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BACKGROUND: In 2015, librarians at Purdue University began fielding requests from many disciplines to consult or collaborate on systematic review projects, and in 2016, health sciences librarians led the launch of a formal systematic review service. In 2019, Purdue University Libraries was reorganized as the Libraries…

BACKGROUND: Co-production is a collaborative approach to prepare, plan, conduct, and apply research with those who will use or be impacted by research (knowledge users). Our team of knowledge users and researchers sought to conduct and evaluate co-production of a systematic review on decision coaching. METHODS: We con…

Cochrane systematic reviews are conducted and reported according to rigorous standards. A study flow diagram must be included in a new review, and there is clear guidance from the PRISMA statement on how to do this. However, for a review update, there is currently no guidance on how study flow diagrams should be presen…

INTRODUCTION: Diversity in the physician workforce improves patient-centred outcomes. Patients are more likely to trust in and comply with care when seeing gender/racially concordant providers. A current emphasis on standardised metrics in academic achievement often serves as a barrier to the recruitment and retention…

BACKGROUND: This paper describes the structured methods used to involve patients, carers and health professionals in an update of a Cochrane systematic review relating to physiotherapy after stroke and explores the perceived impact of involvement. METHODS: We sought funding and ethical approval for our user involvemen…

Clinical reviews are an important part of the medical literature offering the reader condensed information on a specific topic. In radiology and nuclear medicine most clinical reviews have a subjective character as they have been written in a rather narrative way. Based on their low level of evidence these narrative re…

INTRODUCTION: More than 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia in 2020, and this number is expected to double every 20 years. Physical exercise is a growing field in non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care. Due to public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people have con…

OBJECTIVE: To identify search strategies for retrieving high quality review studies about etiology, prognosis, therapy, and diagnosis from World Wide Web (WWW) medical documents. DESIGN: Observational study of the performance of search strategies based on terms found in high quality review articles in a collection of…

BACKGROUND: Conducting a systematic review in social policy is a resource-intensive process in terms of time and funds. It is thus important to understand the scope of the evidence base of a topic area prior to conducting a synthesis of primary research in order to maximize these resources. One approach to conserving r…

A large number of scientific articles published every year requires from practicing physicians the ability to choose among them and to use secondary studies, such as guidelines, review articles, meta-analyses and systematic reviews. The aim of this article was to discuss basic differences between meta-analyses and syst…

This article serves as a step-by-step guide for students and trainees who wish to conduct a systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review. As the field of evidence synthesis progresses, more students and trainees are attempting to conduct reviews, and it can be unclear how to approach such a project. In 10 organi…

The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize the best available quantitative and qualitative evidence to understand the factors determining quality of care in family planning services in Africa.The review question for the quantitative component of the review is:What factors, including facility,…

Reviews of primary research studies are becoming increasingly important as the concept of evidence-based practice in healthcare is gaining more and more influence and the number of research projects is increasing enormously. One of the less well-known types of review is the "scoping review." Scoping reviews are conduct…

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the proposed systematic review is to determine if there is an association between internalizing disorders and symptoms (ie, subclinical symptoms) and migraine in children and adolescents. METHODS: We will perform a peer-reviewed Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies search of…

BACKGROUND: Knowledge brokers are increasingly used by policy agencies, yet little is known about how they engage with policy-makers and facilitate discussions with them about their research needs. This study examines knowledge brokers' behaviour in one-off interactions with policy-makers commissioning rapid reviews. I…

INTRODUCTION: Pain is an experience that is socially conditioned, like all human experiences. The scientific study of pain from a biopsychosocial perspective involves considering its complexity and multidimensionality. This means accounting for the anatomical and physiological elements of pain, as well as the psycholog…

INTRODUCTION: Systematic reviews are an important knowledge synthesis tool for critical care medicine clinicians and researchers. With new literature available each day, reviewers must balance identifying all relevant literature against timely synthesis. We therefore sought to apply capture-mark-recapture, a novel meth…

BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, contributing to significant healthcare spending in both developed and developing countries. Veterans are disproportionately affected by HTN, potentially owing to exposure to active combat, a risk factor specific to this population. However, the…

BACKGROUND: Every step in the systematic review process has challenges, ranging from resistance by review teams to adherence to standard methodology to low-energy commitment to full participation. These challenges can derail the project and result in significant delays, duplication of work, and failure to complete the…