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BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the quality of study design, potential biases, and evidence strength for childhood risk factors associated with allergic rhinitis (AR), while summarizing the key identified factors. METHODS: The protocol for this review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251248436). Relevant literature…

OBJECTIVE: The academic and scientific community has reacted at pace to gather evidence to help and inform about COVID-19. Concerns have been raised about the quality of this evidence. The aim of this review was to map the nature, scope and quality of evidence syntheses on COVID-19 and to explore the relationship betwe…

Systematic reviews of imaging research represent a tool to better understand test accuracy or the efficacy of interventions. Like any type of research, appropriate methods must be applied to optimize quality. The purpose of this review is to outline common pitfalls in performing systematic reviews of imaging research,…

The task of reviewing research is now a part of the paediatric nurse's role. A literature review refers to two processes: the search for relevant literature and the critical review of this literature. A literature review must be systematic in order for it to be effective. It should result in the development of new know…

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…

BACKGROUND: A systematic review aims to combine outcome data from published studies in a population. It is based on a number of steps and although there are numerous advantages in systematic review studies, dentists have been finding difficulties in performing them. OBJECTIVE: Taking into account the misconceptions an…

This review highlights clinically important findings about acne treatment identified in nine systematic reviews published or indexed in the period March 2009 to February 2010. A systematic review of dietary influences on acne suggested that a possible role of dietary factors in acne cannot be dismissed, as the studies…

This chapter describes the basic steps in a systematic review to evaluate test accuracy, and the threats to validity of reviews inherent in each step. First, the problems to be addressed are specified in the form of well-structured questions (Step 1). This is a key step, as all other aspects of the review follow direct…

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…

Systematic reviews form a potential method for overcoming the barriers faced by clinicians when trying to access and interpret evidence to inform their practice. This fourth article in the Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare series of the Singapore Medical Journal introduces readers to systematic reviews, outlining…

Following proposals in 1987 and 1988, several medical journals have provided more informative abstracts ("structured abstracts") for articles of clinical interest. Structured abstracts for original studies require authors to systematically disclose the objective, basic research design, clinical setting, participants, i…

OBJECTIVES: We assessed the evidence from reviews and meta-analyses of randomised clinical trials on the effects of pharmacological prevention and management of delirium in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS: We searched for reviews in July 2017 in: Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, Science Citation Index, B…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review and literature review. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide an update on The Cochrane Back and Neck (CBN) activities. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Low back pain (LBP) affects 80% of people at some time in their lives. CBN Group has been housed in Toronto at the Institute f…

BACKGROUND: For over three decades researchers have developed critical appraisal tools (CATs) for assessing the scientific quality of research overviews. Most established CATs for reviews in evidence-based medicine and evidence-based public health (EBPH) focus on systematic reviews (SRs) with studies on experimental in…

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.

A systematic review (SR) provides the best and most objective analysis of the existing evidence in a particular field. SRs and derived conclusions are essential for evidence-based strategies in medicine and evidence-based guidelines in clinical practice. The popularity of SRs has also increased markedly in the field of…

Childhood obesity has a complex multi-factorial aetiology grounded in environmental and individual level factors that affect behaviour and outcomes. An ecological, systems-based approach to addressing childhood obesity is increasingly being advocated. The primary aim of this review is to summarize the evidence reported…

BACKGROUND: Health inequity: defined as systematic and avoidable difference in health outcome, remain entrenched across high-income countries, with socioeconomic gaps in life expectancy exceeding 7–10 years. Upstream interventions addressing the social determinants of health are critical. This umbrella review ev…

BACKGROUND: Producing high-quality, relevant systematic reviews and keeping them up to date is challenging. Cochrane is a leading provider of systematic reviews in health. For Cochrane to continue to contribute to improvements in heath, Cochrane Reviews must be rigorous, reliable and up to date. We aimed to explore exi…