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Systematic Reviews

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (241 Artikel)

Open Access Protocol

Mapping global evidence on public-private partnership for medical rehabilitation services delivery: a scoping review protocol

Senzelwe Mazibuko, Thayananthee Nadasan, Pragashnie Govender

Open Access Protocol

Economic burden on caregivers or parents with Down syndrome children—a systematic review protocol

Jyothi Shetty, Ankitha Shetty, Suneel C. Mundkur, Tantri Keerthi Dinesh, Prachi Pundir

Open Access Systematic review update

Global prevalence of Rett syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Uarda Petriti, Daniel C. Dudman, Emil Scosyrev, Sandra Lopez-Leon

Open Access Research

Measures of neck muscle strength and their measurement properties in adults with chronic neck pain—a systematic review

Deepa Abichandani, Jonathan Tong Yuk Ting, Edith Elgueta Cancino, Shouq Althobaiti, Deborah Falla

Open Access Methodology

The effect of machine learning tools for evidence synthesis on resource use and time-to-completion: protocol for a retrospective pilot study

Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Rigmor C. Berg, Jose Francisco Meneses-Echavez, Heather M. R. Ames, Tiril C. Borge, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Chris Cooper, Christopher James Rose

Open Access Research

Study results from journals with a higher impact factor are closer to “truth”: a meta-epidemiological study

Andreas Heidenreich, Nora Eisemann, Alexander Katalinic, Joachim Hübner

Open Access Protocol

Identifying effect modifiers of CAR-T cell therapeutic efficacy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis protocol

Manoj M. Lalu, Natasha Kekre, Joshua Montroy, Maryam Ghiasi, Kevin Hay, Scott McComb, Risini Weeratna, Harold Atkins, Brian Hutton, Ayel Yahya, Ashish Masurekar, Mohamad Sobh, Dean A. Fergusson

Open Access Protocol

Job crafting interventions: what works, for whom, why, and in which contexts? Research protocol for a systematic review with coincidence analysis

Marta Roczniewska, Anna Rogala, Magdalena Marszałek, Henna Hasson, Arnold B. Bakker, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

Open Access Protocol

The effect of minimum volume standards in hospitals (MIVOS) — protocol of a systematic review

Julia Scharfe, Stefanie Pfisterer-Heise, Charlotte Mareike Kugler, Eni Shehu, Tobias Wolf, Tim Mathes, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Protocol

Unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

Racheal Tomilola Oguntade, Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole, Modupe Olufunmilayo Ogunrombi

Open Access Protocol

Prevalence of vitamin B complex deficiencies in women in reproductive age, pregnant, or lactating woman in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Michel Carlos Mocellin, Cintia Chaves Curioni, Alessandra da Silva Pereira, Simone Augusta Ribas, Michelle Teixeira Teixeira, Tatiane Salgado Galvão de Macedo, Gabriel Mantolvão Palermo

Open Access Protocol

A comparison of international modelling methods to evaluate health economics of colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review protocol

Olivia Adair, Ethna McFerran, Tracy Owen, Christine McKee, Felicity Lamrock, Mark Lawler

Open Access Protocol

Training and support for the role of facilitator in implementation of innovations in health and community care: a scoping review protocol

Malin Tistad, Anna Bergström, Marie Elf, Leif Eriksson, Catharina Gustavsson, Camilla Göras, Gill Harvey, Ann-Sofie Källberg, Ann Rudman, Maria Unbeck, Lars Wallin

Open Access Protocol

Outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation in patients following repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Niek Koenders, Henrita van Zetten, Michelle Smulders, Martin L. Verra, Roland R. J. van Kimmenade, Thomas van Brakel, Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels, Tim Smith

Open Access Research

Effect of plasma thrombin-antithrombin complex on ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peipei Song, Jianqin Xie, Wei Li, Xinying Zhang, Zhipeng Sun, Chongge You

