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The World Health Organisation recommends a target rate of 10% to 15% of births by caesarean sections (CS) to save lives. According to the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey report (2022), Ghana's CS rate is now 21% which is similar to the global rate. The objective of this scoping review is to explore what is known ab…

BACKGROUND: Burnout is a pervasive issue in the nursing profession, with detrimental consequences for nurses' well-being, patient care, and healthcare systems. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for delivering immersive and engaging interventions to manage stress and reduce burnout. This systematic review aims to…

INTRODUCTION: Scoping reviews are an increasingly popular methodological approach to collate evidence and synthesise knowledge in many fields including occupational therapy. However, many are published with potential methodological weaknesses. To address this issue, nine methodological recommendations that authors coul…

INTRODUCTION: Providing healthcare in emergency services is a multifaceted challenge that demands prompt approaches. Ensuring safety and efficacy becomes even more challenging in 'remote locations', referring to geographical areas located far from urban centres or densely populated regions, often characterised by insuf…

INTRODUCTION: Breastfeeding is crucial in infant nutrition and bonding, recommended for at least 6 months and up to 2 years postpartum, providing health benefits for both infants and mothers. However, nipple trauma is common among lactating mothers. Moisturising therapies, such as hydrogel application, aim to promote t…

OBJECTIVE: This review aims to assess the effectiveness of receiving cardiovascular disease (CVD) genetic risk information on individual health behaviors, psychological responses, and risk factor modification. INTRODUCTION: Advancements in genomics have identified strong genetic predispositions for CVD, leading to the…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to comprehensively analyze qualitative evidence on the experiences of Canadian women aged 18 years or older living on a low income. The review will examine the intersectionality of their identities and privileges when accessing mental health services, with the aim of informing…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will map the available evidence on communication protocols for breaking bad news to adult patients and their families in health care. INTRODUCTION: Breaking bad news to adult patients and their families is a challenging task for health care professionals. To address these challenges, com…

INTRODUCTION: In pre-hospital settings, identifying a deteriorating child can be challenging, especially considering that the proportion of paediatric patients with acute illnesses is lower compared with adults. This challenge is exacerbated in pre-hospital settings, where information might be scarce. Physiological alt…

BACKGROUND: Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) presents a considerable healthcare challenge, impacting patients, and healthcare providers, particularly in the context of gastrointestinal surgery. The notable incidence of CPSP in this specific surgical domain emphasizes the need to identify patients with a high risk of de…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to map the volume and nature (topics, study designs, regions) of chiropractic education research relating to chiropractic learners and programs worldwide. INTRODUCTION: Education of the health workforce is critical to reach population health goals. Chiropractic educat…

BACKGROUND: It is well known that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on mental health, especially among individuals with long COVID. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the prevalence of depression, stress and suicide tendencies among individuals with long COVID, as well as to e…

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a rare disorder characterised by an impaired secretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal glands. Treatment strategies for AI have developed over time with reduced glucocorticoid replacement doses and improved circadian exposure regimens, but whether this has resulted in bet…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to synthesize the experiences of family members of cancer patients in palliative care. INTRODUCTION: Increasingly, palliative care is the approach advocated when a life-threatening illness has been diagnosed. Cancer patients and their families, when receiving early identifica…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review will identify and synthesize the available qualitative evidence regarding parents' experiences of health literacy in parenting infants at home. INTRODUCTION: Parental health literacy, which is essential for parents' and children's health, is associated with parents' health knowledge,…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to examine the association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and neurological and/or psychiatric disorders in adults. INTRODUCTION: The association between PPIs and neurological and/or psychiatric disorders remains unclear, despite the widespread use of the medications. A…

INTRODUCTION: Composite indicators of quality and safety in healthcare summarise performance across multiple indicators into a single performance measure. Composite indicators can identify domains and drivers of quality, improve the ability to detect differences, aid prioritisation for quality improvement and facilitat…

OBJECTIVE: This review will determine whether withholding heparin bridging is superior to bridging in patients with atrial fibrillation requiring temporary interruption of anticoagulation therapy in the perioperative period of an elective invasive procedure. INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly diagn…

INTRODUCTION: Food systems can shape dietary behaviour and obesity outcomes in complex ways. Qualitative systems mapping using causal loop diagrams (CLDs) can depict how people understand the complex dynamics, inter-relationships and feedback characteristic of food systems in ways that can support policy planning and a…

INTRODUCTION: Institutionally based intensive treatment modalities (inpatient, day patient and residential treatments) for eating disorders (EDs) are associated with high treatment costs and significant challenges for patients and carers, including access difficulties and disruption to daily routines. Intensive communi…