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BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of multiple joints with a rising prevalence. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy may provide a cost-effective, noninvasive, and safe therapeutic modality with growing popularity and use in physical medicine and rehabilitation. The purpo…

Several systematic reviews have been published on the effects of mandibular surgery on condylar remodeling without reaching a consensus. The purpose of this systematic review of systematic reviews was to assess the impact of mandibular advancement or bimaxillary surgeries on condylar resorption. A literature search, us…

PURPOSE: Many menopausal women suffer from a variety of estrogen deficiency-related symptoms and chronic medical conditions. Health care professionals should be able to identify and quantify symptoms to facilitate diagnosis, indicate and monitor treatment. Therefore, various questionnaires have been developed and are u…

BACKGROUND: Exercise therapy was suggested as an appealing treatment option for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients with less side effects, lower economic costs, and more psychological benefits. Nevertheless, no unanimous findings about the efficacy of exercise therapy have been obtained from previous system…

This meta-review aimed to synthesise evidence on psychosocial adjustment to multiple sclerosis, to identify available treatment models and services for recently diagnosed individuals, and to explore their effectiveness. MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and grey…

BACKGROUND: Preventive home visits (PHV) document health resources and risks in the domestic environment in order to derive preventive recommendations. An earlier review did not yield reliable proof of their efficacy for the elderly; however, PHV are used increasingly more as a municipal service in Germany. OBJEC…

The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), one of 53 groups of the not-for-profit, international Cochrane Collaboration, prepares, maintains, and disseminates systematic reviews of treatments for musculoskeletal diseases. It is important that authors conducting CMSG reviews and the readers of our reviews be aware of an…

OBJECTIVES: The current evidence rating for hyperbaric oxygen therapy indications uses the American Heart Association system, which mainly depends on the study design. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We systematically reviewed the literature and applied the Grading of Evidence, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)…

This is the second of two articles exploring the meaning of 'evidence-based practice'. The first, in last month's issue, considered what is meant by 'evidence'. This month, Jan Draper examines how literature reviews can help nurses make sense of the variety of evidence available to them.

The use of research evidence depends on more than its quality. If one considers other factors that influence the use of evidence, the quantity of accessible evidence and initiatives ensuring a wider understanding of it must be equally important. In consequence, improving the quality of research evidence alone will not…

Morbidity and mortality from lung cancer is a major burden to global health. The integration of expert clinical experience, patient preference and high-quality evidence, including Cochrane systematic reviews, can only help improve outcomes from this highly lethal condition.

The purpose of this article is to review some of the pertinent studies related to the management of third molars in an orthodontic context. The clinician should base his or her decision to extract or not extract third molars on the most current scientific information and what is best for each individual patient.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause unprecedented concern across the globe since the beginning of the outbreak. Healthcare workers, particularly those working on the front line, remain one of the most affected groups. Various studies have investigated different aspects of the physical health of hea…

BACKGROUND: Direct-placement dental restorative materials are required to replace the loss of tooth substance and restore the functional structural integrity of damaged posterior teeth. Whilst dental amalgam was traditionally used for these restorations, there are concerns about toxicity to human health and the environ…

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer poses a major public health burden in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa, despite being largely preventable through HPV vaccination and screening. This umbrella review synthesizes findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses to identify factors influencing screening…

BACKGROUND: In this umbrella review, we systematically evaluated the evidence from meta-analyses and systematic reviews of maternal factors associated with low birth weight. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to identify all relevant published studies up to August 2023. We included all meta-anal…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Platelet transfusions are used across multiple patient populations to prevent and correct bleeding. This scoping review aimed to map the currently available systematic reviews (SRs) and evidence-based guidelines in the field of platelet transfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic litera…