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BACKGROUND: Assessing the risk of bias in individual studies in a systematic review can be done using individual components or by summarizing the study quality in an overall score. METHODS: We examined the instructions to authors of the 50 Cochrane Review Groups that focus on clinical interventions for recommendations…

INTRODUCTION: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) affect up to 80% of people with dementia and pose significant challenges in the context of care. Psychosocial interventions have been recommended as first-line strategies, but the roles of aspects of sex, gender and ethnicity in this context remain…

BACKGROUND: Different malaria control measures are deployed simultaneously in endemic settings globally, with varying impacts on malaria burden. In sub-Saharan Africa, which bears the greatest burden of malaria, evidence on the impact of implementing various control interventions on malaria immunity remains unknown. Th…

INTRODUCTION: Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been widely applied to electronic health record (EHR) data in hospital environments, its use in long-term care (LTC) facilities remains unexplored. Limited information technology infrastructure and unique challenges in LTC settings require a comprehensive examinat…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to describe the health care experiences and expectations of people living in high-income countries who have had severe maternal morbidity (SMM). It will expand on findings from 2 earlier reviews highlighting structural and systemic factors influencing care to inform health car…

OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate how researchers can identify and translate reporting gaps from a systematic review into checklist items for reporting guidelines. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Good quality research reporting ensures transparency, reproducibility, and utility, facilitated by reporting guidelines. Conducting a sy…

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this systematic scoping review is to identify what approaches have been implemented in medical education programmes to teach medical students the skills to identify and manage emotions that may be elicited in them during physician-patient interactions and in the clinical environment. Emot…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the systematic review is to examine and summarise the available evidence in the literature of the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) to inform evaluation of wound care programmes and services for people with hard-to-heal (complex) wounds. The need for wound care is expected to grow wit…

INTRODUCTION: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) was the main cause of death in Germany in 2021, with major risk factors (ie, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, obesity and certain lifestyle factors) being highly prevalent. Preventing ASCVD by assessment and modification of these risk factors is an impo…

People with diabetes have a largely increased risk of stroke compared with people without diabetes. Exact data on incidence of stroke in people with and without diabetes are important for improvements in preventive diabetes care, avoidance of fatal outcomes and as a solid basis for health policy and the economy. Howeve…

INTRODUCTION: Studies suggest that the prevalence of food allergy may be increasing worldwide. Results regarding the prevalence and features of adverse food reactions older people have, however, scarcely been analysed in the literature. Thus, the objective of the present systematic review will be to describe the preval…

INTRODUCTION: The prevention and relief of suffering are regarded as a goal at the end of life; therefore, suffering assessment at the end of life is essential. In this regard, we need instruments that allow us to evaluate this construct for gathering more evidence, as the assessment of suffering is increasingly used i…

INTRODUCTION: In western countries, early visiting services (EVS) have been proposed as a recent intervention to reduce both general practitioner workload and hospital admissions among housebound individuals experiencing a healthcare need within the community. EVS involves the delegation of the patient home visits to o…

INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a common adverse effect induced by chemotherapy that can reduce the dose of chemotherapeutic drugs or interrupt the chemotherapy schedule. The current treatment strategies have various limitations. It has been shown that long-acting release octreotide (octreotide LAR) can decrease the occurre…

INTRODUCTION: Mechanical ventilation is a commonly performed intervention in critically ill patients. Frequently, these patients experience deep sedation early in their clinical course. Emerging data suggest that the practice of early deep sedation may negatively impact patient outcomes. The purpose of this review is t…

PROSPERO is an international prospective register for systematic review protocols. Many of the registrations are the only available source of information about planned methods. This study investigated the extent to which records in PROSPERO contained the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis…

INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by progressive joint inflammation, pain and functional decline, disproportionately affecting older adults. In Canada, evidence regarding the prevalence, determinants and ethnic disparities of RA among older populations remains fragmen…

INTRODUCTION: Understanding how uncertainty tolerance (UT) evolves in medical students is crucial to identify training needs and implement effective interventions. However, the dynamic nature of UT and the mechanisms behind its changes over time remain poorly understood. This systematic review aims to map the developme…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review is to map and summarize metacognitive interventions for adolescents with mental health disorders. INTRODUCTION: Metacognitive interventions are widely implemented in adults across various types of mental health disorders. Use in adolescents (aged between 10 and 19 years) has alre…

INTRODUCTION: Empirical data on the barriers limiting artificial intelligence (AI)'s impact on healthcare are scarce, particularly within the Canadian context. This study aims to address this gap by conducting a scoping review to identify and evaluate AI algorithms developed by researchers affiliated with Canadian inst…