Can Guideline Adherence Be Improved by Letter Outreach?

Does Diarrhoea Causes Cataract? Can Cataract be Prevented by Aspirin?

Loss of transparency of the lens is termed cataract which is one of the commonest causes of blindness throughout the world. This major health problem appears to be much commoner in many developing countries such as India and Pakistan, where it causes visual disability at a substantially earlier age and several hypotheses have been put forward to explain this higher prevalence in these areas. Re...

Can Male Fertility Be Improved Prior to Assisted Reproduction through The Control of Uncommonly Considered Factors?

How can adherence with multi-drug therapy in leprosy be improved?

Leprosy remains a major public health problem in many developing countries. Multidrug therapy (MDT) is effective, but adherence varies from 70% to 90%. Poor adherence has detrimental consequences including incomplete cure, persisting infectious sources and multidrug resistance. Many factors determine adherence, including health beliefs of individuals and societies, the quality of the doctor-pat...

How can adherence to guidelines be improved? The case of fibrinolytics.

The importance of national data There is no doubt that the first step in developing public health policies is to have reliable national data. The paper by Escosteguy et al. embodies this premise, giving us information about acute myocardial infarction treatment in the city of Rio de Janeiro. As its main conclusion, the study demonstrated that, as expected, cost-effective drugs such as aspirin, ...

How can adherence to lipid-lowering medication be improved? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

OBJECTIVE Poor patient adherence to lipid-lowering medication is a major contributory factor in the lack of success in treating hyperlipidaemia. The objective of this review was to assess the effect of adherence-enhancing interventions for lipid-lowering medication. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). DATA SOURCES Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (...