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Handoll Helen H G, Madhok Rajan·Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica. Supplementum
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Montero Pérez Olalla, Salazar González Fernando, Sánchez Gómez Ernesto, +1 more·Pharmacology research & perspectives
Recent systematic reviews suggest that pharmacists' interventions in asthma patients have a positive impact on health-related outcomes. Nevertheless, the association is not well established, and the role of clinical pharmacists is poorly represented. The aim of this overview of systematic reviews is to identify publish…
Goh Sarah L, Harding Katherine E, Lewis Annie K, +2 more·Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
OBJECTIVE: This overview of systematic reviews aimed to appraise evidence regarding self-management strategies on health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, medication compliance, seizure status and psychosocial outcomes compared to usual care for people with epilepsy. METHODS: Databases were searched until Septem…
Byrne S, Cobham V, Richardson M, +1 more·Clinical child and family psychology review
The last 20 years has seen debate regarding the merits of involving parents in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for youth anxiety played out across systematic reviews which have high impact. These reviews examined varying treatment formats in relation to parent involvement, including youth only CBT (Y-CBT), parent…
Tedla Jaya Shanker, Sangadala Devika Rani, Reddy Ravi Shankar, +3 more·Brain injury
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the prime cause of disability in the elderly population. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an emerging noninvasive brain stimulation in rehabilitating upper limb function post-stroke. However, mixed evidence exists in the literature and ambiguous conclusions regarding the effect of…
Pitre Tyler, Jassal Tanvir, Park Louis, +3 more·Annals of epidemiology
PURPOSE: The presentation of absolute effects, in addition to relative effects, is critical to the optimal interpretation of effect estimates. Failure to present and interpret absolute effects may obscure the magnitude of the effect of an intervention or exposure and mislead evidence users. OBJECTIVE: In this study, w…
Hickey Lyndal, Kuyucak Osman, Clausen Lukas, +1 more·Disability and rehabilitation
PURPOSE: To map research conducted with adults with cerebral palsy (CP) to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to understand the array of research available, identify key clinical messages and inform future research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An overview of systematic reviews was…
Norris Susan L, Aung Max T, Chartres Nicholas, +1 more·Environmental health : a global access science source
BACKGROUND: Evidence-to-decision (EtD) frameworks provide a structured and transparent approach for groups of experts to use when formulating recommendations or making decisions. While extensively used for clinical and public health recommendations, EtD frameworks are not in widespread use in environmental health. This…
Kanukula Raju, McKenzie Joanne E, Bero Lisa, +5 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVES: To investigate how often review authors encounter multiple results from included studies that are eligible for inclusion in a particular meta-analysis, and how often methods to select results are specified. METHODS: MEDLINE and Epistemonikos were searched (January 2018-June 2019) to identify systematic rev…
Castellana Marco, Castellana Carlo, Giovanella Luca, +1 more·Endocrine
PURPOSE: In patients with hypothyroidism, levothyroxine (LT4) is the treatment of choice, and tablets are the most commonly prescribed formulation. Despite multiple scenarios being reported in the literature with impaired tablet absorption and likely missed TSH targets, it is yet unclear what the implications are for c…
Luhnen Miriam, Prediger Barbara, Neugebauer Edmund A M, +1 more·International journal of technology assessment in health care
OBJECTIVES: When making decisions in health care, it is essential to consider economic evidence about an intervention. The objective of this study was to analyze the methods applied for systematic reviews of health economic evaluations (SR-HEs) in HTA and to identify common challenges. METHODS: We manually searched th…
Maguire Sabine, Mann Mala·Evidence-based child health : a Cochrane review journal
BACKGROUND: Dogma has long prevailed regarding the ageing of bruises, and whether certain patterns of bruising are suggestive or diagnostic of child abuse. OBJECTIVES: We conducted the first Systematic Reviews addressing these two issues, to determine the scientific basis for current clinical practice. There have been…
Kalkum Eva, Klotz Rosa, Seide Svenja, +7 more·Langenbeck's archives of surgery
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews are an important tool of evidence-based surgery. Surgical systematic reviews and trials, however, require a special methodological approach. PURPOSE: This article provides recommendations for conducting state-of-the-art systematic reviews in surgery with or without meta-analysis. CONCLU…
Tsujimoto Hiraku, Tsujimoto Yasushi, Kataoka Yuki·BMC research notes
OBJECTIVE: PROSPERO, an international prospective register of systematic reviews, was launched in February 2011 to reduce publication bias of systematic reviews (SRs). A questionnaire survey of SR researchers conducted in 2005 indicated the existence of unpublished SRs and the potential influence of lack of funding as…
Yepes-Nuñez Juan Jose, Zhang Yuan, Xie Feng, +4 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVES: In systematic reviews of studies of patients' values and preferences, the objective of the study was to summarize items and domains authors have identified when considering the risk of bias (RoB) associated with primary studies. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a systematic survey of systematic revie…
Garner Paul, Hopewell Sally, Chandler Jackie, +25 more·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Updating of systematic reviews is generally more efficient than starting all over again when new evidence emerges, but to date there has been no clear guidance on how to do this. This guidance helps authors of systematic reviews, commissioners, and editors decide when to update a systematic review, and then how to go a…
Dagne Woldeteklehaymanot Kassahun, Shiferaw Mulu, Gedfie Solomon, +18 more·BMC pregnancy and childbirth
BACKGROUND: Anemia during pregnancy affects more than one-third of women globally, with the heaviest burden in low- and middle-income countries. It contributes substantially to maternal morbidity, adverse birth outcomes, and increased neonatal mortality. Despite extensive research, there remains a lack of comprehensive…
Hartmann-Boyce Jamie, McRobbie Hayden, Butler Ailsa R, +9 more·The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
BACKGROUND: Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are handheld electronic vaping devices which produce an aerosol formed by heating an e-liquid. Some people who smoke use ECs to stop or reduce smoking, but some organizations, advocacy groups and policymakers have discouraged this, citing lack of evidence of efficacy and safety.…
Öberg Stina, Baker Jason Joe, Rosenberg Jacob·The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of penetrating versus non-penetrating mesh fixation in adults receiving laparoscopic groin hernia repair.
Bekele Tesfaye Hailu, Trijsburg Laura, Brouwer Inge D, +5 more·Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)
Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) need to be evidence-based. As part of the development of Ethiopian FBDG, we conducted an umbrella review to develop dietary recommendations. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), deficiencies of vitamin A, zinc, calcium, or folate, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and type 2 diabetes mel…