Open Access Research

Antimicrobial prescription patterns in East Africa: a systematic review

Joan Acam, Paul Kuodi, Girmay Medhin, Eyasu Makonnen

Open Access Protocol

Association between sociodemographic factors and mobility limitation among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Ogochukwu Kelechi Onyeso, Adesola C. Odole, David R. Scott, Olayinka Akinrolie, Michael E. Kalu, Oluwagbohunmi A. Awosoga

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a systematic review of reporting standards of lower limb endovascular interventions in peripheral arterial disease

Ewa M. Zywicka, Lucy Elliott, Christopher P. Twine, Ronelle Mouton, Robert J. Hinchliffe

Open Access Research

Influence of pilot and small trials in meta-analyses of behavioral interventions: a meta-epidemiological study

Michael W. Beets, R. Glenn Weaver, John P. A. Ioannidis, Christopher D. Pfledderer, Alexis Jones, Lauren von Klinggraeff, Bridget Armstrong

Open Access Protocol

Capacity-building and continuing professional development in healthcare and rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries—a scoping review protocol

Dalton Deprez, Angela J. Busch, Paola Andrea Ramirez, Eliany Pedrozo Araque, Julia Bidonde

Open Access Research

A systematic review of risk factors for mortality among tuberculosis patients in South Africa

Tamaryn J Nicholson, Graeme Hoddinott, James A Seddon, Mareli M Claassens, Marieke M van der Zalm, Elisa Lopez, Peter Bock, Judy Caldwell, Dawood Da Costa, Celeste de Vaal, Rory Dunbar, Karen Du Preez, Anneke C Hesseling, Kay Joseph, Ebrahim Kriel, Marian Loveday, Florian M Marx, Sue-Ann Meehan, Susan Purchase, Kogieleum Naidoo, Lenny Naidoo, Fadelah Solomon-Da Costa, Rosa Sloot, Muhammad Osman

Open Access Research

Interventions to improve the detection of depression in primary healthcare: systematic review

Kassahun Habtamu, Rahel Birhane, Mekdes Demissie, Abebaw Fekadu

Open Access Protocol

Implementing organized colorectal cancer screening programs in Europe—protocol for a systematic review of determinants and strategies

Bianca Albers, Reto Auer, Laura Caci, Emanuela Nyantakyi, Ekaterina Plys, Clara Podmore, Franziska Riegel, Kevin Selby, Joel Walder, Lauren Clack

Open Access Protocol

Efficacy of disease management program used among patients with chronic heart failure: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yongjie Duan, Zongren Li, Qin Zhong, Chongyou Rao, Yun Hua, Rilige Wu, Jing Dong, Da Li, Wenjun Wang, Kunlun He

Open Access Research

Biomechanical and clinical relationships between lower back pain and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review

Piyumi Amarasinghe, Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Ishanka Weerasekara

Open Access Protocol

Different interventions for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in children: a protocol for a network meta-analysis

Xin Zhang, Xiao-Dong Hou, Wen-Xin Wang, Kang Yi, Xin-Kuan Wang, Fan Ding, Xin-Xin Li, Tao You

Open Access Research

Exploring the intersection of hermeneutics and implementation: a scoping review

Martha L. P. MacLeod, Graham McCaffrey, Erin Wilson, Lela V. Zimmer, David Snadden, Peter Zimmer, Steinunn Jónatansdóttir, Trina M. Fyfe, Erica Koopmans, Cathy Ulrich, Ian D. Graham

Open Access Protocol

Protecting the public interest when regulating health professionals providing virtual care: a scoping review protocol

Kathleen Leslie, Sophia Myles, Tracey L. Adams, Catharine Schiller, Jacob Shelley, Sioban Nelson

Open Access Systematic review update

Prevalence of pineal gland calcification: systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Misganaw Gebrie Worku

Open Access Protocol

Occupational stress and burnout experience among healthcare workers compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a scoping review protocol

George Agyemang, Yaa Bema, Deborah Aba Eturu, Vitalis Bawontuo, Desmond Kuupiel

Open Access Protocol

How does HbA1c predict mortality and readmission in patients with heart failure? A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun-Peng Xu, Rui-Xiang Zeng, Xiao-Yi Mai, Wen-Jun Pan, Yu-Zhuo Zhang, Min-Zhou Zhang

Open Access Commentary

Evidence-based health policy in Germany: lack of communication and coordination between academia and health authorities?

