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BACKGROUND: Worldwide, there are an estimated 15 million individuals with drug use disorders and over five times as many with alcohol use disorders (WHO 1:2, 2005). Most individuals with substance misuse have families who are affected. Initial scoping searches identified an expanse of broad and disparate studies and re…

CONTEXT: Authorship in biomedical publication provides recognition and establishes accountability and responsibility. Recent litigation related to rofecoxib provided a unique opportunity to examine guest authorship and ghostwriting, practices that have been suspected in biomedical publication but for which there is lit…

INTRODUCTION: There is a growing literature connecting information and communication technologies (ICTs) to community-based practices including community organizing, community development, and participatory planning. Over a decade ago, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare launched the Grand Challenge…

INTRODUCTION: Enhancing maternal and infant health is a cornerstone of global health advancement. This can be achieved by building sustainable health monitoring systems that can accurately and reliably generate high-quality data and produce evidence-based recommendations for policymakers. By identifying gaps and streng…

BackgroundPrognostic models have the potential to support people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) and clinicians in treatment decision-making, enable stratified and precise interpretation of interventional trials, and offer insights into disease mechanisms. Despite many researchers being involved in developing these mode…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review will be to identify barriers to and facilitators of screening children, adolescents, and adults for human trafficking in the health care setting. INTRODUCTION: Human trafficking is a global issue that violates human rights and undermines the fabric of society. The effect…

OBJECTIVE: The proposed scoping review aims to explore the literature on the use of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) by occupational therapy (OT) practitioners, including how OT practitioners use ACT in the evaluation or intervention process, what types of client concerns they are addressing through ACT, in what…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize the experiences of informal caregivers' feeding practices for children with cancer. INTRODUCTION: Changes in eating among children with cancer impact their nutritional status, leading to several negative outcomes. In addition to interventions given by health car…

INTRODUCTION: Patient safety has become a fundamental element of healthcare quality. However, despite the ongoing efforts of various organisations, patient safety issues remain a problem in the healthcare system. Given the crucial role of nurses in the healthcare process, improving patient safety competence among clini…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify factors, tools, and interventions related to counselor biases and contraceptive counseling in women. INTRODUCTION: Contraceptive counseling is the transfer of knowledge regarding contraceptive methods to aid an individual in selecting, discontinuing, or changing c…

BACKGROUND: Developmental learning disorder (DLD) belongs to neurodevelopmental disorders because it results from the developmental neurodiversity of the brain. The main causes of DLD are genetics, but environmental factors, like inadequate supply of oxygen during pregnancy or labor, are considered. METHODS: Our searc…

Health professionals and medical students are at increased risk of the imposter phenomenon (IP) in other words, the imposter syndrome, due to the challenging nature of their professions. It is particularly concerning since it is linked to a higher incidence of burnout and suicidal ideation. We must first thoroughly gra…

BACKGROUND: Capsular contracture is one of the most frequent indications for revision following breast augmentation. Management goals focus on restoring breast aesthetics and minimizing subsequent recurrence of capsular contracture. As new data emerge, close review of the data are merited to build evidence-based clinic…

INTRODUCTION: Recovery-oriented services in mental health are becoming an accepted approach across much of the globe. While the development of recovery-oriented approaches has focused mainly on people accessing mental health services, families of those accessing services also need to be included under the discussions o…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to map the available evidence regarding the scope of child life specialist practice and utilization. INTRODUCTION: Child life specialists provide developmentally appropriate and emotion-focused supportive interventions that aim to build coping skills, enhance resilience, and…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify current and potential use of nurse practitioner models of care in aged care and to examine factors that have been linked to their failure or success in terms of establishment, sustainability, and expansion. INTRODUCTION: Nurse practitioners work across a variety o…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review will evaluate the experience of hope in adult patients with advanced chronic diseases other than cancer, transitioning toward end-of-life. The review will also evaluate the experience of hope in informal caregivers caring for adult patients with advanced chronic diseases other than can…

INTRODUCTION: Several studies explored a relationship between religiousness and the utilisation of cancer screenings, as religious people may obtain an increased social network or could have certain personality traits that enhance screening use. To the best of our knowledge, there is no systematic review that sums up t…

INTRODUCTION: Globally, around 10% of children are born preterm and are more at risk of negative developmental outcomes. However, empirical evidences and theoretical reasoning also suggest that premature birth can be a susceptibility factor, increasing sensitivity to the environment for better and for worse. Because av…

INTRODUCTION: Pre-diabetes is a metabolic condition characterised by moderate glycaemic dysregulation and is a front-line risk factor to multiple metabolic complications such as overt diabetes. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first systematic review and meta-analysis that focuses on generating a comprehe…