Showing 101-120 of 296 for: Cochrane Systematic Reviews > Healthcare management and organization 
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) consists of intermittently administering 100% oxygen at pressures greater than 1 atmosphere in a pressure vessel. This technology has been used to treat a variety of disease states and has been described as helping patient
- Hypnotherapy for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-May-2008
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology. Current pharmacological treatments have limited value. Hypnotherapy has been reported to have beneficial effects for IBS symptoms.
- Indigenous healthcare worker involvement for Indigenous adults and children with asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-May-2010
Asthma education is regarded as an important step in the management of asthma in national guidelines. Racial, ethnicity and socio-economic factors are associated with markers of asthma severity, including recurrent acute presentations to emergency health
- Information for pregnant women about caesarean birth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Jan-2004
Information is routinely given to pregnant women, but information about caesarean birth may be inadequate.
- Inhaled corticosteroids compared to placebo for prevention of exercise induced bronchoconstriction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jul-2007
The pathogenesis of exercise induced bronchoconstriction is likely multifactorial and is not completely understood. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of exercise induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic subjects but the evidence see
- In‐service training for health professionals to improve care of seriously ill newborns and children in low‐income countries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-May-2015
A variety of in-service emergency care training courses are currently being promoted as a strategy to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill newborns and children in low-income countries. Most courses have been developed in high-income coun
- Interactive computer-based interventions for sexual health promotion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Aug-2010
Sexual health promotion is a major public health challenge; there is huge potential for health promotion via technology such as the Internet.
- Interactive computer-based interventions for weight loss or weight maintenance in overweight or obese people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Jun-2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of obese or overweight individuals worldwide will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015. Chronic diseases associated with overweight or obesity include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and strok
- Interactive Health Communication Applications for people with chronic disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Oct-2008
Interactive Health Communication Applications (IHCAs) are computer-based, usually web-based, information packages for patients that combine health information with at least one of social support, decision support, or behaviour change support. These are in
- Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2015
Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunication systems to deliver health care at a distance. It has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, access to health care and reduce healthcare costs. As TM applications continue to evolve it is importa
- Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
Prayer is amongst the oldest and most widespread interventions used with the intention of alleviating illness and promoting good health. Given the significance of this response to illness for a large proportion of the world's population, there has been co
- Interventions for educating traditional healers about STD and HIV medicine
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2009
For the treatment of HIV/AIDS, individuals may consult traditional healers because they possess a shared sociocultural background, meet the needs and expectations of the patients, and pay special attention to social and spiritual matters. Various interven
- Interventions for improving communication with children and adolescents about their cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Mar-2012
Communication with children and adolescents with cancer about their disease and treatment and the implications of these is an important aspect of good quality care. It is often poorly performed in practice. Various interventions have been developed that a
- Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2022
Improving mobility outcomes after hip fracture is key to recovery. Possible strategies include gait training, exercise and muscle stimulation. This is an update of a Cochrane Review last published in 2011.
- Interventions for improving older patients' involvement in primary care episodes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Jul-2008
There is a growing expectation among patients that they should be involved in the delivery of medical care. Accumulating evidence from empirical studies shows that patients of average age who are encouraged to participate more actively in treatment decisi
- Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jan-2021
Many people with chronic disease have more than one chronic condition, which is referred to as multimorbidity. The term comorbidity is also used but this is now taken to mean that there is a defined index condition with other linked conditions, for exampl
- Interventions for improving palliative care for older people living in nursing care homes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Mar-2011
Residents of nursing care homes for older people are highly likely to die there, making these places where palliative care is needed.
- Interventions for improving patients' trust in doctors and groups of doctors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2014
Trust is a fundamental component of the patient-doctor relationship and is associated with increased satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and continuity of care. Our 2006 review found little evidence that interventions improve patients' trust in their do
- Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jul-2018
Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals. However, it has not yet been widely adopted in practice. This is the second update of thi
- Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2015
Fear of pain during insertion of intrauterine contraception (IUC) is a barrier to use of this method. IUC includes copper-containing intrauterine devices and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems. Interventions for pain control during IUC insertio
