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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify and map literature related to safe injection practices among anesthesia providers in developed nations. The mapped literature will be used to determine if there is sufficient literature available to pose specific questions that can be valuably addressed, through a…

INTRODUCTION: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a highly prevalent vaginal polymicrobial disorder commonly encountered in women of childbearing age. Therapy with only recommended antibiotics results in low cure rates and unacceptably high recurrence rates. The use of probiotics as a complementary approach for use with antibi…

BACKGROUND: Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who have a mental illness that significantly contributes to their criminal offense. Despite the increasing number of mental health courts around the world, data about their effectiveness have only begun to emerge in the past decade. The purpose o…

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of paternal depression in the postnatal period is estimated to be approximately 10 %. Effective partner education during pregnancy has the possibility to prevent postnatal mental health problems and support expectant fathers in their transition to parenthood. This paper describes the protocol…

BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in innovative methods to carry out systematic reviews of complex interventions. Theory-based approaches, such as logic models, have been suggested as a means of providing additional insights beyond that obtained via conventional review methods. METHODS: This paper reports the u…

Cochrane Reviews are intended to help providers, practitioners and patients make informed decisions about health care. The goal of the Cochrane Applicability and Recommendation Methods Group (ARMG) is to develop approaches, strategies and guidance that facilitate the uptake of information from Cochrane Reviews and thei…

BACKGROUND: The systematic literature reviews have been proposed as a method of scientific evidence identification since they protect the final product from the subjectivity of each primary source reviewer. However, it is not known whether the different ways of evidence synthesis accomplish suitable criteria of objecti…

INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy-related anaemia significantly affects human development across life stages. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), country-specific epidemiological variations primarily driven by nutritional practices, socioeconomic factors and health-system disparities contribute to heterogeneity in prevalence, severity…

BACKGROUND: Older adults with complex care needs and polypharmacy are at risk of experiencing medication-related problems such as administration errors and adverse drug events. These problems lead to increased use of emergency care and hospital admissions. Technology-based interventions have been introduced to address…

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading virus infection that has quickly caused extensive burden to individual, families, countries, and the globe. No intervention has yet been proven effective for the treatment of COVID-19. Some randomized clinical trials assessing the effects of different drugs have been publishe…

INTRODUCTION: In previous studies, it is estimated that sexual minorities (eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals) are overrepresented in the child welfare system. However, the numbers are unclear, and there are limited studies in this field. No systematic review of LGBTQ issues acr…

BACKGROUND: Workplace loneliness-defined as the perceived absence of meaningful social relationships at work-can have a negative impact on the well-being, engagement, and productivity of employees. Older professionals (aged ≥50 years) may be particularly vulnerable to workplace loneliness in the context of accel…

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this scoping review is to identify and describe factors that affect access to post-sepsis care. Considering the burden faced by sepsis survivors, it is important to understand the facilitators and barriers to accessing post-sepsis care to facilitate the design and implementation of patien…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to explore strategies to improve financial literacy and related outcomes among medical students, residents, and fellows in the United States. INTRODUCTION: Financial wellness and literacy are essential parts of overall wellness for medical students, residents, and fel…

INTRODUCTION: Globally, health information technologies are now being used by nurses in a variety of settings. However, nurse leaders often do not have the necessary strategic and tactical informatics competencies to adequately ensure their effective adoption and use. Although informatics competencies and competency fr…

BACKGROUND: Internalizing problems, such as depression and anxiety, are common among children and adolescents, contributing significantly to impairment in various domains of functioning, including academic, social, and family life. While pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions are effective in reducing sympto…

BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus. The global burden is immense with a worldwide prevalence of 8.5%. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have demonstrated the potential to transform the landscape of ophthalmology with earlier detection and…

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews require detailed planning of complex processes which can present logistical challenges. Understanding these logistical challenges can help with planning and execution of tasks OBJECTIVES: To describe the perspectives of expert searchers on the main logistical challenges when carrying out…

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is the primary diagnosis in more than 8% of all critically ill children and sepsis is among the ten leading causes of death in children <10&#xa0;years. Glucocorticosteroids are currently recommended in septic children with fluid or catecholamine resistant refractory shock. Glucocorticosteroids are wi…