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OBJECTIVE: To examine the type of information obtainable from scientific papers, using three different methods for the extraction, organization, and preparation of literature reviews. DESIGN: A set of three review papers was identified, and the ideas represented by the authors of those papers were extracted. The 161 a…

STUDY DESIGN: A criteria-based appraisal of review articles on neck pain. OBJECTIVES: To assess the methodologic quality, conclusions, and extent of concordance among reviews on the conservative treatment of neck disorders. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: During the past decades there has been an increasing interest in s…

OBJECTIVE: To assess how general practitioners might interpret and apply the results of a systematic review relevant to general practice. DESIGN: Cross-sectional postal survey of general practitioners in August 1997. PARTICIPANTS: 51 general practitioners in the Southern Division of General Practice in Adelaide and 1…

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…

BACKGROUND: Strengths-based interventions have great potential among individuals living with chronic illnesses, helping to improve patient outcomes and address the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases. The main objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence on strengths-based interventions f…

INTRODUCTION: Delirium in neonates and infants is difficult to screen or assess because of their different developmental features and distinct delirium characteristics compared with those of older children. Some delirium management strategies, including assessment, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions,…

INTRODUCTION: Rapid reviews (RRs) offer a less rigorous and methodical approach to the process of reviewing literature in comparison to systematic reviews (SRs), which are currently a gold standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three different, expedited strategies of the review process were designed in the different scopes…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize existing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods evidence in order to identify and examine the barriers to and facilitators of engagement with early-intervention services by pregnant people at risk of child removal. INTRODUCTION: Early intervention and prev…

BACKGROUND: Empathy is an important characteristic to possess for healthcare professionals. It has been found to improve communication between professionals and patients and to improve clinical health outcomes. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) was developed to measure this quality and has been used extensively, and…

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates and infants. Antibiotics are a central part of the first line treatment for sepsis in neonatal intensive care units worldwide. However, the evidence on the clinical effects of the commonly used antibiotic regimens for sepsis in neonates remai…

OBJECTIVES: Extracting data from publication reports is a standard process in systematic review (SR) development. However, the data extraction process still relies too much on manual effort which is slow, costly, and subject to human error. In this study, we developed a text summarization system aimed at enhancing prod…

BACKGROUND: Many patients with kidney failure "crash" onto dialysis or initiate dialysis in an unplanned fashion. There are varying definitions, but essentially, a patient is labeled as having a crash dialysis start if he or she has little to no care by a nephrologist prior to starting dialysis. A patient is labeled as…

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is a key behavioral component for the primary prevention of noncommunicable disease. The uptake of physical activity is influenced by individual and broader factors including social, economic, and environmental conditions. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to describe a protocol for…

INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis, a common condition characterised by decreased bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration, leading to increased fracture risk, is a significant health concern. Traditional diagnostic methods, such as Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), have limitations in sensitivity and accessibility…

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) population is increasing, and is predicted to reach 405 million by 2050. The delivery of emergency care for the CALD population can be complex due to cultural, social, and language factors. The extent to which cultural, social, and contextual facto…

BACKGROUND: The rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a global health concern. To reduce the burden of morbidity, mortality and disability due to NCDs, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed 'best buys' and other interventions for the prevention and control of NCDs by member countries. However, th…

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading virus infection that has quickly caused extensive burden to individual, families, countries, and the globe. No intervention has yet been proven effective for the treatment of COVID-19. Some randomized clinical trials assessing the effects of different drugs have been publishe…

INTRODUCTION: In previous studies, it is estimated that sexual minorities (eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals) are overrepresented in the child welfare system. However, the numbers are unclear, and there are limited studies in this field. No systematic review of LGBTQ issues acr…

AIM/OBJECTIVE: To empower nursing graduate students, in master's or doctoral programs, through distance-accessible methods for conducting integrative reviews, enhancing their ability to transition from clinical to publication-oriented writing. BACKGROUND: Mastering literature review methods is vital for advancing evid…