Charlotte Mareike Kugler, Matthias Perleth, Tim Mathes, Kaethe Goossen, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Protocol

Impact of different nutritional approaches on sarcopenia: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis

Jung-Hyun Kim, Sung-Min Kim, Yong-Chan Kim, Byung-Kwan Seo

Open Access Protocol

Evaluation of the use of GRADE in dentistry systematic reviews and its impact on conclusions: a protocol for a methodological study

Sara Ibrahim, Maria Azab, Anna Miroshnychenko, Romina Brignardello-Petersen

Open Access Methodology

Saturated fat and human health: a protocol for a methodologically innovative systematic review and meta-analysis to inform public health nutrition guidelines

Bradley C. Johnston, Dena Zeraatkar, Jeremy Steen, Diego Rada Fernandez de Jauregui, Hongfei Zhu, Mingyao Sun, Matthew Cooper, Malgorzata Maraj, Anna Prokop-Dorner, Boris Castro Reyes, Claudia Valli, Dawid Storman, Giorgio Karam, Joanna Zajac, Long Ge, Mateusz J. Swierz, Nirjhar Ghosh, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Yaping Chang, Yunli Zhao, Lehana Thabane, Gordon H. Guyatt, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Lee Hooper, Malgorzata M. Bala

Open Access Protocol

Contraceptive dynamics among women with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Getalem Aychew Beyene, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Achenef Asmamaw Muche, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew

Open Access Systematic review update

Social phobia of Ethiopian students: meta-analysis and systematic review

Mamaru Melkam, Tesfaye Segon, Girum Nakie

Open Access Systematic review update

Keloid treatments: an evidence-based systematic review of recent advances

Laura A. Walsh, Ellen Wu, David Pontes, Kevin R. Kwan, Sneha Poondru, Corinne H. Miller, Roopal V. Kundu

Open Access Protocol

Should acupuncture therapy be used for acute facial paralysis? A protocol for systematic review

Lu Cheng, Xiao-lin Li, Yi Ying, Shi-hao Du, Xu-dong Zhang, Wei Guo, Shu-qi Mi, Ji-ping Zhao

Open Access Research

Predictive models in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a systematic review

Luca Giordano, Andrea Francavilla, Tomaso Bottio, Andrea Dell’Amore, Dario Gregori, Paolo Navalesi, Giulia Lorenzoni, Ileana Baldi

Open Access Methodology

Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different— the “Big Picture” review family

Fiona Campbell, Andrea C. Tricco, Zachary Munn, Danielle Pollock, Ashrita Saran, Anthea Sutton, Howard White, Hanan Khalil

Open Access Systematic review update

Effects of armed conflicts on childhood undernutrition in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Melkalem Mamuye Azanaw, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Getachew Arage, Achenef Asmamaw Muche

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening in the USA: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Tania Padilla Conde, Lauren Robinson, Paras Vora, S. Lee Ware, Arnold Stromberg, Ana Bastos de Carvalho

Open Access Protocol

Sex-based analysis of treatment responses in animal models of sepsis: a preclinical systematic review protocol

MengQi Zhang, Dean A. Fergusson, Rahul Sharma, Ciel Khoo, Asher A. Mendelson, Braedon McDonald, Kimberly F. Macala, Neha Sharma, Sean E. Gill, Kirsten M. Fiest, Christian Lehmann, Risa Shorr, Forough Jahandideh, Stephane L. Bourque, Patricia C. Liaw, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Manoj M. Lalu, Marc T. Avey, Emmanuel Charbonney, Arnold Kristof, Gloria Vazquez-Grande, Ruud Veldhuizen, Brent Winston, Salman Qureshi, Juan Zhou

