Interventions for supporting informal caregivers of patients in the terminal phase of a disease
Candy B, Jones L, Drake R
CD007617
Abstract Background Patients in the terminal phase of a disease may have complex needs. It is often family and friends who play a central role in providing support, despite health professional input and regardless of whether the patient is at home or elsewhere. Such informal caring may involve considerable physical, psychological, and economic stresses. A […]
Therapeutic ultrasound for pressure ulcers
Sari AA, Flemming K, Cullum NA, Wollina U
CD001275
Abstract Background Pressure ulcers have been recorded as occurring in 5 to 32% of patients admitted to a UK District General Hospital (the precise rate depends on case-mix) and 4 to 7% in the community. They represent a major burden of sickness and reduced quality of life for patients and their carers, and are costly […]