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BACKGROUND: Substance use during pregnancy is linked to adverse neonatal and longer-term outcomes in offspring, yet evidence syntheses have primarily focused on maternal outcomes. An umbrella review is needed to consolidate and critically appraise findings from systematic reviews on how interventions to treat substance…

INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obesity are a growing global public health problem. Eating behaviours of adults and children are largely influenced by the home food environment (HFE). The lack of access to nutritious food in homes contributes to unhealthy dietary habits and, consequently, overweight and obesity among adul…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to gain insights into the different online peer support opportunities available for people with dementia. INTRODUCTION: People with dementia use a variety of online platforms for peer support, such as social networking sites or videoconferencing platforms. Online peer…

INTRODUCTION: Family caregivers play an indispensable role in the care of solid organ transplant patients, undertaking a wide range of tasks from basic daily care to complex medical management. However, these responsibilities come with substantial challenges, placing additional strain on caregivers who bear significant…

OBJECTIVE: This review will synthesize evidence on the effectiveness, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions in implementing and maintaining effective self-management among adults (≥ 18 years) with diabetes, with or without comorbid hypertension. INTRODUCTION: Diabetes and hy…

INTRODUCTION: Early childbearing is highly prevalent in Africa. Despite the harmful consequences of early childbearing on young people, there is limited documentation of interventions that aim to improve the health and socioeconomic well-being of young parents on the continent. In this systematic review, we will map an…

INTRODUCTION: The widespread application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has enhanced clinical outcomes for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. However, its effectiveness is still limited and falls short of the desired level. Therapeutic hypothermia, which maintains body temperatures between 32°C a…

INTRODUCTION: Persistent psychosocial problems in people with lower-limb amputation due to vascular aetiology indicate a great need for long-lasting holistic rehabilitation. An in-depth understanding of the psychosocial problems is essential for the guidance of health professionals in meeting and normalising patients'…

BACKGROUND: There is an increasing recognition that health intervention research requires methods and approaches that can engage with the complexity of systems, interventions, and the relations between systems and interventions. One approach which shows promise to this end is qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), whi…

BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is one of the major sources of exposure in urban areas and has been associated with a wide range of adverse human health effects. Much of the Canadian population is regularly exposed to TRAP as a result of daily activities (e.g., commuting) and a significant portion of t…

INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide. The average hospital length of stay ranges from 3 to 28 days, and after discharge home the stroke survivors will live with physical, cognitive, even psychological disorders for the rest of their lives. It is essential to review the unmet needs of stroke s…

INTRODUCTION: To progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), countries will need to define a health benefits package of services free at the point of use. Financial risk protection is a core component of UHC and should therefore be considered a key dimension of health benefits packages. Allocative efficiency mode…

BACKGROUND: An important part of the systematic review methodology is appraisal of the risk of bias in included studies. Cochrane systematic reviews are considered golden standard regarding systematic review methodology, but Cochrane's instructions for assessing risk of attrition bias are vague, which may lead to incon…

INTRODUCTION: Much is known about factors associated with coping with abstinence from substance use. The planned systematic review aims to summarise available studies exploring the change in psychosocial factors associated with coping after long-term (≥3 months) inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SU…

BACKGROUND: Internet-based interventions are emerging as an alternative way of delivering accessible healthcare for various conditions including hearing and balance disorders. A comprehensive review regarding the evidence-base of Internet-based interventions for auditory-related conditions is required to determine the…

INTRODUCTION: Insulin standard treatment of T1DM cannot cure the patients as different chronic complications occurred subsequently. Investigations on a curative treatment in T1DM propose cell replacement or maintenance instead of exogenous insulin therapy, but different dimensions of this novel treatment are not clarif…

INTRODUCTION: India contributes to the highest number of neonatal deaths globally. It also has the greatest number of pneumonia-related neonatal deaths in the developing world. We aim to systematically review the evidence for the factors associated with mortality due to neonatal pneumonia in the Indian context, to addr…

BACKGROUND: Childhood is a crucial period for shaping healthy behaviours; however, it currently appears to be dominated by screen time. A large proportion of young children do not adhere to the screen time recommendations, with the use of mobile screen devices becoming more common than fixed screens. Existing systemati…

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Impact Of Pulpectomy Versus Extraction Of Primary Teeth On Patient-Centered Outcomes: A Systematic Review Of Clinical Studies. Vitali FC, Kominami PAA, Andrada AC, Takeshita EM, Massignan C. J Evid Base Dent Pract 2025: [102072] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebdp.2024.102072 SO…

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Lo´ pez-Valverde N, Lo´ pez-Valverde A and Blanco Rueda JA (2024) The role of probiotic therapy on clinical parameters and human immune response in peri‑implant diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical studies. Front. Immunol. 1…