraceptives are among the most popular reversible contraceptives. Despite high perfect-use effectiveness rates, typical-use effectiveness rates for shorter-term methods such as oral and injectable contraceptives are much lower. In l
- Strategies to improve smoking cessation rates in primary care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Sep-2021
Primary care is an important setting in which to treat tobacco addiction. However, the rates at which providers address smoking cessation and the success of that support vary. Strategies can be implemented to improve and increase the delivery of smoking c
- Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Feb-2020
Despite the existence of effective interventions and best-practice guideline recommendations for childcare services to implement evidence-based policies, practices and programmes to promote child healthy eating, physical activity and prevent unhealthy wei
- Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace‐based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Nov-2018
Given the substantial period of time adults spend in their workplaces each day, these provide an opportune setting for interventions addressing modifiable behavioural risk factors for chronic disease. Previous reviews of trials of workplace-based interven
- Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide‐treated bednets to prevent malaria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2015
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease and 40% of the world's population lives in areas affected by malaria. Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) effectively prevent malaria, however, barriers to their use have been identified.
- Street lighting for preventing road traffic injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jul-2010
Road traffic crashes are a major cause of death and injury, especially in low and middle-income countries. It is estimated that road traffic injuries will have risen from ninth to third in world disease burden rankings by 2020, accounting for 2.3 million
- Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Dec-2019
Strength training or aerobic exercise programmes, or both, might optimise muscle and cardiorespiratory function and prevent additional disuse atrophy and deconditioning in people with a muscle disease. This is an update of a review first published in 2004
- Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jan-2017
Contractures are a common complication of neurological and non-neurological conditions, and are characterised by a reduction in joint mobility. Stretch is widely used for the treatment and prevention of contractures. However, it is not clear whether stret
- Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2011
Many people stretch before or after engaging in athletic activity. Usually the purpose is to reduce risk of injury, reduce soreness after exercise, or enhance athletic performance. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2007.
- Stroke liaison workers for stroke patients and carers: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Mar-2010
Many patients experience depression, social isolation and anxiety post stroke. These are associated with a poorer outcome. Ameliorating these problems may improve patient wellbeing.
- Strontium ranelate for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Strontium ranelate is a new treatment for osteoporosis therefore, its benefits and harms need to be known.
- Structural and community-level interventions for increasing condom use to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2014
Community interventions to promote condom use are considered to be a valuable tool to reduce the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In particular, special emphasis has been placed on implem
- Structural magnetic resonance imaging for the early diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease in people with mild cognitive impairment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Mar-2020
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease is the symptomatic predementia phase of Alzheimer's disease dementia, characterised by cognitive and functional impairment not severe enough to fulfil the criteria for dementia. In clinical sample
- Structured telephone support or non‐invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Oct-2015
Specialised disease management programmes for heart failure aim to improve care, clinical outcomes and/or reduce healthcare utilisation. Since the last version of this review in 2010, several new trials of structured telephone support and non-invasive hom
- Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic suppressed HIV infection in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
Although antiretroviral treatment (ART) has led to a decline in morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected patients in developed countries, it has also presented challenges. These challenges include increases in pill burden; adherence to treatment; developme
- Structured treatment interruptions (STI) in chronic unsuppressed HIV infection in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2006
Structured treatment interruptions (STI) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been investigated as part of novel treatment strategies, with different aims and objectives depending on the populations involved. These populations include: 1) patients who ini
- Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jan-2019
Surgery for rotator cuff disease is usually used after non-operative interventions have failed, although our Cochrane Review, first published in 2007, found that there was uncertain clinical benefit following subacromial decompression surgery.
