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After nearly a decade of genome-wide association studies, no assessment has yet been made of their contribution toward an explanation of the most prominent racial health disparities observed at the population level. We examined populations of African and European ancestry and focused on cardiovascular diseases, which a…

OBJECTIVES: To determine how many individual patient data (IPD) reviews that included older people were available in MEDLINE and whether the effectiveness of treatments differed between older and younger individuals. DESIGN: Overview of IPD reviews. SETTING: A MEDLINE search was conducted for IPD reviews of randomize…

PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: While the benefits and need for integrating palliative care (PC) services into heart failure (HF) care have been well recognized, integration has been slow. Currently, only a small proportion of patients with HF utilize PC services, meaning there is a discrepancy between the knowledge about optim…

BACKGROUND: It is a contemporary and global challenge that the increasing number of older people requiring care will surpass the available caregivers. Solutions are needed to help older people maintain their health, prevent disability, and delay or avoid dependency on others. Technology can enable older people to age i…

BACKGROUND: Patient- and family-centered care interventions are increasingly being implemented in various settings for improving the quality of health care. However, the huge amounts of information coming from both primary studies and reviews on patient- and family-centered care interventions have made it difficult to…

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…

BACKGROUND: Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a serious issue that affects millions of youth worldwide. ADV can be any intentional psychological, emotional, physical, or sexual aggression that occurs in adolescent dating and/or sexual relationships, and can occur both in person and electronically. The mental health c…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews can inform research, funding, and guideline decisions. However, it can be challenging to know whether a systematic review has answered a research question conclusively, and it is unclear which methods exist for such assessments. PURPOSE: To map methods related to determining the conclusi…

BACKGROUND: Although burnout is not an F‑Diagnosis in the ICD-11, many people are suffering from it. This has many economic and health-related consequences, because burnout is closely tied to an inability to work and significant secondary illnesses. This article provides an umbrella review of therapy approaches…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the global research trend and frontiers in the field of root caries. METHODS: Two independent investigators searched the Web of Science Core Collection to include journal articles published on root caries from 1994 to 2023. They examined citation trends of the selected publicatio…

BACKGROUND: Hospital discharge is often associated with a lack of continuity resulting in fragmented care, particularly in low-income countries. As there is limited information about interventions in these countries and no study evaluating the effectiveness of hospital discharge interventions, we conducted a scoping re…

Reducing disease prevalence rather than promoting health has long been the objective of significant population health initiatives, such as the social determinants of health (SDH) framework. However, empirical evidence suggests that people with diagnosed diseases often answer the self-reported health (SRH) question posi…

Meeting the mental health needs of perinatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious concern. This scoping review looks at how to prevent, mitigate or treat the mental health problems faced by women during a pandemic, and lays out suggestions for further research. Interventions for women with pre-existing menta…

PURPOSE: To understand the impact of dry eye disease (DED) on the components of ocular biometry and ways to optimize the visual outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with DED. METHODOLOGY: A thorough literature review of the components pertaining to this review was undertaken using the databases, PubMed (from the year…

BACKGROUND: Falls are a common and serious health issue facing the global population, causing an estimated 646,000 deaths per year globally. Wearable devices typically combine accelerometers, gyroscopes and even barometers; using the data collected and inputting this into an algorithm that decides whether a fall has oc…

Objective This systematic review aimed to provide an overview of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions at the workplace on physical and mental health outcomes related to chronic diseases. Methods A search for reviews published between 2009 and 2018 was performed in electronic databases. References of the…

ISSUE ADDRESSED: School-based programs targeting the prevention of tobacco use are a key strategy for reducing the overall tobacco-related mortality and morbidity in the community. While substantial research investment has resulted in the identification of various effective tobacco prevention interventions in schools,…

This review summarizes clinically important findings from 17 systematic reviews and 2 guidelines on skin cancer indexed between April 2008 and April 2009. Melanoma primary-prevention measures, such as education, are more likely to be successful in younger children than adolescents, and general population screening for…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention strategies are predominantly informed by studies conducted in men from the general population, which can disadvantage women-particularly Indigenous women-whose CVD needs differ in terms of symptom presentation, healthcare access, receipt of guideline-recommended care and sociocul…

The clinical effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation (TR) for improving motor function and activities of daily living (ADLs) has been regularly debated in post-stroke survivors. The objective was to harmonize the current evidence-base by performing an umbrella review.Randomized controlled trials examining the impact of ex…