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INTRODUCTION: Increasing collaborative and integrated working between General practice (GP) and Community pharmacy (CP) is a key priority of the UK National Health Service and has been proposed as a solution to reducing health system fragmentation, improving synergies and coordination of care. However, there is limited…

INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease caused bythat mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and the eyes. Mathematical models and statistical methodologies could play an important role in decision-making and help maintain the gains in elimination program…

INTRODUCTION: Measures of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are increasingly important for evaluating healthcare interventions and treatments, understanding the burden of disease, identifying health inequities, allocating health resources and for use in epidemiological studies. Although many HRQoL measures develop…

INTRODUCTION: Acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is increasingly treated by a non-operative approach. The need for colectomy after recovery from a flare of acute diverticulitis of the left colon, complicated diverticular abscess is still controversial. The primary aim of this study is to assess the risk of inter…

BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials guard against selection bias and therefore offer the fairest way of evaluating healthcare interventions such as medicinal products, devices and services. Recruitment to trials can be extremely difficult, and poor recruitment can lead to extensions to both time and budget and may…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of outcome reporting bias-the selection for publication of a subset of the original recorded outcome variables on the basis of the results-and its impact on Cochrane reviews. DESIGN: A nine point classification system for missing outcome data in randomised trials was developed and…

Systematic reviews are becoming a widely accepted gold standard in evidence synthesis for evidence-based and -informed policy and practice. Many organisations exist to coordinate the registration, conduct and publication of systematic reviews across a range of disciplines, including medicine, international development,…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are important research tools in modern medicine. They serve to condense and clarify large amounts of data into resources that can educate clinicians, enhance patient care, help formulate clinical guidelines, and guide future research endeavors. METHODS: The existing lit…

INTRODUCTION: Many people experience lifelong impacts after losing a loved one. Bereavement adaptation, which refers to how people adapt to changes after a death, is crucial for their subsequent life stages. Bereavement experienced during one's childhood or teenage years can be even more challenging, considering the du…

To what extent has the rise of populist radical right (PRR) parties in Europe affected welfare policies? Based on a scoping review of studies that address the relationship between PRR parties and welfare policy, Chiara Rinaldi and Marleen Bekker conclude that, due to their welfare chauvinistic positions, the participat…

This letter provides feedback on the article titled "Volumetric Segmentation in the Context of Posterior Fossa-Related Pathologies: A Systematic Review." It highlights the positive impacts of the review, such as its comprehensive examination of existing literature and its potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and tr…

Systematic reviews have become a key strategy to identifying evidence-based practice guidelines in infection prevention. They are considered the highest level of evidence providing the most effective answers to practice questions. Infection preventionists need to become familiar with reading systematic reviews and lear…

This article examines how to synthesise and critique research literature. To place the process of synthesising the research literature into context, the article explores the critiquing process by breaking it down into seven sequential steps. The article explains how and why these steps need to be kept in mind if a robu…

Repositioning is regarded as an important intervention to prevent the development of pressure injuries in patients who are immobile. However, there is uncertainty as to the optimal regimen in terms of frequency and method of repositioning. This commentary summarises and critically appraises a Cochrane systematic review…

The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of referenced statements in review articles focused on drug therapy. Review articles published between January and December 1987 in Clinical Pharmacy, DICP, Drugs, and Pharmacotherapy were used. Ninety-nine references from these articles were randomly selected and…

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to standardize a scoping review protocol for completion of a scoping review. The proposed scoping review aims to: 1) determine the extent of the literature on which implementation strategies have been used to develop, deliver, and sustain psychological interventions for people with multiple s…

BACKGROUND: Across many countries, the number of older people from ethnic minority communities is growing due to ageing populations and migration trends. In England and Wales, the population of older people from ethnic minority communities, particularly those aged 60 and above, is also increasing. This demographic chan…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review protocol describes the strategy for a scoping review that aims to provide a comprehensive overview of published guidelines for the prescription of standard laboratory tests performed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. BACKGROUND: The use of clinical laboratories is constantly increas…

INTRODUCTION: Care for senior citizens is a global policy issue. There has been limited focus on senior citizen and informal caregiver engagement in policy development. Encouraging senior citizen participation through active engagement in the policymaking process enhances the provision of better services and the creati…