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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reporting of authors' justifications for choosing the scoping review methodology in oral health. STUDY SELECTION, DATA AND SOURCE: This is a meta-research study about scoping reviews in dentistry. This study searched for reviews in PubMed and Scopus without year restrictions and restricted t…

Knowledge synthesis constitutes a key part of evidence-based medicine and a scoping review is a type of knowledge synthesis that maps the breadth of literature on a topic. Conducting a scoping review is resource intensive and, as a result, it can be challenging to maintain best practices throughout the process. Much of…

This editorial briefly reviews the series of unfortunate events that led to the publication, dissemination, and eventual retraction of a flawed Cochrane systematic review on interactive health communication applications (IHCAs), which was widely reported in the media with headlines such as "Internet Makes Us Sick," "Kn…

Systematic reviews (SRs) are a form of research methodology that addresses a specific research question by collecting, appraising and summarising all empirical evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria. Systematic reviews have grown exponentially since their emergence in the late 1970 s as evidence-b…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study is to examine the time from publication of the protocol for a Cochrane review to publication of the Cochrane review for the entire Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS: Cochrane reviews from the CDSR published between 1995 and 2019 were assess…

As defined by the Cochrane Collaboration, a systematic review is a review of evidence with a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant primary research, and to extract and analyze data from the studies that are included in the review. Met…

Systematic Review Briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Program. Each systematic review brief summarizes the evidence on a theme related to a systematic review topic. This systematic review b…

Systematic Review Briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Program. Each systematic review brief summarizes the evidence on a theme related to a systematic review topic. This systematic review b…

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are at the top of the 'evidence hierarchy' when assessing the effectiveness of health interventions. As such, they are important sources of synthesized information for decision-makers including consumers, clinicians, funders, payers, regulators, and researchers. The main reasons for…

OBJECTIVES: There are many rapid review methods; however, there is little pragmatic guidance on which methods to select. This study aimed to reach consensus among international rapid review experts outlining areas to consider when selecting approaches for rapid reviews. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A two-round modified o…

Objective Meeting the mental health needs of the population is a priority of the Quebec government. To do so, it is important to evaluate and improve the quality of mental health care in primary and community care settings, particularly with respect to person-centred and recovery-oriented care. The purpose of this stud…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to review the pathogenesis of craniopharyngiomas. METHODS: A literature review of articles relating to the embryogenesis of the pituitary gland and sella and the pathogenesis of craniopharyngiomas was performed. CONCLUSIONS: Craniopharyngiomas are benign, epithelial neoplasms…

Scoping reviews are similar to systematic reviews in that they are designed to be transparent and reproducible processes to answer a question while reducing bias. The key difference between scoping reviews and the better-known systematic review method is the scope of the question being answered. Scoping reviews are bes…

The aim of this article is to perform an inventory on the subject of rapid reviews.Carrying out a systematic review or health technology assessment (HTA) is costly and time-consuming. Usually, it takes between six months and one year to complete a systematic review, and at least one year to complete an HTA. Since quest…

The purpose of this review was to discuss the place of hypnotherapy in a modern medical world dominated by so-called evidence-based clinical practice. Hypnosis is an easily learned technique that is a valuable adjuvant to many medical, dental and psychological interventions.

Placebo responses to an apparently inactive intervention are of interest from a scientific perspective as they suggest possible mechanism(s) at work beyond the intervention itself. They are also of interest from a clinical trials perspective since high rates of placebo response limit the potential to demonstrate worthw…

BACKGROUND: key decisions have to be made in healthcare systems and policies often under uncertain conditions or without complete objective evidence. Decisions made on the health system and policy levels affect national and global population, which requires transparency and accountability to ensure the best impact to p…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The term 'evidence-based medicine' means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research. An important source for those who wish to practise evidence-based medicine is the systematic review. Systematic reviews, however, are not wit…

This article is the first in a series of six articles related to systematic reviews in animal agriculture and veterinary medicine. In this article, we overview the methodology of systematic reviews and provide a discussion of their use. Systematic reviews differ qualitatively from traditional reviews by explicitly defi…