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OBJECTIVE: Analyze the number and the relevance of references retrieved from CINAHL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE to perform a nursing systematic review. STUDY DESIGN: A search strategy for the review topic was designed according to thesaurus terms. The study analyzes (1) references with abstract, (2) overlap between databases…

This systematic review aims to identify reviews of fetal fibronectin and transvaginal cervical length for predicting preterm birth, so that these could be appraised and the findings from good quality reviews highlighted. Reviews, rather than individual studies, are the basis for this systematic review because of the pr…

BACKGROUND: The role of systemic use of local anesthetics in the treatment of neuropathic pain (NP) is still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of systemic local anesthetics for NP. METHODS: To summarize and to discuss the rehabilitation perspective on the published Cochrane Systematic Review "Syst…

AIM: This paper explores practical methodological issues which arise from the application of systematic review and meta-synthesis techniques to qualitative research studies in the context of a pragmatic health services research question. BACKGROUND: The emphasis on, and volume of, qualitative research is increasing. A…

As background for a National Institutes of Health State of the Science Conference on End-of-Life-Care, we performed a systematic review of end-of-life care and outcomes. The systematic review was intended to evaluate the evidence in the field from the perspective of concerns important to patients, caregivers, and the h…

Many policies promote patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research and healthcare provision. However, research points to uncertainties about its impact. The aim of the article was to compare what types of impact have been reported in reviews of PPI in health research and healthcare, respectively, and to map…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate critical appraisal tools (CATs) that have been through a peer-reviewed development process with the aim of analyzing well-designed, documented, and researched CATs that could be used to develop a comprehensive CAT. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A critical review of the development of CATs was under…

The critical appraisal and quality assessment of primary research are key stages in systematic review and evidence synthesis. These processes are driven by the need to determine how far the primary research evidence, singly and collectively, should inform findings and, potentially, practice recommendations. Quality ass…

PURPOSE: Numerous systematic reviews have examined the non-genetic factors associated with the risk of miscarriage. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct an umbrella review on non-genetic factors associated with the risk of miscarriage. METHODS: Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched until 2025 and…

OBJECTIVES: The objective is to identify studies that have assessed methodological shortcuts for undertaking rapid reviews (RRs) and mapping these to review conduct stages and Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) guidance. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a systematic scoping revi…

OBJECTIVE: To assess custom GPT-4 performance in extracting and evaluating data from medical literature to assist in the systematic review (SR) process. DESIGN: A proof-of-concept comparative study was conducted to assess the accuracy and precision of custom GPT-4 models against human-performed reviews of randomised c…

AIMS: To advocate for the systematic review as a rigorous, competency-aligned option for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project. METHODS: A descriptive and conceptual analysis was used, drawing on existing literature, historical context, and a case study of a three-semester curriculum integrating systematic revi…

INTRODUCTION: The concept of family presence during resuscitation and invasive procedures is a controversial issue and has not been universally adopted by health care providers. Owing to the sheer number of studies in this field, we conducted this umbrella study to provide an overview of this concept with the aim of in…

OBJECTIVES: This review article outlines the key aspects of electronic search strategies used for systematic reviews, with a particular focus on developing a search strategy for systematic reviews in reproductive medicine. Additionally, we aimed to gather information on studies assessing the quality of literature searc…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: As systematic reviews may run out of date, it might be necessary to update them. Out-of-date reviews may jeopardize the comparability when used in the context of overviews (review of reviews). METHODS: Seven electronic databases were searched for overviews up to November 2012. We first aimed…

This article, the second in a two-part series, continues to describe the stages involved in conducting a systematic review. The article discusses how to select and appraise studies for inclusion in the review, and how to extract, synthesise and present the findings. A summary of the key points for writing the results a…

OBJECTIVE: Complex and highly sensitive electronic literature search strategies are required for systematic reviews; however, no guidelines exist for their peer review. Poor searches may fail to identify existing evidence because of inadequate recall (sensitivity) or increase the resource requirements of reviews as a r…

No guidelines exist for the conduct and reporting of manuscripts with systematic searches of app stores for, and then appraisal of, mobile health apps ('health app-focused reviews'). We undertook a scoping review including a systematic literature search for health app-focused reviews describing systematic app store sea…

This narrative review analyses the Australian Guideline (2018) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) developed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. The Guideline recommended against the use low-level laser therapy (LLLT). Why this conclusion was reached…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding acupuncture intervention for stroke and the primary studies within them. METHODS: Two researchers searched PubMed, Cumulative index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, ISI Web of Knowledge, Cochrane, Allied a…