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INTRODUCTION: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication after surgery. The association between sleep disorders and the risk of POD has been widely studied. Sleep disorders have emerged as a potential risk factor for POD, but recent studies provide conflicting evidence regarding the existence and the extent…

INTRODUCTION: What is known about checklists for interpreting chest radiographs? The question will guide the development of the inclusion criteria for the scoping review. Breaking down the scoping review question will allow the evaluation of inclusion and exclusion criteria for the protocol. The eligibility of the prop…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to investigate First Nations populations' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about stillbirth. INTRODUCTION: First Nations populations experience disproportionate rates of stillbirth compared with non-First Nations populations. There has been a surge of int…

INTRODUCTION: Guideline-adherent physiotherapy can improve patient outcomes and reduce costs in the healthcare system. However, although there are numerous guidelines for physiotherapy practice, services are not consistently based on clinical practice guidelines. While various systematic and scoping reviews have highli…

INTRODUCTION: Indigenous people, including Māori in New Zealand, face many inequities in health and the determinants of health. Historically, the analysis and reporting of Indigenous health in the literature has usually taken a western medical view, often with a descriptive and deficit-oriented approach-ignoring…

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis rates in children and adolescents have been increasing consistently over the past decades, fuelling a debate about the underlying reasons for this trend. While many hypothesise that a substantial number of these additional cases are over…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews have, in the past, focused on quantitative studies and clinical effectiveness, while excluding qualitative evidence. Qualitative research can inform evidence-based practice independently of other research methodologies but methods for the synthesis of such data are currently evolving. Syn…

BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most common form of urinary incontinence, is a condition that affects many women. It is characterized by involuntary urine leakage during activities that increase abdominal pressure, such as sneezing, coughing, or physical exertion, according to the International Conti…

BACKGROUND: Collaborative care interventions have been proposed as a promising strategy to support patients with multimorbidity. Despite this, the effectiveness of collaborative care interventions requires further evaluation. Existing systematic reviews describing the effectiveness of collaborative care interventions i…

OBJECTIVE: This qualitative systematic review will synthesize evidence on midwives' and obstetricians' perspectives on collaborative practice in antenatal care. The review will identify barriers and facilitators of collaboration, ultimately improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. INTRODUCTION: Fragmented health care…

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance efficiency in systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses, but its accuracy in screening titles/abstracts and full-text articles is uncertain. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the performance metrics (sensitivity, specificity) of a GPT-4 AI program, Revi…

INTRODUCTION: Heart failure is a common and progressive condition that significantly impacts older adults, leading to increased morbidity, reduced quality of life, and healthcare utilization. As its prevalence continues to rise, there is a need for effective management strategies tailored to this population. Digital he…

INTRODUCTION: Sexual violence remains a critical and under-reported issue in postsecondary institutions, impacting student health, well-being and academic outcomes. In Canada, over 90% of incidents are not disclosed to institutions; similar patterns are observed in the USA. Despite growing awareness of the issue, no co…

BACKGROUND: Palliative care, vital for patients with advanced, life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses, faces an increasing global demand due to aging populations and rising non-communicable diseases. Specialized palliative care teams (PCTs) within hospitals significantly impact patient outcomes, which requires eff…

INTRODUCTION: Africa's older population is increasing and this, necessitates the development of interventions to promote healthy ageing. Nutrition is a key determinant of healthy ageing and local contextual evidence is needed to inform nutritional intervention development in Africa. There are already reviews on nutriti…

INTRODUCTION: One of the purported underlying causal mechanisms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is altered motivational processes. Questionnaires have been used to identify the characteristics of reward and punishment sensitivity in individuals with ADHD. However, these questionnaires were initially…

BACKGROUND: In Canada, approximately 15 000 people undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) each year. However, 9.5% of these patients are urgently readmitted to hospital within 30 days of surgery. Postoperative interventions following discharge play an important role in reducing readmissions and improving…