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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…

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…

Phytonutrients exert several pharmacological effects on humans. In this study, we performed an umbrella review of the association of phytonutrient supplements (PNSs) with biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Relevant published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials were identified by searching PubMed,…

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are used to summarize and interpret evidence for clinical decision-making in human health. The extent of the application of these methods in veterinary medicine and animal agriculture is unknown. The goal of this scoping study was to ascertain trends in the publication of systematic…

BACKGROUND: Globally, populations are ageing. Typically, physical activity levels decline and health worsens as we age; however, estimates of the impact of physical inactivity for population health often fail to specifically focus on older adults. METHODS: Multiple databases were searched for systematic reviews and/or…

Malnutrition is frequently seen among patients in the intensive care unit. Evidence shows that optimal nutritional support can lead to better clinical outcomes. Recent clinical trials debate over the efficacy of enteral nutrition (EN) over parenteral nutrition (PN). Multiple trials have studied the impact of EN versus…

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…

The objective of this umbrella systematic review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesize systematic reviews of physical activity interventions for adults with fibromyalgia (FM) focussing on four outcomes: pain, multidimensional function (wellness or quality of life), physical function (self-reported physical function…

AIM: This paper is a report of a literature review conducted to answer the question 'How has the experience of bodily change following stoma formation been explored and interpreted through existing qualitative research?'. BACKGROUND: A faecal stoma alters the function, appearance and sensation of the body. Quantitativ…

The Cochrane Library is an important resource for evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in health care. The field of gastroenterology and hepatology is represented within the Cochrane Collaboration by four Cochrane review groups. The most prominent component of the library is the database of systematic reviews…

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…