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UNLABELLED: We examined how patient beliefs, values, and preferences (BVPs) were included and conceptualized in international osteoporosis guidelines. The majority of guidelines did not mention BVPs. When mentioned, BVPs were conceptualized as preference for one medication over another. A broader conceptualization and…

Aberrant blood vessel functioning and systemic circulation are key causes for vascular disorders; cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, renal artery stenosis, and peripheral artery diseases. Epidemiological and basic science evidence supported genetic reasons, compounded by obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabe…

BACKGROUND: A fragmented research field exists on the prevalence of anxiety disorders. Here, we present the results of a systematic review of reviews on this topic. We included the highest quality studies to inform practice and policy on this issue. METHOD: Using PRISMA methodology, extensive electronic and manual cit…

BACKGROUND: Even though citation analysis has several limitations, it is a commonly used tool to determine the impact of scientific articles in different research fields. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to identify and systematically review the 100 most cited articles in the field of visceral surgery focusing on papers that…

PURPOSE: Health education in school classrooms can be effective in promoting sexual health and preventing violence and substance use but effects are patchy and often short term. Classroom education is also challenging because of schools' increasing focus on academic-performance metrics. Other school-based approaches ar…

AIM: Systematic reviews have the potential to map those areas where children are under-represented in surgical research. We aimed to describe and evaluate the quantity, coverage and the quality of conduct and reporting of systematic reviews of surgical procedures in children. METHODS: We searched four biomedical datab…

BACKGROUND: Previous studies of operating room (OR) information systems data over the past two decades have shown how to predict case durations using the combination of scheduled procedure(s), individual surgeon and assistant(s), and type of anesthetic(s). We hypothesized that the accuracy of case duration prediction c…

BACKGROUND: In maternal medicine, research evidence is scattered making it difficult to access information for clinical decision making. Systematic reviews of good methodological quality are essential to provide valid inferences and to produce usable evidence summaries to guide management. This review assesses the meth…

BACKGROUND: With the increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases, phytochemicals have shown great potential in the intervention of metabolic disorders. A number of studies have demonstrated that plant bioactive polysaccharides have significant effects in regulating metabolism. There is currently no comprehensive assess…

BACKGROUND: Built environments have been implicated in the development of chronic disease, with physical activity (PA) considered one of the critical mechanisms for this relationship. Substantial growth in research on built environments and PA makes navigating the available evidence challenging. OBJECTIVE: To examine…

BACKGROUND: Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are among the eight-leading causes of death globally. Strategies and policies have been put in place by many countries to reduce RTCs and to prevent RTCs and related injuries/deaths. METHODS: In this review, we searched the following databases Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Data…

BACKGROUND: We aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of methodological challenges in economic evaluations of disease prevention and health promotion (DPHP)-measures. METHODS: We conducted an overview of reviews searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness…

BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-associated condition with complex disease mechanisms and a risk factor for various long-term health outcomes for the mother and infant. OBJECTIVE: To summarise evidence on the association of pre-eclampsia with long-term health outcomes arising in women and/or infants. SEARCH S…

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this overview are to assess the trend of narrative and systematic reviews in Ethiopia, examine their methodological quality, and suggest future directions for improvement. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: All narrative reviews and systematic reviews with or without a meta-analysis on topics associated…

OBJECTIVE: Surgical intervention remains the cornerstone of treatment for gynecologic malignancies. However, the complex nature of these procedures leads to a significant risk of perioperative and post-operative complications. The European Society of Gynecological Oncology recognized the need for standardized, evidence…

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the role of antenatal risk factors for infant cerebral palsy (CP) by un umbrella review. DATA SOURCES: Pubmed, Cochrane list of trials, Medline and Google Scholar were searched for meta-analyses and systematic reviews, published between September 2009 and August 2025. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERI…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of various non-pharmacological interventions on long-term outcomes associated with Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, based on existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses. METHODS: An umbrella review was conducted. Comprehensive searches of P…

CONTEXT: The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has increased, and it is emerging as a global health problem. Exercise is the primary treatment, but the ideal prescription remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to synthesize the evidence for exercise prescri…

PURPOSE: It has been proposed that a higher habitual protein intake may increase cancer risk, possibly via upregulated insulin-like growth factor signalling. Since a systematic evaluation of human studies on protein intake and cancer risk based on a standardised assessment of systematic reviews (SRs) is lacking, we car…

BACKGROUND: Pre-treatment rebleeding following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) increases the risk of death and a poor neurological outcome. Current guidelines recommend aneurysm treatment "as early as feasible after presentation, preferably within 24 h of onset" to mitigate this risk, a practice termed u…