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OBJECTIVE: This review aims to map existing evidence on the applications of large language models (LLMs) in perioperative care, including the types of technologies employed, the clinical tasks they support, and the evidence gaps that may influence their future adoption. INTRODUCTION: The perioperative period-encompass…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to identify and map the available evidence on interventions for heart failure dyads through telemedicine. INTRODUCTION: Heart failure is a chronic and progressive condition that requires significant lifestyle changes and daily support from informal caregivers. Due to the shar…

PURPOSE: To determine the pooled prevalence and associated contributing factors of microbial water quality, especially the most recent fecal contamination indicator, fecal coliforms, from drinking water in Ethiopia. METHOD: The review will be conducted per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize and compare policies and implementation strategies on long-term care insurance for older people in China. INTRODUCTION: Current information about China's long-term care insurance from a textual perspective is limited. Due to late inception and fragmen…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to describe existing guidance documents or studies reporting on the conduct of meta-analyses in updated systematic reviews (USRs) or living systematic reviews (LSRs). INTRODUCTION: The rapid increase in the medical literature poses a substantial challenge in keeping s…

INTRODUCTION: The intrauterine device (IUD) inserted immediately after delivery is a safe and effective measure for preventing unplanned pregnancies. Despite exhibiting a higher expulsion rate compared with later insertions, it proves cost-effective due to the high rate of continuity of the method. There is still a gap…

The purpose of this paper is to describe a protocol for a systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis examining the associations between an episode of COVID-19 and trajectory as well as the risk of frailty. The protocol for this SR has been registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42023468297) and conforms to the guideline…

OBJECTIVE: This proposed scoping review aims to examine studies assessing the impact of drug shortages on population-level drug utilization trends. The objectives of this review are to a) assess which drugs have been studied and describe associated drug characteristics, b) determine jurisdictions and healthcare setting…

INTRODUCTION: Racism in healthcare leads to significant harm to healthcare professionals and the clients, families and communities they serve. Increasingly, health practitioner regulators-responsible for protecting the public and ensuring practitioner competence-are recognising the importance of reforming policies and…

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aims to identify and map interventions and/or strategies used to support the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding for women at risk of delaying initiation, early cessation, or not breastfeeding due to low levels of education, psychosocial problems, and/or socioeconomic challenges…

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in sub-Saharan Africa face limited resources and systemic challenges, resulting in poorer quality care, higher infant mortality, and dissatisfaction among both patients and healthcare workers. This review aims to bridge the knowledge gap by identifying and analysing the…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate and synthesize the available evidence on the prevalence of postnatal anxiety disorders in mothers of preterm infants within 12 months of delivery. INTRODUCTION: Mothers of preterm infants report more postpartum psychological problems than other mothers.…

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a scoping review that systematically examines the body of research on social media in undergraduate teaching and learning in order to identify key issues, trends, gaps, and needs. Our objectives include determining what methods have been commonly used to study social media in undergraduate teachin…

BACKGROUND: Several information and communication technologies (ICT) have been developed to enhance social connectedness of older adults aging in place, although they are not accessible for all. Barriers in using ICT might for example relate to health issues, sensory loss, lack of technical skills, or reluctance to use…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this umbrella review is to assess the effectiveness of mobile health (mHealth) interventions for improving health care attendance. INTRODUCTION: Health attendance is a critical part of health service delivery and is considered a behavior influenced by personal characteristics, service avail…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the review is to explore and understand the postpartum experiences of birthing people and their families during COVID-19. INTRODUCTION: Positive postpartum experiences are formative for the long-term health and well-being of parents and babies. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain in adults is a frequent clinical symptom with a significant impact on patient well-being. Therefore, sufficient pain management is of utmost importance. While tramadol is a commonly used pain medication, the quality of evidence supporting its use has been questioned considering the observed adv…

INTRODUCTION: Health inequalities are unfair, systematic differences in health between people. In the UK, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 recognised health inequalities as a responsibility of the National Health Service (NHS). Health inequalities were foregrounded in the publication of 2019 NHS Long Term Plan and d…

BACKGROUND: Inflammaging, a chronic low-grade inflammation, is considered as the basis of age-related diseases. Mindfulness is involved in protecting telomeres, whose shortening causes aging. This paper reports a protocol for the meta-analysis and systematic review to bond the causality between the mindfulness practice…

BACKGROUND: Along with other types of research, it has been stated that the extent of redundancy in systematic reviews has reached epidemic proportions. However, it was also emphasized that not all duplication is bad, that replication in research is essential, and that it can help discover unfortunate behaviors of scie…