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- Assistive technology for children and young people with low vision
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-May-2015
Recent technological developments, such as the near universal spread of mobile phones and portable computers and improvements in the accessibility features of these devices, give children and young people with low vision greater independent access to info
- Assistive technology for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2009
Provision of assistive technology is a widely used intervention for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Assistive technology is any item used to increase or maintain functional ability in individuals with disabilities. It includes a wide range of products,
- Astragalus (a traditional Chinese medicine) for treating chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Sep-2014
Astragalus (Radix Astragali, huang qi) is the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. (Family Leguminosae). It is one of the most widely used herbs in traditional Chinese m
- Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Mar-2014
Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease may be treated by a number of options including exercise therapy, angioplasty, stenting and bypass surgery. Atherectomy is an alternative technique where atheroma is excised by a rotating cutting blade.
- Atovaquone-proguanil for treating uncomplicated malaria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Oct-2008
Many conventional treatments for uncomplicated malaria are failing because malaria parasites develop resistance to them. One way to combat this resistance is to treat people with a combination of drugs, such as atovaquone-proguanil.
- Atrial natriuretic peptide for preventing and treating acute kidney injury
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2009
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalised patients and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite recent advances, outcomes have not substantially changed in the last four decades. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has shown
- Atypical antipsychotics for aggression and psychosis in Alzheimer's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Apr-2012
Aggression, agitation or psychosis occur in the majority of people with dementia at some point in the illness. There have been a number of trials of atypical antipsychotics to treat these symptoms over the last five years, and a systematic review is neede
- Atypical antipsychotics for disruptive behaviour disorders in children and youths
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Aug-2012
Disruptive behaviour disorders include conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and disruptive behaviour not otherwise specified. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently associated with disruptive behaviour disorders. The diff
- Atypical antipsychotics for people with both schizophrenia and depression
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2011
Many people (up to 50%) with schizophrenia also have co-morbid depression. It has been suggested that new atypical antipsychotic drugs are beneficial for people with the two diagnoses.
- Atypical antipsychotics for psychosis in adolescents
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Oct-2013
Schizophrenia often presents in adolescence, but current treatment guidelines are based largely on studies of adults with psychosis. Over the past decade, the number of studies on treatment of adolescent-onset psychosis has increased. The current systemat
- Audio recordings of consultations with doctors for parents of critically sick babies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2008
Family centred care is an important part of neonatal intensive care. Ensuring effective communication in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a challenge but is crucial to the implementation of family centred care. Providing parents in NICU with aud
- Audio-visual presentation of information for informed consent for participation in clinical trials
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-May-2014
Informed consent is a critical component of clinical research. Different methods of presenting information to potential participants of clinical trials may improve the informed consent process. Audio-visual interventions (presented, for example, on the In
- Audit and feedback versus alternative strategies: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Nov-2008
Audit and feedback has been identified as having the potential to change the practice of health care professionals.
- Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jun-2012
Audit and feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve professional practice either on its own or as a component of multifaceted quality improvement interventions. This is based on the belief that healthcare professionals are prompted to modify their
- Audit filters for improving processes of care and clinical outcomes in trauma systems
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2009
Traumatic injuries represent a considerable public health burden with significant personal and societal costs. The care of the severely injured patient in a trauma system progresses along a continuum that includes numerous interventions being provided by
- Auditory integration training and other sound therapies for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Nov-2011
Auditory integration therapy was developed as a technique for improving abnormal sound sensitivity in individuals with behavioural disorders including autism spectrum disorders. Other sound therapies bearing similarities to auditory integration therapy in
- Auditory-verbal therapy for promoting spoken language development in children with permanent hearing impairments
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Mar-2014
Congenital or early-acquired hearing impairment poses a major barrier to the development of spoken language and communication. Early detection and effective (re)habilitative interventions are essential for parents and families who wish their children to a
- Augmentation of cognitive and behavioural therapies (CBT) with d-cycloserine for anxiety and related disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2015
A significant number of patients who suffer with anxiety and related disorders (that is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder (SAnD), panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD), specific phobia (SPh) and obsessive compulsive
- Auranofin versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Sep-2008
Auranofin is an oral gold compound used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The use of auranofin has declined in the past few years, perhaps due in part to conflicting results from different studies.
- Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Mar-2008
Auricular acupuncture (insertion of acupuncture into a number, usually five, of specific points in the ear) is a widely-used treatment for cocaine dependence.
