Psychoneuroendocrine interventions aimed at attenuating immunosenescence: a review

Therapeutic interventions aimed at preventing MODS

1 Therapeutic interventions aimed at preventing MODS The terms multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS), multiple systems organ failure (MSOF) and, most recently, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) have all been used to describe ‘irreversible shock’ and organ failure. Summarised the causes of irreversible shock are: (1) Haemorrhage uncomplicated by gross trauma; (2) burns; (3) trauma to l...

A systematic review of interventions aimed at the prevention of weight gain in adults.

OBJECTIVE The WHO has recommended that prevention of overweight and obesity should begin early and target adults, including those with an acceptable BMI. The aim of the present paper was to systematically review published interventions with a specific stated aim to prevent weight gain. DESIGN Five databases were searched to July 2008. The reference lists of review articles and obesity society...

Interventions aimed at increasing research use in nursing: a systematic review

BACKGROUND There has been considerable interest recently in developing and evaluating interventions to increase research use by clinicians. However, most work has focused on medical practices; and nursing is not well represented in existing systematic reviews. The purpose of this article is to report findings from a systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing research use in nursing....

Interventions aimed at improving the nursing work environment: a systematic review

BACKGROUND Nursing work environments (NWEs) in Canada and other Western countries have increasingly received attention following years of restructuring and reported high workloads, high absenteeism, and shortages of nursing staff. Despite numerous efforts to improve NWEs, little is known about the effectiveness of interventions to improve NWEs. The aim of this study was to review systematically...

A critical review of leadership interventions aimed at people from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups