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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize the existing qualitative evidence on the breastfeeding experiences of mothers of hospitalized preterm infants. INTRODUCTION: Breastfeeding is crucial for the well-being and development of preterm infants born before 37 weeks' gestation. Mothers of preterm infant…

INTRODUCTION: There are an increasing number of people living with and beyond cancer, whose experience is further complicated by additional long-term health conditions in the context of an ageing population. The supportive care needs of this growing patient group should be recognised and addressed. There is a need to e…

BACKGROUND: Studies assessing the nutritional quality of food provided to the homeless population show deficiencies in micronutrients and excess fat, sugar, and salt. The availability of cheap, energy-dense and nutrient-poor food has changed the profile of people living with homelessness from primarily underweight to o…

BACKGROUND: Among the elderly, who are often exposed to polypharmacy, explicit deprescribing tools offer clear, validated guidelines for safely reducing medications. However, the effectiveness of these tools varies across healthcare settings and populations. In India, unique sociocultural and healthcare challenges dema…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews attempt to gather all available evidence. Controversy exists regarding effort and benefit of including study results presented at conferences only. We recently published a Cochrane network meta-analysis (NMA) including 585 randomized controlled trials comparing drugs for prevention of pos…

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly contributing to the disease burden in South Asia. This review will summarize the prevalence and risk factors of COPD in South Asia and the interventions regarding COPD that have been introduced in South Asian countries. METHOD: This scoping revie…

Evidence in clinical research is accumulating and scientific publications have increased exponentially in the last decade across all disciplines. Available information should be critically assessed. Here, we focus on umbrella reviews, an approach that systematically collects and evaluates information from multiple syst…

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Short-term and long-term effectiveness of powered toothbrushes in promoting periodontal health during orthodontic treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Al Makhmari SA, Kaklamanos EG, Athanasiou AE. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017;152(6):753-66.e7. SOURCE OF…

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether unpublished dissertations are an important source of trials for systematic reviews. METHODS: In a review of infant massage, we identified 17 dissertations. We recorded whether each dissertation was included in the review and, if so, whether it contributed data to any analyses. RESULTS…

BACKGROUND: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviews evidence about existing or potential population screening programmes using rapid review products called evidence summaries. We provide a case report as an example of how rapid reviews are developed within the UK NSC's process, consider how the quality of…

BACKGROUND: The validity of a review depends on its methodologic quality. OBJECTIVE: To determine the methodologic quality of recently published review articles. DESIGN: Critical appraisal. SETTING: All reviews of clinical topics published in six general medical journals in 1996. MEASUREMENTS: Explicit criteria tha…

INTRODUCTION: Past attempts to reduce inequalities in primary care have been met with mixed success. For initiatives to reduce inequalities, it is essential that they identify the most vulnerable groups in society to prevent any future exacerbation of inequalities. Intersectionality theory provides a framework to ident…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the protocol is to present the methodology of a scoping review that aims to synthesise up-to-date evidence on adolescent undernutrition in South Asia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The proposed scoping review will be guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework and the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers'…

Maintaining updated systematic reviews is one of the key goals of the Cochrane Collaboration. Reviews are meant to be updated at an interval of no more than 2 years. The Cochrane Neonatal Review (CNRG) is one of the most productive contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration. However, this means that the CNRG now has a…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test if a conclusion in a systematic review of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for osteoarthritis from the Cochrane Library was valid and robust. BACKGROUND DATA: Health policy decisions often rely on conclusions from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for approval of ne…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews are important for decision-makers. They offer many potential benefits but are often written in technical language, are too long, and do not contain contextual details which makes them hard to use for decision-making. There are many organizations that develop and disseminate derivative pro…

Reviews of published scientific literature are a valuable resource that can underline best practices in medicine and clarify clinical controversies. Among the various types of reviews, the systematic review of the literature is ranked as the most rigorous since it is a high-level summary of existing evidence focused on…

This commentary provides a perspective from the chemicals industry on the potential usefulness of systematic review approaches in chemical risk assessment.