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Postanesthesia nurses are being asked to incorporate research into their clinical practices. Unfortunately, many nurses are not adequately prepared to critically analyze the quality of the research they are reading. This article, which provides hints for reading review of the literature, is the first of a series regard…

This paper presents a generalized registration form for systematic reviews that can be used when currently available forms are not adequate. The form is designed to be applicable across disciplines (i.e., psychology, economics, law, physics, or any other field) and across review types (i.e., scoping review, review of q…

BACKGROUND: There is currently renewed interest in the use of psychedelic therapy in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, including depression. The proposed systematic review will aim to identify, evaluate and summarise the psychological processes of change underlying psychedelic therapy for depression in the curren…

BACKGROUND: A living systematic review (LSR) is an emerging review type that makes use of continual updating. In the COVID-19 pandemic, we were confronted with a shifting epidemiological landscape, clinical uncertainties and evolving evidence. These unexpected challenges compelled us to amend standard LSR methodology.…

OBJECTIVE: Synthesis that can filter the evidence from multiple sources to inform the choice of intervention components is highly desirable yet, at present, there are few examples of systematic reviews that explicitly define this type of synthesis using behaviour change frameworks. Here, we demonstrate how using the Th…

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery results in substantial medical and economic benefits; however, independent studies typically report high patient preoperative attrition rates. Studies have identified individual characteristics and sociodemographic variables of those who complete the surgery compared to those who do not. T…

BACKGROUND: The rapid review is an approach to synthesizing research evidence when a shorter timeframe is required. The implications of what is lost in terms of rigour, increased bias and accuracy when conducting a rapid review have not yet been elucidated. METHODS: We assessed the potential implications of methodolog…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this review is to provide the first consolidation of the policy environment surrounding alcohol-related societal harm in India giving researchers and policy-makers a clearer base for future reforms. This review is also an important adaptation on the scoping review method for policy reviews in l…

INTRODUCTION: Recruiting participants into research trials is essential for the advancement of scientific knowledge that depends on clinical research studies. For the field of exercise and physical activity, there is an added difficulty in recruiting participants because participants must be willing to participate in a…

INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing public health threat, and the prevalence of AMR is particularly high in Vietnam. A comprehensive review of AMR in humans, animals and/or the environment in Vietnam has however not been conducted to date. This systematic review aims to address this evidence gap…

BACKGROUND: There is increasing theoretical consideration about the use of systematic and scoping reviews of evidence in informing disability and rehabilitation research and practice. Indicative of this trend, this journal published a piece by Rumrill, Fitzgerald and Merchant in 2010 explaining the utility and process…

The objective of this review is to identify the available methods and instruments that are used to measure adjustment to retirement among retirees. This review will also find studies that use other methodological approaches to evaluate, measure and/or understand adjustment to retirement. The following specific question…

BACKGROUND: Adolescents account for 40% of forcibly displaced people worldwide and are often the most vulnerable to mental health challenges. Although psychosocial interventions are becoming popular, there remains a significant gap in the application of psychosocial interventions for adolescents in forced migration con…

BACKGROUND: The intersection between mental health and culture is more prominent when we study how different mental health conditions present in different cultures. There is enough evidence to suggest that mental health conditions like depression, for instance, present differently in Western and non-Western societies.…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic ocular hypotony (low intraocular pressure (IOP)) is a potentially sight-threatening condition. Although there is some controversy as to what constitutes non-physiological IOP, generally it is accepted as an IOP of 6.5 mm Hg or less, measured on three separate occasions and lasting for at le…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aims to map and examine the extent and type of available evidence on health professionals' education accreditation within Africa. INTRODUCTION: The demand for health professionals is unprecedentedly high globally. One response to this challenge has been expanding training through more li…