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OBJECTIVES: To identify the desirable characteristics of review criteria for quality improvement and to determine how they should be selected. BACKGROUND: Review criteria are the elements against which quality of care is assessed in quality improvement. Use of inappropriate criteria may impair the effectiveness of qua…

This article is the fourth of six articles addressing systematic reviews in animal agriculture and veterinary medicine. Previous articles in the series have introduced systematic reviews, discussed study designs and hierarchies of evidence, and provided details on conducting randomized controlled trials, a common desig…

INTRODUCTION: This scoping review aims to map existing studies that have employed artificial intelligence (AI) tools within the gambling field, examining their areas of use, current trends, and key findings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual. The review will…

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a well-established treatment for patients with chronic lung disease; however, its role in patients with COVID-19 has not been systematically studied. We provide a protocol outlining the methods and analyses that will be used in the systematic review. METHODS: The methodol…

BACKGROUND: Prognostic models are typically developed to estimate the risk that an individual in a particular health state will develop a particular health outcome, to support (shared) decision making. Systematic reviews of prognostic model studies can help identify prognostic models that need to further be validated o…

BACKGROUND: With the legalization of cannabis in Canada, there is an increase trend in use. Cannabis has been known to have several health implications, one of which is the development of cannabis use disorder (CUD). CUD is more common in males than females, as well as in certain ethnic groups such as Native Americans.…

INTRODUCTION: The sustainability of healthcare interventions and change programmes is of increasing importance to researchers and healthcare stakeholders interested in creating sustainable health systems to cope with mounting stressors. The aim of this protocol is to extend earlier work and describe a systematic review…

The Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration hosted a workshop on "The Emergence of Systematic Review and Related Evidence-based Approaches in Toxicology," on November 21, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. The workshop featured speakers from agencies and organizations applying systematic review approaches to questions in tox…

The serotonin theory of depression, long a dominant paradigm in psychiatry, has been recently challenged by a comprehensive umbrella review by, which concludes that there is no consistent evidence linking serotonin activity to depressive disorders. This article critically analyzes that review alongside two major commen…

Systematic reviews are difficult to keep up to date, but failure to do so leads to poor review currency and accuracy. "Living systematic review" (LSR) is an approach that aims to continually update a review, incorporating relevant new evidence as it becomes available. LSRs may be particularly important in fields where…

INTRODUCTION: Globally, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disease, affecting approximately 600 million people. It is characterised by progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage, osteophyte formation and asymmetric joint space narrowing, leading to pain, stiffness and functional i…

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Restorative techniques for permanent first molars affected by hypomineralization: a systematic review. Lopes-Fatturi A, Wambier L, Rolim TZC, Reis A, Feltrin de Souza J. Pediatr Dent 2022; 44(1):17-24. SOURCE OF FUNDING: None. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review.

OBJECTIVES: Using published peer-reviewed systematic reviews are in theory an efficient way of establishing the evidence base for a guideline, however barriers to their optimal use exist. This article presents suggestions for assessing a published systematic reviews and determining its capacity to act as the evidence b…