Open Access Protocol

The impact of rate and rhythm control strategies on quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation: a protocol for a systematic review

Powsiga Uruthirakumar, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Tiffany E. Gooden, Gregory Y. H. Lip, G. Neil Thomas, David J. Moore, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Balachandran Kumarendran, Kumaran Subaschandran, Shribavan Kaneshamoorthy, Vethanayagam Antony Sheron, Mahesan Guruparan, Ajini Arasalingam, Abi Beane, Isabela M. Bensenor, Peter Brocklehurst, Kar Keung Cheng, Itamar S. Santos, Wahbi El-Bouri, Mei Feng, Alessandra C. Goulart, Sheila Greenfield, Yutao Guo, Gustavo Gusso, Rashan Haniffa, Lindsey Humphreys, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Emma Lancashire, Deirdre A. Lane, Xuewen Li, Yan-guang Li, Trudie Lobban, Paulo A. Lotufo, Semira Manseki-Holland, Rodrigo D. Olmos, Elisabete Paschoal, Paskaran Pirasanth, Uruthirakumar Powsiga, Carla Romagnolli, Alena Shantsila, Kanesamoorthy Shribavan, Isabelle Szmigin, Kumaran Subaschandren, Meihui Tai, Ana C. Varella, Hao Wang, Jingya Wang, Hui Zhang, Jiaoyue Zhong

Open Access Protocol

Antipsychotic drugs and their effects on cognitive function: protocol for a systematic review, pairwise, and network meta-analysis

Lena Feber, Natalie Peter, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Spyridon Siafis, Irene Bighelli, Wulf-Peter Hansen, Daniel Prates Baldez, Georgia Salanti, Richard S. E. Keefe, Rolf R. Engel, Stefan Leucht

Open Access Letter

Critical appraisal in rapid systematic reviews of COVID-19 studies: implementation of the Quality Criteria Checklist (QCC)

Daphne Duval, Nicola Pearce-Smith, Jennifer C. Palmer, Jason Kwasi Sarfo-Annin, Paul Rudd, Rachel Clark

Open Access Research

Delphi survey on the most promising areas and methods to improve systematic reviews’ production and updating

Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Vicko Tomić, Moriah E. Ellen, Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit, Raluca Sfetcu, Eduard Baladia, Nicoletta Riva, Angelos P. Kassianos, Ana Marušić

Open Access Protocol

The risks of adverse events with venlafaxine and mirtazapine versus ‘active placebo’, placebo, or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a protocol for two separate systematic reviews with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

Caroline Kamp Jørgensen, Sophie Juul, Faiza Siddiqui, Mark Abie Horowitz, Joanna Moncrieff, Klaus Munkholm, Michael Pascal Hengartner, Irving Kirsch, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen

Open Access Protocol

Suitability of memory aids and strategies for people with posterior cortical atrophy: protocol for a scoping review

A. Burbaite, S. Leeworthy, L. Hirst, E. Mioshi, L. Clare, S. Ahmed

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of eHealth weight management interventions in overweight and obese adults from low socioeconomic groups: a systematic review

Richard Myers-Ingram, Jade Sampford, Rhian Milton-Cole, Gareth David Jones

Open Access Research

Measuring situation awareness in health care providers: a systematic review of measurement properties using COSMIN methodology

Chiman Ghaderi, Roghayeh Esmaeili, Abbas Ebadi, Mohammad Reza Amiri

Open Access Correction

Correction: Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different— the “Big Picture” review family

Fiona Campbell, Andrea C. Tricco, Zachary Munn, Danielle Pollock, Ashrita Saran, Anthea Sutton, Howard White, Hanan Khalil

Open Access Commentary

Ten circumstances and solutions for finding the sample mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis

