Treatment

Estimating a Minimal Important Difference for the EQ-5D-5L Utility Index in Dialysis Patients – Amanda N. Siriwardana et al.

2024-06-12T18:02:59+10:00Clinical trials, Kidney, PROMS, Publications, Treatment|

The EQ-5D-5L is a commonly used health-related quality of life instrument for evaluating interventions in patients receiving dialysis; however, the minimal important difference (MID) that constitutes a meaningful treatment effect for this population has not been established. This study aims to estimate the MID for [...]

Anti-inflammatories as adjunct treatment for cellulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Laura Hamill et al.

2024-06-12T17:57:34+10:00Clinical guidelines, Emergency Department, Placebos, Prescribing, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Treatment|

Existing guideline recommendations suggest considering corticosteroids for adjunct treatment of cellulitis, but this is based on a single trial with low certainty of evidence. The objective was to determine if anti-inflammatory medication (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], corticosteroids) as adjunct cellulitis treatment improves clinical response and [...]

Risk of Iron Deficiency in Women With Endometriosis: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study – Dereje G. Gete et al.

2024-06-12T17:36:52+10:00Endometriosis, Publications, Risk, Treatment, Women's health|

Endometriosis may be linked to the risk of iron deficiency through chronic systemic inflammation or heavy menstrual bleeding. No longitudinal studies, however, have examined the relationship between endometriosis and the risk of iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is a major global concern that mainly affects women [...]

Manual therapy and exercise for lateral elbow pain – Jason A Wallis et al.

2024-06-05T13:07:23+10:00Elbow, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Physiotherapy, Placebos, Publications, Treatment|

Compared with placebo (sham) manual therapy, manual therapy may reduce pain and disability at the end of treatment. Longer‐term effects are unknown. Compared with minimal or no treatment, manual therapy, prescribed exercises or both may slightly reduce pain and disability, and result in little to [...]

Common barriers and enablers to the use of non-drug interventions for managing common chronic conditions in primary care: an overview of reviews – Hannah Greenwood et al.

2024-06-04T13:54:45+10:00Clinical guidelines, Deprescribing, Prescribing, Primary Care, Publications, Treatment|

Non-drug interventions are recommended for chronic condition prevention and management yet are underused in clinical practice. Understanding barriers and enablers to using non-drug interventions may help implement non-drug interventions in primary care. We aimed to conduct an overview of reviews to identify and summarise common [...]

Development of a patient decision aid for children and adolescents following anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an international mixed-methods study – Andrew R Gamble et al.

2024-06-04T12:31:31+10:00Clinical guidelines, Decision aids, Health literacy, Knee, Musculoskeletal, Publications, Shared decision making, Surgery, Treatment|

Our aim was to develop and user-test a patient decision aid for children and adolescents following ACL rupture to be used with parents and health professionals that presents evidence-based information on treatment options. Patient decision aids are resources that present balanced information on the benefits [...]

How do general practitioners manage patient health literacy differences in cardiovascular disease prevention consultations? An interview study – Shannon McKinn et al.

2024-06-04T12:24:39+10:00Cardiovascular disease, General Practice, Health literacy, Prescribing, Primary Care, Publications, Treatment|

Low health literacy is associated with worse health outcomes, including for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, general practitioners (GPs) have limited support to identify and address patient health literacy needs in CVD prevention consultations. This study explored GPs’ experiences of patient health literacy needs during CVD [...]

The impact of delayed diagnosis and treatment due to COVID-19 on Australian thyroid cancer patients: a qualitative interview study – Bianka D’souza et al.

2024-06-04T12:12:34+10:00Cancer, COVID-19, Publications, Thyroid cancer, Treatment|

The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a global public health response. In Australia, an increased burden on the healthcare system and resource needs resulted in non-urgent elective surgery being postponed from March 2020. In response to COVID-19 case numbers, there was varying easing and tightening [...]

Factors influencing the time to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review – Ranjeeta Subedi et al.

2024-04-10T17:24:54+10:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Insurance, Publications, Screening, Treatment, Underdiagnosis, Women's health|

Shorter time from symptoms recognition to diagnosis and timely treatment would be expected to improve the survival of patients with breast cancer (BC). This review identifies and summarizes evidence on time to diagnosis and treatment, and associated factors to inform an improved BC care pathways [...]

Establishing a hierarchy of total knee arthroplasty patients’ goals and its congruity to health professionals’ perceptions: a cohort study – Sascha Karunaratne et al.

2024-04-07T16:49:13+10:00Knee, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Publications, Risk, Shared decision making, Surgery, Treatment|

This study established a hierarchy of the goals most important to patients, identifying key goals as improving mobility, reducing pain, and improving daily tasks. Health professionals involved in the recommendation of knee arthroplasty were generally found to be able to identify what patients wanted to [...]

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