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OBJECTIVE: This protocol details the methods for a scoping review that will examine the evidence on the design, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of simulated clinical placements. INTRODUCTION: Clinical placements allow health professions students to apply theoretical knowledge in clinical settings. For various…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the scoping review will be to understand and describe risk factors associated with surgical site infection (SSI) in an orthopaedic surgery population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa. This paper describes the protocol that will be used for the scoping review. METHOD: A comprehensive l…

BACKGROUND: The Sustainable Development Goals have put emphasis on equitable healthcare access for marginalised groups and communities. The number of women with disabilities (WWD) to marry and have children is rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, these women experience multifaceted c…

BACKGROUND: There continues to be growing interest in the Science of Learning including identifying applications for findings from this work outside the laboratory to support learning. Presently, there exists a gap in our understanding of learning during healthy adulthood as well as effective ways in which that learnin…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize the available evidence on the effectiveness of combined virtual and clinical simulation compared with other active teaching strategies on health students' learning. INTRODUCTION: Current evidence indicates that both virtual simulation and clinical simulation are…

INTRODUCTION: Indigenous peoples across the globe face inequitable access to high-quality care. Emergency departments are the first point of access for many Indigenous peoples and are the interface between the individual and the healthcare system. There is a reliance on emergency services due to a lack of primary healt…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of internet-based psychosocial interventions versus active comparators (such as in-person interventions, bibliotherapy, or telephone interventions) and passive comparators (such as usual psychiatric care) on psychological distress, expressed emoti…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to explore the experiences of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living with fatigue. INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an incurable disease that causes multiple physical, social, and psychological burdens to those affected as well as their…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the review is to identify and explore the perceived sociocultural factors leading to smokeless tobacco initiation among the adolescent population. INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco use is associated with oral cancer and premalignant lesions. The initiation of smokeless tobacco often occurs in…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to identify the barriers and facilitators to attending dental care appointments among adults in low- and middle-income countries. INTRODUCTION: Missed dental appointments are a well-recognized problem in dental care, widely contributing to adverse health care outcomes…

OBJECTIVE: This review will identify, explore, and map the literature on the characteristics and implementation modalities of needle and syringe programs for reducing blood-borne diseases among people who inject drugs in sub-Saharan Africa compared with the recommended standards by the World Health Organization and AID…

BACKGROUND: Asthma is one of the most common chronic airway diseases and is characterized by wheezing, dyspnea, chest tightness, and coughing. These symptoms reduce the patient's quality of life and limit physical activity in daily life. However, there is no systematic review of the efficacy of cupping therapy in the t…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to gain insight about the experience of emerging adults who are coping with a chronic illness diagnosis. INTRODUCTION: Receiving a chronic illness diagnosis is filled with challenges and changes to a person's life. Coping is not an easy or linear process, and is particularly…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this scoping review is to examine the professional representation of conversational agents that are used for health care. Professional characteristics associated with these agents will be identified, and the prevalence of these characteristics will be determined. INTRODUCTION: Conversational…

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this systematic review is to evaluate the association between fluid biomarkers and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in cerebrovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. While previous research has examined the etiology of WMH in specific diseases, we propose a comprehensive framework en…

INTRODUCTION: Insulin resistance is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and ischaemic stroke. Currently, insulin resistance is not usually included in post-stroke risk stratification. This systematic review and meta-analysis intends to determine if available scientific knowledge supp…

INTRODUCTION: Efficacy of aliskiren combination therapy with other antihypertensive has been evaluated in the treatment of patients with hypertension in recent systematic reviews. However, most previous reviews only focused on one single health outcome or one setting, none of them made a full summary that assessed the…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to map different past and present legal approaches and government policies that have an intended or unintended effect on the ongoing overdose epidemic. INTRODUCTION: In response to the current overdose epidemic, a number of different legal approaches and government po…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review is to determine if there is a difference in the incidence of post-dural puncture headache in the obese parturient compared to the non-obese parturient after an accidental dural puncture. INTRODUCTION: Placement of an epidural catheter is a common technique to ease the p…