Kuan-Yu Chi, Man-Yun Li, Chiehfeng Chen, Enoch Kang

Open Access Commentary

Definition, harms, and prevention of redundant systematic reviews

Livia Puljak, Hans Lund

Open Access Protocol

Anxiety among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: a systematic review protocol

Helena Ludwig-Walz, Indra Dannheim, Lisa M. Pfadenhauer, Jörg M. Fegert, Martin Bujard

Open Access Research

Over 40 years (1981–2023) assessing stigma with the Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (CAMI) scale: a systematic review of its psychometric properties

Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo, Eduardo Doval, Albert Bernadàs, Natalia Angarita-Osorio, Ariadna Colomer-Carbonell, Sara Evans-Lacko, Graham Thornicroft, Juan V. Luciano, María Rubio-Valera

Open Access Commentary

Conducting separate reviews of benefits and harms could improve systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Evan Mayo-Wilson, Riaz Qureshi, Tianjing Li

Open Access Methodology

Usefulness of machine learning softwares to screen titles of systematic reviews: a methodological study

Ana Helena Salles dos Reis, Ana Luiza Miranda de Oliveira, Carolina Fritsch, James Zouch, Paulo Ferreira, Janaine Cunha Polese

Open Access Methodology

Outcomes of patient education in adult oncologic patients receiving oral anticancer agents: a systematic review protocol

Federico Fonda, Sonja Cedrone, Ivana Sartor, Lucia Cadorin

Open Access Protocol

Factors associated with physical activity participation among children: a systematic review protocol

Prateek Srivastav, K. Vaishali, Eti Rajwar, Suzanne Broadbent, H. Vinod Bhat

Open Access Commentary

Are ChatGPT and large language models “the answer” to bringing us closer to systematic review automation?

Riaz Qureshi, Daniel Shaughnessy, Kayden A. R. Gill, Karen A. Robinson, Tianjing Li, Eitan Agai

Open Access Commentary

The use of text-mining software to facilitate screening of literature on centredness in health care

Emma Forsgren, Sara Wallström, Caroline Feldthusen, Niklas Zechner, Richard Sawatzky, Joakim Öhlén

Open Access Research

Efficacy and safety of carnitine supplementation on NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aiping Liu, Yitong Cai, Yuan Yuan, Ming Liu, Zhengjing Zhang, Yongquan Xu, Pingzu Jiao

Open Access Protocol

Breastfeeding support provided by lactation consultants in high-income countries for improved breastfeeding rates, self-efficacy, and infant growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Curtis J. D’Hollander, Victoria A. McCredie, Elizabeth M. Uleryk, Charles D. G. Keown-Stoneman, Catherine S. Birken, Deborah L. O’Connor, Jonathon L. Maguire

Open Access Research

The impact of technology systems and level of support in digital mental health interventions: a secondary meta-analysis

Maxime Sasseville, Annie LeBlanc, Jack Tchuente, Mylène Boucher, Michèle Dugas, Mbemba Gisèle, Romina Barony, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Marianne Beaulieu, Nicolas Beaudet, Becky Skidmore, Pascale Cholette, Christine Aspiros, Alain Larouche, Guylaine Chabot, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of training programs based on mindfulness in reducing psychological distress and promoting well-being in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Claudia Cardoso Gomes da Silva, Cláudia Vicari Bolognani, Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Aline Mizusaki Imoto

Open Access Research

An evidence map of systematic reviews on models of outpatient care for patients with chronic heart diseases

Madlen Hoerold, Heike Heytens, Carla Maria Debbeler, Saskia Ehrentreich, Thomas Rauwolf, Alexander Schmeißer, Marc Gottschalk, Eva Maria Bitzer, Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus, Christian J. Apfelbacher

Open Access Research

Does type of funding affect reporting in network meta-analysis? A scoping review of network meta-analyses

Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Eric Kai Chung Wong, Carole Lunny, Juan Camilo Martinez Molina, Ivan D. Florez, Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus

