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Hand function is a critical determinant of preschool children's participation in everyday occupations. Accurate hand function assessment is vital for guiding interventions, yet assessment practices are highly variable. Despite the abundance of instruments, only a few standardised performance-based tools assess all hand…

AIM: To assess the prevalence and incidence of chronic conditions among adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and compare them to the prevalence and incidence among adults without CP. METHOD: We searched MEDLINE and Embase for studies reporting the prevalence or incidence of one or more chronic conditions among adults with…

OBJECTIVE: This study describes and analyses compliance with tobacco product graphic health warning (GHW) legislation introduced in Bangladesh in March 2016. METHODS: A survey based on a structured questionnaire was conducted in April 2016 (immediately following the law coming into force), and 8 months later in…

OBJECTIVE: Many newcomer youth in Canada experience high rates of unmet sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care needs, including contraception. We conducted a scoping review of qualitative evidence to understand newcomer youth's experiences of accessing contraception care in Canada. DESIGN AND DATA SOURCES: We follo…

BACKGROUND: Before the Coronavirus COVID-19, universities offered blended learning as a mode of study. However, with the closure of all educational institutions, after the pandemic, most of these institutions were required to transition to e-learning to support continuous student learning. This transition was challengi…

BACKGROUND: Evidence on longitudinal associations between smoking and frailty is scarce. The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on smoking as a predictor of frailty changes among community-dwelling middle-aged and older population. METHODS: A systematic search was performed using three…

BACKGROUND: Both cleavage-stage and blastocyst-stage embryo transfer policies have advantages and drawbacks. The number of embryos transferred, however, is a crucial parameter that needs to be considered before attempting any comparison. METHODS: An extensive literature search yielded initially 282 studies from which…

OBJECTIVES: Recently acquired HIV is a critical time when people may experience debilitating symptoms and is when they are most likely to pass HIV on. Qualitative research offers insights into lived experiences and a deeper understanding of the contextual factors underlying HIV acquisition. We aimed to synthesize quali…

PURPOSE: To appraise and synthesize evidence from previous systematic reviews (SRs) concerning the impacts of goal setting on engagement in the rehabilitation process and on outcomes of participation and occupational performance for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Systematic review…

OBJECTIVE: To review and critically discuss published evidence on interactions between obesity and selected risk factors on asthma in children and adults, and to discuss potential future directions in this field. DATA SOURCES: National Library of Medicine (via PubMed) STUDY SELECTION: A literature search was conducted…

Despite the progress made in HIV treatment and prevention, HIV remains a major cause of adolescent morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. As perinatally infected children increasingly survive into adulthood, the quality of life and mental health of this population has increased in importance. This review provid…

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess any difference in the self-ratings of hostility in mentally healthy women with different levels of prolactin (PRL). Electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library) were searched up to 2nd July 2012 for published literature compari…

CONTEXT: Contradictory data exist with regard to adjuvant vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-targeted therapy in surgically managed patients for localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC). OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the current evidence regarding the therapeutic benefit (disease-free survival [DF…

INTRODUCTION: Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is the leading cause of death of children under the age of five years worldwide. Globally there has been no change in the preterm birth rate between 2010 and 2020, when rates were calculated to be 9.8% and 9.9% of all livebirths, respect…

IMPORTANCE: Accurate prediction of outcomes among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) is important for clinical research and monitoring care quality. Most existing prediction models do not take full advantage of the electronic health record, using only the single worst value of laboratory tests and vital signs and…

PURPOSE: To characterize functional complaints of new low-vision rehabilitation patients. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. PARTICIPANTS: The Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Study recruited 819 patients between 2008 and 2011 from 28 clinical centers in the United States. METHODS: New patients referred for…

Atopic dermatitis (AD), asthma, food allergy, and respiratory allergy are common childhood conditions with significant disease burden. Current understanding implicates the skin-barrier and the dual-allergen hypotheses in the pathophysiology of these allergic conditions. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the literature on the bond strength of self-etching (SE) adhesives containing 10-MDP or other acidic functional monomers, comparing the bonding performance of both compositions. METHODS: This study is registered in PROSPERO (CRD420201757…

BACKGROUND: Post-hepatectomy liver failure is a severe complication after major liver resection and is associated with a high mortality rate. Nevertheless, there is no effective treatment for severe liver failure. In such a setting, rescue liver transplantation (LT) is used only in extraordinary cases with unclear resu…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of topical nitroglycerin (NTG) in treating tendinopathies. DATA SOURCES: Systematic searches were conducted on ScienceDirect, Scirus, Highwire Press Stanford University, PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals, Free Medical Journals, Free Full Text, Biolin…