Currently, there are shorter questionnaires for screening for anxiety disorders in adults, which might be worth considering before using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). At present, it remains ...

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We wanted to find out if keeping a higher blood count or haemoglobin level by blood transfusion leads to better health and development for very small preterm infants by the time they reach two years ...

Worldwide, many children do not get enough nutritious food to keep them healthy and ready to learn in school. This affects their ability to enroll, attend school regularly, and learn there. School ...

We found the following factors were important for predicting the progression of glaucoma: (1) the presence of small bleeding and poor blood flow to the retina and back of the eye, (2) abnormal cell ...

Nous examinons les données probantes qui sous-tendent les questions affectant la vie des gens, leur donnant les moyens de prendre de meilleures décisions. Nous produisons des données probantes ...

Dialysis may be preferred by some older people with kidney failure over conservative kidney management (a non-dialysis approach to kidney failure, focusing on managing kidney symptoms and prioritising ...

Treatment for neck pain includes manual therapy combined with exercise. Manual therapy consists of hands-on techniques used to mobilise or manipulate soft tissues, joints, or nerves. The exercise ...

ما شواهد پشت سوالاتی را بررسی می‌کنیم که بر زندگی افراد تأثیر می‌گذارند، و همه را توانمند می‌سازیم تا تصمیمات بهتری بگیرند. ما برای کارکردن ...

Neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) is a rare disease of the cornea. It has no or little sensation but can progress to a deeper wound of the cornea and possibly vision loss. We found seven studies that ...

Acupuncture may have similar effects to sham acupuncture in reducing insomnia severity and improving sleep quality. Compared to inactive control, acupuncture appears to be more effective at reducing ...

We found little to no difference in the number of women developing pre-eclampsia when they were given calcium during pregnancy, and we are uncertain about poor outcomes for mothers and babies. Most ...