Sentences with phrase «term outcome of treatment»

In fact, they may actually make the incontinence worse for a brief period, depending on the longer term outcome of the treatment.

Not exact matches

There is sparse scientific data about selection criteria, risks versus benefits of the treatment, and long - term outcomes of «reparative» therapies.»

You have to show the profit made by the private companies is justified in terms of better treatment or better outcomes, and that evidence is not there.

Despite emerging evidence of a decline in sperm quality with increasing age, an analysis of every first fertility treatment cycle performed in the UK using sperm donation shows that outcome in terms of live birth is not affected by the age of the sperm donor.

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard Medical School have found that patients who were prescribed corticosteroids as part of treatment for Lyme disease - associated facial paralysis had worse long - term outcomes of regaining facial function than those who were prescribed antibiotic therapy alone.

«This review focuses on the treatment of acute migraine attacks, rather than long - term outcomes,» Dr. Marmura noted.

Professor Pincus and her team are now planning a larger clinical trial to explore whether the combination of physiotherapy and psychology will improve outcomes for patients and reduce treatment costs in the long term.

The authors suggest minimal residual disease status may be a marker of long - term survival outcome and the assessment of minimal residual disease status after treatment should be considered as an end - point in clinical trials.

As we are now able to focus our efforts on improving the overall patient experience and reducing the risk of relapse, the leading cause of death after transplant, we have greatly improved long - term survival outcomes for patients who before might not have had another treatment option.»

A 2013 paper in the same journal reported excellent vocal outcomes for the first 92 treated patients, but neither paper included the kind of follow - up data required to confirm the treatment's long - term effectiveness in curing the tumors.

The first long - term study of a pioneering endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal - cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and previously shown to provide optimal voice outcomes, finds that it is as successful as traditional approaches in curing patients» tumors while avoiding the damage to vocal quality caused by radiotherapy or by conventional laser or cold - instrument surgery.

The findings of this study are of particular importance because growth restriction is known to be associated with poor short and long term outcomes and currently there are no established preventative treatment options for SGA.»

The original, randomized, open label study, which enrolled 20 outpatient men with cirrhosis and recurrent HE receiving standard - of - care (SOC) treatment, had previously reported that a single FMT enema after antibiotic pretreatment improved cognitive function at Day 20 and reduced HE episodes and hospitalizations over the following 5 months compared with SOC.1 The long - term outcomes of this study, which were presented today at The International Liver Congress ™ 2018 in Paris, France, demonstrated sustained and statistically significant reductions in the number of HE episodes and hospitalizations as well as improvements in cognitive function over 1 year in the men who received FMT compared with the control group.

Writing in a linked Comment, Professor Philip Cowen, MRC Clinical Scientist, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, says: «The key observation that might eventually justify the use of a drug like psilocybin in treatment - resistant depression is demonstration of sustained benefit in patients who previously have experienced years of symptoms despite conventional treatments, which makes longer - term outcomes particularly important.

«This study allowed us to look more closely at the long - term outcomes of patients in whom the localized cancer in the prostate was successfully eradicated and compare them to patients whose disease persisted within the prostate following treatment,» adds Dr. Krauss.

«Once we identify and characterize these cases, we can begin to study different types of treatments, long - term outcomes and root causes of the illness,» says Debra Katzman, a pediatrician at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and an author of the recent paper.

Treatment with the anti — PD - 1 antibody pembrolizumab yielded good long - term survival outcomes in a phase Ib trial of patients with advanced melanoma.

Continued intractable seizure activity in an infant will impact on long - term cognitive and behavioural outcomes, with considerable cost implications for health services due to need for regular clinical review, hospital treatment, medications and support of other therapies.

In terms of evidence - based physiotherapy practice, cognitive - behavioural approaches for patients at high psychosocial risk are the recommended management to improve patient treatment outcomes.

In a study run by Cancer Research UK scientists, looking at the health outcomes of one million women, HRT was found to be an effective short - term for menopausal treatment, but has risks as well as benefits.

In most cases they are there in the first place as results of the abuses of previous systems both in terms of employee treatment and in terms of public outcome.

The prognosis for long - term outcome among PL patients in general, regardless of treatment option, worsens the older the patient is at onset and as the grade of luxation and severity of clinical signs increase.17

Baseline laboratory work and frequent rechecks with laboratory tests are important to monitor efficacy, side effects, and outcome of long - term treatment with this new therapy.

Steroid responsive meningitis - arteritis: a prospective study of potential disease markers, prednisolone treatment, and long - term outcome in 20 dogs (2006 - 2008).

With a small number of worms, and a dog who was feeling okay prior to treatment, I would expect a good long - term outcome.

As IPCC, in a search for objectivity in uncertainty assessment, has turned more to describing uncertainty in terms of the characteristics of ensembles of model outcomes, the deficiency in such an approach (its exclusion or limited treatment of systemic, structural uncertainty in models) has become increasingly apparent to the community (Winsberg 2010; Knutti et al. 2008; Goldstein and Rougier 2009).

