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INTRODUCTION: Subjective well-being, a measurement of quality of life, varies systematically across racialised groups. However, the use of inconsistent subjective well-being measures across academic disciplines results in conflicting subjective well-being findings for people racialised as Black or African American in t…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of digital navigators in health care settings. INTRODUCTION: Digital navigators have emerged to assist patients and clinicians in adopting and effectively using digital health technologies to achieve desired health outcomes. First introduced…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will identify multilevel language interventions that target spoken language production in aphasia following stroke and describe their characteristics, the theoretical predictions of the approaches, and what tools are used to measure outcomes. INTRODUCTION: Multilevel aphasia intervention…

OBJECTIVES: This scoping review will aim to map the clinical pathways for patients undergoing adult hip, knee, or shoulder arthroplasties. The review will also map the indicators and measurement tools used to evaluate the effectiveness of these pathways. INTRODUCTION: Clinical pathways are structured, multidisciplinar…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the review is to estimate the global incidence of congenital syphilis, adverse events, and death in children under 2 years of age born to mothers with syphilis. INTRODUCTION: Untreated or inadequately treated maternal syphilis leads to adverse birth outcomes that are often severe, including…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review will be to synthesize the effectiveness of school-based programs for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevention for school children and adolescents. INTRODUCTION: Schools function as a fundamental platform for communicating health-related knowledge, such as information on preven…

BACKGROUND: The management of procedural pain in pediatric patients under 1 year old is crucial but often inadequately addressed in clinical practice. Despite proven evidence-based interventions like skin-to-skin contact, sweet solutions, and breastfeeding, their implementation remains sporadic. This systematic re…

BACKGROUND: Acute pain management is critical in sports-related musculoskeletal injuries to facilitate recovery and minimize long-term impact. While current practices vary, incorporating both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, the quality and breadth of existing evidence have not been thoroughly assess…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will describe educational programming that supports undergraduate student nurses' transition to practice and/or enhances practice readiness. INTRODUCTION: The period of transition from nursing student to professional nurse is fraught with challenges stemming from the evolving role and th…

INTRODUCTION: Perinatal mortality is a major public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa, with Ghana experiencing consistently high rates. This poses challenges for achieving the maternal and child health-related sustainability development goals by 2030. While some studies have explored factors behind perinatal mortality…

INTRODUCTION: Post- or long-COVID-19 conditions manifest with a spectrum of symptoms reminiscent of pulmonary, musculoskeletal, psychological and neurological disorders. Individuals with post- or long-COVID-19 syndrome often present with myalgia, pulmonary problems and fatigue, which significantly impact their daily fu…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize the experiences of parents of teenagers with life-threatening food allergies. INTRODUCTION: Life-threatening food allergies are increasing globally, with a significant effect on families, particularly parents. The teenage years are a time of increasing autonomy…

INTRODUCTION: Oesophageal discontinuity remains a challenge for thoracic and foregut surgeons globally. Whether arising emergently after catastrophic oesophageal or gastric disruption or arising in the elective setting in the case of staged reconstruction for esophagectomy or long gap atresia in the paediatric populati…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to identify the timings and types of early rehabilitation after spinal cord injury (SCI) that are documented in the literature, as well as identify possible research gaps in this field. INTRODUCTION: Preclinical and clinical studies support the idea that early rehabil…

INTRODUCTION: Enhancing interprofessional education (IPE) fosters collaborative efforts among healthcare professionals specializing in musculoskeletal (MSK) care. This approach presents a valuable opportunity to address the pressing MSK disease burden in developing countries, with high prevalence rates and limited reso…

INTRODUCTION: Radiological imaging is one of the most frequently performed diagnostic tests worldwide. The free-text contained in radiology reports is currently only rarely used for secondary use purposes, including research and predictive analysis. However, this data might be made available by means of information ext…

BACKGROUND: Professional Identity formation is the process by which learners internalize a profession's values, behaviors, and perceptions. With respect to physicians, this occurs at multiple levels of medical education, including the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education stages. Professional identi…