In the second part of a two-part blog for our special series on living with long-term conditions, Brian Devlin, Ceri Dare, Genna White and Olivia Fulton, the four Cochrane UK Consumer Champions, and Emma Doble, Cochrane UK’s Patient and Consumer Coordinator, reflect on making treatment decisions, what they want healthcare professionals to know, and what they would tell their younger selves.
Tag: self-management
Trust me, I’m a patient! Managing anticoagulation therapy
David Roberts looks at whether putting patients in control can improve the quality of their anticoagulation therapy.
Comedy, Continence and Collaboration
Funny physio Elaine Miller looks at how humour has a role to play in disseminating evidence and changing health behaviours
“Don’t make me laugh” – incontinence isn’t funny
Physiotherapist, comedian and recovered incontinent Elaine Miller looks at the why incontinence matters and what women can do about it
Women, embrace the power of your pelvic floor!
Growing evidence that pelvic floor exercises do help women with stress incontinence
Managing blood glucose levels on the diabetes rollercoaster: how low should you go?
Can the evidence help decide what to aim for when managing blood glucose levels in diabetes and how does this work in practice?