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Batten Janene, Brackett Alexandria·Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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Yilak Gizachew, Kitaw Tegene Atamenta, Abate Biruk Beletew, +7 more·Journal of global health
BACKGROUND: To date, findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on unintended pregnancies in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are inconsistent, posing challenges for preventive efforts. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the magnitude, determinants, and adverse outcomes of unintended…
Clemente Filipe Manuel, Afonso José, Sarmento Hugo·PloS one
OBJECTIVE: This umbrella review was conducted to summarize the evidence and qualify the methodological quality of SR and SRMA published on small-sided games in team ball sports. METHODS: A systematic review of Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus databases was performed according to the Pr…
Hallberg Sarah J, Dockter Nancy E, Kushner Jake A, +1 more·Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
AIMS: The global rate of type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to rise. Guidelines that influence the worldwide treatment of this disease are central to changing this trajectory. We sought in this review to evaluate the appropriateness of sources cited in the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) guidelines on eating pattern…
Baudard Marie, Yavchitz Amélie, Ravaud Philippe, +2 more·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
 To evaluate the impact of searching clinical trial registries in systematic reviews. Methodological systematic review and reanalyses of meta-analyses. Medline was searched to identify systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing pharmaceutical treatments published between June 201…
Miake-Lye Isomi M, Hempel Susanne, Shanman Roberta, +1 more·Systematic reviews
BACKGROUND: The need for systematic methods for reviewing evidence is continuously increasing. Evidence mapping is one emerging method. There are no authoritative recommendations for what constitutes an evidence map or what methods should be used, and anecdotal evidence suggests heterogeneity in both. Our objectives ar…
Marshall Iain J, Marshall Rachel, Wallace Byron C, +2 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: To simulate possible changes in systematic review results if rapid review methods were used. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We recalculated meta-analyses for binary primary outcomes in Cochrane systematic reviews, simulating rapid review methods. We simulated searching only PubMed, excluding older articles (5, 7…
Liquori G, Dionisi S, Giannetta N, +7 more·European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
OBJECTIVE: The elderly population is the most at risk regarding adherence, especially in the coexistence of multiple diseases. This study aims to detect factors contributing to therapeutic non-adherence in elderly patients in home settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A review protocol was developed to conduct the umbrella…
Pallath Akash, Zhang Qiyang·Research synthesis methods
Systematic reviews are vital instruments for researchers to understand broad trends in a field and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in addressing specific issues. The quality of a systematic review depends critically on having comprehensively surveyed all relevant literature on the review topic…
Kumar Sanjeev, Ruchi Rupam, James Stephen R, +1 more·Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
OBJECTIVES: Chronic neuropathic pain has been an enigma to physicians and researchers for decades. A better understanding of its pathophysiology has given us more insight into its various mechanisms and possible treatment options. We now have an understanding of the role of various ionic channels, biologically active m…
Chi John H, Manley Geoffrey T, Chou Dean·Neurosurgical focus
Pregnancy is a recognized risk factor for quiescent vertebral hemangiomas becoming symptomatic; this usually occurs during the 3rd month of gestation. The natural history of these lesions is poorly understood, and treatment practices must consider the overall safety of the mother and fetus. The authors report a case of…
Oxman A D, Guyatt G H·Journal of clinical epidemiology
The objective of this study was to assess the validity of an index of the scientific quality of research overviews, the Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire (OQAQ). Thirty-six published review articles were assessed by 9 judges using the OQAQ. Authors reports of what they had done were compared to OQAQ ratings. Th…
Alajmi Saud S, Goodacre Charles J, Goldstein Gary·Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists
PURPOSE: Evidence-based dentistry has progressed from case reports and series to best evidence consensus statements; to non-randomized and randomized controlled studies; to systematic reviews (SRs), which analyze individual studies; and to umbrella reviews (URs), which now evaluate SRs. The purpose of this article is t…
Rodríguez-González Pablo, Iglesias Damián, Fernandez-Rio Javier, +1 more·Complementary therapies in clinical practice
Technology has been recently found to be an effective tool to deliver public health interventions [1]. More specifically, the effects of interventions using apps to improve health have been targeted lately [2]. The goal of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of systematic reviews to summarize the scien…
Glenton Claire, Lewin Simon, Mayhew Alain, +2 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: Systematic reviews within the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group (EPOC) can include both randomized and nonrandomized study designs. We explored how many EPOC reviews consider and identify nonrandomized studies, and whether the proportion of nonrandomized studies identified is linked…
Bath Philip M W, Gray Laura J·International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews followed by a meta-analysis are carried out in medical research to combine the results of two or more related studies. Stroke trials have struggled to show beneficial effects and meta-analysis should be used more widely throughout the research process to either speed up the development of…
McCusker Jane, Kakuma Ritsuko, Abrahamowicz Michal·The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
BACKGROUND: This article will systematically review the methodological characteristics and results of studies of variables and indices that predict functional decline in older hospitalized patients. METHODS: We restricted this review to original longitudinal studies of predictors of either physical functional decline…
Cecchi Francesca·NeuroRehabilitation
BackgroundMalnutrition can severely impact post-stroke functional recovery, but the effects of nutritional therapy (NT) on disability and activities of daily living (ADL) after stroke are not thoroughly investigated.Objectivesthe aim of the Cochrane Review by Sakai et al. (2023) was to evaluate the effectiveness of NT…
Rozga Mary, Handu Deepa·Nutrients
Nutrition interventions to prevent pediatric obesity can help to establish healthy habits to improve current and future health. The objective of this umbrella review of systematic reviews (SRs) is to examine the impact of obesity prevention interventions with a nutrition component on body mass index measures, overweigh…
Qiu Lin, Ye Maodie, Tong Yang, +1 more·Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
PURPOSE: Exercise is the core element of rehabilitation for cancer patients. However, most of the patients' exercise levels failed to meet the indicators recommended by the guidelines or even decreased. Therefore, this umbrella review aims to provide an overview of review articles addressing the evidence of interventio…