Performed testing activities for Patient Care Management tool, which enables medical staffs to Check - in patients, Create and manage patient profile including their current medical condition, document outcome of evaluation / diagnosis including short - term and long - term care needs and treatment plans, assign patient to medical staff based on treatment plan, document treatment progress, submit claims for insurance purpose and generate various types of reporting for management

Long - term Outcomes of Shamanic Treatment for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Nancy H Vuckovic, PhD; Louise A Williams, PhD; Jennifer Schneider, MPH; Michelle Ramirez, PhD, MPH; Christina M Gullion, PhD

Long - term outcomes from the PEARLS randomized trial for the treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy

Prior studies showing that negative affect predicted treatment outcome defined the construct in terms of both BDI and Rosenberg Self - Esteem Scale scores derived from cluster analyses.22, 23 In the current study, the pattern of BDI and EDE score interactions was similar to that of self - esteem and global EDE; the BDI and self - esteem measure were highly correlated (r = 0.73).

Critically ill children hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) are especially vulnerable to a multitude of short - and long - term, negative emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes, including a higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a greater need for psychiatric treatment, compared with matched hospitalized children who do not require intensive care.3 In addition, the parents of these children are at risk for the development of PTSD, as well as other negative emotional outcomes (eg, depression and anxiety disorders).4 — 6

These children are especially vulnerable to a multitude of short - and long - term negative emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes, including a higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a greater need for psychiatric treatment, compared with matched hospitalized children who do not require intensive care.

Question: What are the long - term outcomes of cognitive behavioural treatments for female rape survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

The current study compared the short - and longer - term outcomes of 3 treatments for BED: IPT, BWL, and CBTgsh.

A long - term follow - up of a randomized controlled trial of mother - infant psychoanalytic treatment: outcomes on the children

Finally, it is important to note that the outcome measures were in terms of both treatment and morbidity.

Poor long - term outcome following this treatment is believed to be due, in part, to group mutual reinforcement and discussion of criminal activity and to the lack of family or community change in many of these programs.

Both treatments were associated with enduring positive outcomes in terms of relapse or recurrence, residual depressive symptoms, and quality of life.

Value judgments: The committee considered the requirements for establishing the diagnosis, the prevalence of ADHD, and the efficacy and adverse effects of treatment as well as the long - term outcomes.

Carbamazepine treatment of bipolar disorder: a retrospective evaluation of naturalistic long - term outcomes

Does the provision of specific treatment for PND produce a better outcome in terms of improvement in maternal mood than no treatment or «treatment as usual»?

Few studies have specifically addressed this issue.14, 15 A large scale randomized control trial (RCT) comparing CBT, counselling and psychoanalytic therapy with routine care found that, while all active treatments were moderately effective in treating depression and brought about short term benefits in the quality of the mother - infant relationship, there was limited evidence of benefit to infant outcome; and effects (including those on maternal mood) were not apparent at follow - up.16, 17 Similarly, a recent RCT found that, although interpersonal psychotherapy was effective in treating maternal depression, there was no benefit in terms of observed mother - infant interactions, infant negative emotionality, and infant attachment security.18

These strategies may enhance the uptake of psychoeducational treatments, possibly enhancing the long - term outcome of youth with this disabling illness.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The study provided long - term follow - up data for children with sexual behavior problems from a randomized trial comparing the 12 - session Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Cognitive - Behavioral Treatment Program: School - Age Group and group play therapy (based on a combination of client - centered and psychodynamic play therapy principles).

Engaging the entire family has multiple benefits in multiple domains including treatment outcomes, patient recovery, family recovery and long - term prevention of alcoholism in other family members.

Fairburn CG, Norman PA, Welch SL, O'Connor ME, Doll HA, Peveler RC (1995): A Prospective Study of Outcome in Bulimia Nervosa and the Long - term effects of Three Psychological Treatments.

The relevance of the therapeutic relationship for treatment outcome was assessed in terms of residual gain from pretreatment assessment to the end of treatment.

These approaches vary widely on features that are critical to adoption decisions, including evidence of treatment fidelity, evidence of long - term outcomes, evidence of acceptability, validation with Head Start groups, and the type and degree of outcomes achieved.

Given the critical importance of treatment adherence to the long - term survival of individuals with CF, and given the characteristic decrease in treatment adherence observed across the adolescent period (Quittner et al., 2000; Ricker et al., 1998), the current findings offer promising avenues for future research on both the benefits and risks of peer relationships for youth with CF. Furthermore, health - related quality of life increasingly has been recognized as a critical element of patient and family - reported outcomes among youth with chronic illness (Quittner et al., 2008), and the current findings continue to build on this growing body of literature for youth with CF.

Findings from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and other studies stress the necessity of BGM for intensive treatment of diabetes, largely because of the relationship between BGM and glycemic outcomes in populations with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the link between hyperglycemia and long - term complications (1 — 5).