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Helping older people live well at home: mapping the evidence
View the evidence gap map. The evidence is shown as bubbles within the matrix. The bigger the bubble the more studies there are reporting that outcome for that interventionA … See more
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Making health decisions: things that can help
WebIn a blog for anyone making health decisions, big or small, Sarah Chapman looks at some key things that can help you make a choice that feels right for you and reduce the risk A way of expressing the chance of an event taking place, expressed as the number of events divided by the total number of observations or people. It can be stated as ‘the …
The power of the picture: opportunity and responsibility when
WebSarah Chapman reflects on conversations in Cochrane and beyond about choosing images to illustrate heath topics. Since writing this blog, in October 2020, Cochrane UK, with the help of a global advisory group and other colleagues, has produced for Cochrane Choosing images for sharing evidence: a guide, which is free for anyone to …
Health advice in the media: how do we know what to …
WebCochrane does not give health advice or make recommendations but supplies a careful synthesis of the evidence available. This process is without any commercial or political influence. Cochrane’s strapline is: Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Knowing how to tell fact from fake news is critical.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare …
WebSarah's work as a Knowledge Broker at Cochrane UK focuses on sharing Cochrane evidence through social media, including Evidently Cochrane blogs, with a particular interest in making evidence quick and easy for patients and others making health choices, and healthcare professionals, to understand and use.
Choosing health care wisely when resources are scarce
WebIn this blog, Selena Ryan-Vig (Knowledge Broker at Cochrane UK) describes the first in a new series of Cochrane Special Collections which brings together examples of treatments and health care which – despite being costly and time-consuming – research suggests could be unhelpful to patients, or even harmful. Page last checked 11 July 2023.
Picturing mental health: what sort of images are the right …
WebSarah Chapman has previously reflected on the power of the picture and the problem with stock images and sometimes it feels like all of the issues that come with choosing the right image are amplified when working in the area of mental health. Society is starting to recognise the pressing need to challenge mental health discrimination.
Health awareness events as opportunities for sharing …
WebSarah's work as a Knowledge Broker at Cochrane UK focuses on sharing Cochrane evidence through social media, including Evidently Cochrane blogs, with a particular interest in making evidence quick and easy for patients and others making health choices, and healthcare professionals, to understand and use.
Recognising and managing frailty in older adults
WebThe British Geriatric Society has produced guidance for any healthcare professional working with older adults, called Fit for Frailty. It focuses on improved recognition and management of frailty in community and outpatient settings, and is summarised with the following steps, which spells the word FRAIL. F: Find. R: Recognise …
Can qualitative research improve patient care
WebFran studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University (1986-1990) and later qualified as a physiotherapist (1996). She first joined the Physiotherapy Research Unit at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in 1999 when she was funded and successfully completed a PhD thesis, which explored the assessment of need for total …
What’s in a name
WebPatients here are defined as ‘people who are seeking and receiving healthcare’ and the term should be used ‘when looking for expertise in what it means to be ill and/or receive care’. Some people won’t like the definition of consumers: ‘people who make choices (and – usually, though not always – pay for them)’.
Publication bias: a problem that leaves us without the full picture …
WebA large amount of medical research is never published and studies that are published are more likely to report favourable results. This blog explores how this ‘publication bias’ is a scientific and ethical problem that can lead to the benefits of treatments being overestimated, and harms being underestimated. Publication bias is a prevalent …
Are cholesterol-lowering statins as good as we think
WebIn heart and circulatory medicine, many of these guidelines are based on the assumption that the lower a patient’s ‘bad’ cholesterol, the better it is for them. Equally, that prescribing statins reduces risk in a meaningful way. There is no doubt that statins are very good at reducing ‘bad’ cholesterol but that’s not what really
Supporting adults with cerebral palsy to prevent and manage long …
WebIn this blog for health professionals, Dr Jenny Fortune [researcher], Emma Livingstone [CEO and Founder Up the Adult CP Movement] and Dr Valerie Stevenson [Neurologist and lead of the UCLH Cerebral Palsy Service] look at the occurrence of long-term conditions in adults with cerebral palsy and discuss how health professionals can …
Talking about dying: better conversations at the end of life
WebThe new Cochrane Review on Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people (published July 2022) finds only “inconclusive” evidence on the effects of interventions aiming to improve communication between health professionals and dying people and those close to them.
Personal experiences or anecdotes (stories) are an unreliable basis …
WebIn this blog, Elaine Finucane who works with iHealthFacts – an online resource where the public can check the reliability of a health claim circulated by social media – explains why anecdotes are unreliable evidence.This is the fifth blog of our special series on Evidently Cochrane: “Oh, really?” 12 things to help you question health advice.
The impact of language on people living with long-term …
WebIn this blog for anyone affected by, or interested in, long-term conditions, Anne Cooper, a person with Type 1 Diabetes and Bob Swindell, a person with Type 2 Diabetes, explore the impact language can have on people who live with a long-term condition, including helpful tips for healthcare professionals for choosing helpful and …
Comedy, Continence and Collaboration
WebComedy, Continence and Collaboration. In the fourth guest blog of our new series Evidence for Everyday Allied Health (#EEAHP), physiotherapist, comedian and recovered incontinent Elaine Miller, looks at how comedy has a role to play in disseminating evidence and changing health behaviours. Allied Health Professionals have a vital role …
Supporting women throughout labour and childbirth: effective and
WebSupporting women to have a labour companion or doula of her choice during childbirth is an effective way to improve health outcomes (Bohren et al, 2017) and is an important component of respectful maternity care (Shakibazadeh et al, 2018). Labour companionship and doula support may increase equity directly through improved …
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