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INTRODUCTION: Over the past 3 decades, there has been a substantial shift to the marketisation of government-funded health services. For organisations traditionally buffered from the competitive pressures of for-profit enterprises, such as community-based organisations, this means developing the capacity to adapt to co…

BACKGROUND: The systematic review is becoming an increasingly popular and established research method in public health. Obtaining systematic review skills are therefore becoming a common requirement for most public health researchers and practitioners. However, most researchers still remain apprehensive about conductin…

Systematic review briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed 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 briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed 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…

REVIEW QUESTION: What is the effectiveness of bright light therapy (BLT) on depressive symptoms in older adults with non-seasonal depression? REVIEW OBJECTIVE: The review objective is to determine the current evidence related to the effectiveness of BLT on depressive symptoms in older adults with non-seasonal depressi…

The aim of the review was to assess the effect of patient education in ischaemic heart disease. Thirteen randomised controlled trials of moderate to good quality including 68,556 patients were selected. The effect on mortality, cardiac morbidity, hospitalisation and health-related quality of life was assessed and only…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the best available literature on the experiences of people with progressive memory disorders who are involved in non-pharmacological interventions. INTRODUCTION: Some non-pharmacological interventions have been demonstrated to have…

BACKGROUND: Participatory methodologies in disability and rehabilitation research are used to capture the perspectives of people with disabilities and to recognize the agency of stakeholder groups. Existing resources for conducting systematic reviews seldom provide details about how to integrate stakeholder input into…

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the efficacy of the oral administration of herbal medicines for otitis media with effusion through analysing trial data. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Electronic searches of the following 11 databases will be performed: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED, the Co…

BACKGROUND: Children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) of unknown origin usually need high-intensity speech intervention delivered by a speech and language therapist (SLT) and there is a rich evidence base focusing on these interventions. However, access to direct SLT services can be challenging, leaving many children…

INTRODUCTION: Diet during infancy and early childhood can have implications on child growth, health, and developmental trajectories. Yet, poor dietary habits are common in young children, who often consume diets that are not aligned with dietary recommendations. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a recommende…

BACKGROUND: Due to a growing reliance on mobile phone technology and decreasing mobile phone costs, the use of mobile phones is on the rise, especially among the youth population. Young people are responsive and enthusiastic to use novel approaches such as mHealth to access sexual and reproductive health information an…

Due to shifting priorities and unforeseen challenges, nurse leaders often lack sufficient time and resources to systematically review and appraise the available literature in search of the best evidence to guide decisions. A nurse-led rapid review service can produce accelerated knowledge synthesis and contextualized t…

Springshare's LibGuide platform has become synonymous with online library pathfinders or research guides and instruction support. However, without oversight of the collection of guides and standards for their creation, unwieldy numbers and lack of uniformity prevail. The McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University o…