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Despite increasing international demand for interprofessional education (IPE) in health care, there remains limited understanding of the kind of faculty development (FD) activities needed. This paper reports on a protocol for a systematic review to answer the question: What are the available FD activities for IPE facil…

OBJECTIVES: We assessed the effect of searching ClinicalTrials.gov on the conclusions of a systematic review. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted this case study concurrently with a systematic review. We searched ClinicalTrials.gov on March 9, 2016, to identify trial records eligible for inclusion in the review. Tw…

OBJECTIVE: To identify examples of how social theories are used in systematic reviews of complex interventions to inform production of Cochrane guidance. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Secondary analysis of published/unpublished examples of theories of social phenomena for use in reviews of complex interventions identified…

BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of evidence on the risks and benefits of influenza vaccination in various target groups. Systematic reviews are of particular importance for policy decisions. However, their methodological quality can vary considerably. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the methodological quality of system…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate how often systematic reviewers encounter multiple trial effect estimates that are available for inclusion in a particular meta-analysis (multiplicity of results) and the methods they use to select effect estimates. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We randomly sampled Cochrane and MEDLINE-indexed no…

INTRODUCTION: This protocol aims to describe the objective and methods to be followed in a systematic review of qualitative studies on barriers and facilitators to physical activity (PA) in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PhychINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL, SPORTDiscu…

INTRODUCTION: This systematic review protocol aims to provide the methods used to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture therapy for treating vascular dementia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The following eight databases will be searched from inception to July 2017: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials…

The purpose of the literature review is to place your research question in the context of the existing scientific literature. This article will help you to develop an overall conceptual framework to allow you to sort through the mass of published material in a focused way. The conceptual review differs from the individ…

BACKGROUND: Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is associated with various unfavorable health outcomes. This protocol reports a methodology for a systematic review and meta-analysis that aims to systematically review the published literature and quantify the level of environmental contamination of healthcare setti…

BACKGROUND: Indigenous Peoples face a notable absence of standardized equity indicators for non-communicable diseases. Existing measurement models are rooted in Euro-Western biomedical frameworks that overlook Indigenous worldviews, definitions of health, and relational approaches to wellness. These models remain narro…

BACKGROUND: Quantitative sensory testing (QST) methods have become widely used for the assessment of nervous system sensitization to nociceptive signalling in studies of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, few standardised QST protocols have been developed. Variability in their execution may lead to differen…

Systematic review briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews evaluated in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Program. Each systematic review brief summarizes the evidence on a theme related to a systematic review topic. This systematic review b…

Systematic review is a useful methodology in health, as it makes it possible to identify the best evidence and sumamrize them so as to found proposals for changes in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The purpose of this article is to provide support for planning systematic reviews by ans…

The purpose of this article has been to outline the JOURNAL format, to present some methodologic suggestions for this new section, and, hopefully, to excite and challenge authors to this form of research. Fundamental to a quality overview are A PRIORI EXPLICIT CRITERIA for each component of the review process. Details…

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review is to synthesize the evidence of registered nurses' and midwives' experiences of videoconferencing in clinical and professional practice. For the purpose of this review, professional practice is defined as activities including education and training, maintaining…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The primary objective is to assess the effects of implementation interventions aimed at improving the uptake of evidence-based opioid prescribing by healthcare prescribers for adults with acute non-cancer pain, compared with no inte…

OBJECTIVES: Primary dysmenorrhea is a leading cause of job and school absenteeism among young females. Despite its high prevalence, contemporary medicine offers limited treatment options. Herbaceous members of the Apiaceae family, such asLLLMill., are commonly used in traditional medicine to treat primary dysmenorrhea.…

INTRODUCTION: Reviews of economic evaluations of telehealth interventions found that the current evidence is inconsistent with standard guidelines for conducting economic evaluation. The reviews conclude that most economic evaluations of telehealth interventions are small-scale and short-term. The choice of time horizo…

INTRODUCTION: Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are integral to oncology management, involving specialised healthcare professionals who collaborate to develop individualised treatment plans for patients. However, as cancer care grows more complex, MDTs must continually adapt to better address patient needs. This scoping r…

INTRODUCTION: Machine learning is a rapidly expanding field and is already incorporated into many aspects of medicine including diagnostics, prognostication and clinical decision-support tools. Epilepsy is a common and disabling neurological disorder, however, management remains challenging in many cases, despite expan…