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ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: The efficacy of analgesics in controlling orthodontic pain: a systematic review and meta- analysis. Cheng C, Xie T, Wang J. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:259. SOURCE OF FUNDING: The systematic review was funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.…

Systematic Review submissions to our journal commonly pool heterogeneous studies of low levels of evidence and a high risk of bias. Pooling, or quantitative synthesis, of such study data regularly results in incorrect conclusions. We reject these submissions without peer-review (desk rejection), and typically invite au…

The objective of this scoping review is to identify and evaluate the concept of child-centered care (CCC) in healthcare in order to achieve greater clarity on the concept and its applicability, benefits and potential to inform the evidence base of children's health care, policy and practice.The questions of this review…

This review explores the experiences of nurses who have supervised nursing students on clinical placement who demonstrate unsafe practices. The primary objective is to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the experiences of nurses supervising students who demonstrate unsafe practices in clinical place…

This article provides nursing professional development specialists with a concise resource on conducting literature reviews: the essential first step of a research project, quality improvement initiative, or the implementation of evidence-based practice. The literature review cannot be overlooked because it sets the fo…

The Cochrane collaboration has published two reviews on endometriosis in 2014. The review by Duffy et al analyses ten RCTs focussing on pain or subfertility, and laparoscopic surgery results in lower pain scores and increased clinical pregnancy rate compared to diagnostic laparoscopy. The other review by Brown & Farguh…

BACKGROUND: Associations between adverse social conditions and poor health are well documented - also in perinatal care. However, research into the actual ramifications of such disparities for perinatal patient safety remains inconclusive. Therefore, to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the risk and burden of pa…

OBJECTIVE: This review will identify and explore strategies employed by health care professionals, higher education institutions, and organizations to support the mental health and well-being of migrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and more (LGBTQIA+) college and university students.…

The world population is aging. Comprehensive Geriatric assessment (CGA) has been proven to improve the well-being of older adults. However, evidence suggests not all clinicians implement these recommendations in their practice; nor do all patients adhere to them. Currently, there is no up-to-date review of intervention…

INTRODUCTION: Efforts to improve access to essential medicines globally include the implementation and assessment of national medicine policies. Although existing assessment tools may identify gaps, they do not link these to health system functions and policy priority areas in a way that facilitates decision-making. Th…

INTRODUCTION: Ischaemic heart disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Self-management is a way to reduce the risk associated with ischaemic heart disease; however, some individuals may not have the ability or willingness to engage in self-management behaviours. One approach to identify an i…

INTRODUCTION: Developing the capabilities of individuals, groups and communities to enhance their health has received a great deal of attention in the literature. One essential source of results is evidence-based intervention programmes, which often involve a number of different variables. This paper describes a method…

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability worldwide. Approximately 1.5 to 4 children per live births live with CP, globally. There have been no specific treatments that can reverse the brain damage responsible for the complex clinical dysfunctions of CP. There are, however, seve…

BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy is a problem that women encounter throughout their reproductive age. Excessive and prolonged uterine bleeding is one of the most common and critical adverse reactions of induced abortion, for it increases the risk of anemia and intrauterine infection. To provide reliable clinical eviden…

(1) Background: Maxillofacial injury (MI) occurs universally, for it disregards preference for age, gender, and geographical region. The global incidence and prevalence of facial fractures rose by 39.45% and 54.39%, respectively, between the years 1990 to 2017. Projections indicate that the burden of injuries will pers…

INTRODUCTION: Given the increasing rates of homelessness in recent years, there is an urgent need to address the ongoing discrimination and societal disinterest in preventing, reducing and ending homelessness. There is no systematic review of experiences of stigma and discrimination among persons experiencing homelessn…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum for persons living with or at risk of living with HIV. INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the self-management and care of people living with HIV. Self-regulation to ac…

INTRODUCTION: Studies based on health claims data (HCD) have been increasingly adopted in medical research for their strengths in large sample size and abundant information, and the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) has been widely used in medical research across disciplines, including dementia…