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BACKGROUND: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) have become a global public health threat especially in the Indian context. Secondary complications from untreated skin lesions make the patient life miserable and result in serious adverse effects. The main purpose of this scoping review is to identify the common bac…

BACKGROUND: Digital microscopy combined with artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being implemented in health care, predominantly in advanced laboratory settings. However, AI-supported digital microscopy could be especially advantageous in primary health care settings, since such methods could improve access to…

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Khaohoen A, Powcharoen W, Yoda N, Rungsiyakull C, Rungsiyakull P. Accuracy in dental implant placement: A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing computer-assisted (static, dynamic, robotics) and non-computer-assisted (freehand, conventional guide) approaches. J Prosth…

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify studies reporting on lay health worker- or volunteer-led community-based programs for blood pressure screening and cardiovascular awareness in order to determine if these programs contribute to changes in blood pressure among participants over time.…

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing a joint methodology for estimating the national and global work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO joint methodology), with contributions from a large network of experts. In this paper, we present t…

INTRODUCTION: The tobacco and nicotine industry fuels tobacco-related addiction, disease and death. Indigenous peoples experience a disproportionate burden of commercial tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made in reducing smoking prevalence among Indigenous…

REVIEW OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of patient education for orthopedic surgery patients. More specifically, the objectives are to identify the effectiveness of patient education on:length of staysatisfactionpain levelcost of carefunctional abilitiesknowledgeanxietyquality of…

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: Clinical skills deficits are a patient-safety concern, yet remediation remains underexamined, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where faculty shortages, uneven access to simulation and supervised practice, inconsistent assessment, and stigma can hinder timely and effective support. The effec…

INTRODUCTION: Decision coaching is a non-directive approach to support patients to prepare for making health decisions. It is used to facilitate patients' involvement in informed values-based decision-making and use of evidence-based health information. A recent systematic review revealed low certainty evidence for its…