Brief behavioural therapy: insomnia in adults Interventions Physical health problems are present in about one-third of patients with insomnia, defined as repeated difficulty with sleep over a period of a month
CBT for panic disorder Interventions The cognitive component of CBT helps patients to understand how the way they think about their symptoms affects their experience
Exercise: depression Interventions Regular exercise programs improve mood and activity level in people with mild to moderate depression and more exercise sessions have a greater effect on mood than fewer sessions
Internet based or computerised CBT (iCBT or CCBT): depression and anxiety Interventions About 85% of patients with depression have significant anxiety and iCBT may be useful for rural patients and those with mobility issues
Music for insomnia in adults Conditions German composer Max Richter released ‘Sleep’, an eight-hour ‘lullaby for a frenetic world’ and at the world premiere in London, listeners were offered beds instead of chairs
Antenatal perineal massage: reduce perineal injury during childbirth Conditions Although current recommendations advise avoiding routine episiotomies, rates of episiotomy vary greatly around the world
Education about joint protection strategies: hand osteoarthritis Conditions Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults, joint protection is a part of osteoarthritis self-management
Exercise for preventing recurrent ankle sprain Conditions Ankle injuries are the most common injuries across a wide variety of sports and it has been estimated that about 25% of all injuries across all sports are ankle injuries
Pelvic floor muscle training: pelvic organ prolapse Conditions Pelvic organ prolapse occurs to some degree in 50% of parous women
Pelvic floor muscle training: urinary incontinence Conditions Estimates suggest that over 4 million Australians over 15 years of age are living with some degree of urinary incontinence (around 37% of women and 13% of men)