Open Access Protocol

Infection prevention and control measures for preterm infants discharged into the community: a scoping review protocol

Kathryn Carruthers, Dorothy Hannis, Jonathan Robinson, Alan Armstrong

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a scoping review of health equity frameworks and models applied in empirical studies of chronic disease prevention and control

Callie Walsh-Bailey, Amanda Gilbert, Thembekile Shato, Brittney Sandler, Ana A. Baumann, Cory D. Bradley, Gabriella M. McLoughlin, F. Hunter McGuire, Meredith P. Fort, Rachel G. Tabak

Open Access Research

Hyponatremia and aging-related diseases: key player or innocent bystander? A systematic review

Luigia Fratangelo, Sylvain Nguyen, Patrizia D’Amelio

Open Access Research

Are COVID-19 systematic reviews up to date and can we tell? A cross-sectional study

Steve McDonald, Simon L. Turner, Phi-Yen Nguyen, Matthew J. Page, Tari Turner

Open Access Research

Functional social support and cognitive function in middle- and older-aged adults: a systematic review of cross-sectional and cohort studies

Lana Mogic, Emily C. Rutter, Suzanne L. Tyas, Colleen J. Maxwell, Megan E. O’Connell, Mark Oremus

Open Access Systematic review update

Effectiveness of worksite wellness programs based on physical activity to improve workers’ health and productivity: a systematic review

Maria Marin-Farrona, Brad Wipfli, Saurabh S. Thosar, Enrique Colino, Jorge Garcia-Unanue, Leonor Gallardo, Jose Luis Felipe, Jorge López-Fernández

Open Access Systematic review update

A systematic review and meta-analysis of long COVID symptoms

Arun Natarajan, Ashish Shetty, Gayathri Delanerolle, Yutian Zeng, Yingzhe Zhang, Vanessa Raymont, Shanaya Rathod, Sam Halabi, Kathryn Elliot, Jian Qing Shi, Peter Phiri

Open Access Protocol

Residual insecticide surface treatment for preventing malaria: a systematic review protocol

Zachary Munn, Jennifer C. Stone, Timothy Hugh Barker, Carrie Price, Danielle Pollock, Alinune Nathanael Kabaghe, John E. Gimnig, Jennifer C. Stevenson

Open Access Methodology

Incorporating economic methods into Cochrane systematic reviews: case studies in brain tumour research

Ashleigh Kernohan, Tomos Robinson, Luke Vale

Open Access Research

Non-adherence and non-persistence to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Haris Shahzad, Sajid Mahmood, Sean McGee, Jessica Hubbard, Sayeed Haque, Vibhu Paudyal, Alastair K. Denniston, Lisa J. Hill, Zahraa Jalal

Open Access Research

Factors associated with successful publication for systematic review protocol registration: an analysis of 397 registered protocols

Le Huu Nhat Minh, Huu-Hoai Le, Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Omar Mohamed Makram, Thuan Tieu, Luu Lam Thang Tai, Dang The Hung, Van Phu Tran, Karim Mohamed Shahin, Ali Ahmed-Fouad Abozaid, Jaffer Shah, Nguyen Hai Nam, Nguyen Tien Huy

Open Access Research

Ensemble of deep learning language models to support the creation of living systematic reviews for the COVID-19 literature

Julien Knafou, Quentin Haas, Nikolay Borissov, Michel Counotte, Nicola Low, Hira Imeri, Aziz Mert Ipekci, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Leonie Heron, Poorya Amini, Douglas Teodoro

Open Access Guideline

Guidance to best tools and practices for systematic reviews

Kat Kolaski, Lynne Romeiser Logan, John P. A. Ioannidis

Open Access Research

Spin on adverse effects in abstracts of systematic reviews of orthodontic interventions: a cross-sectional study (part 2)

Pauline A. J. Steegmans, Nicola Di Girolamo, Reint A. Meursinge Reynders

Open Access Research

Performance of active learning models for screening prioritization in systematic reviews: a simulation study into the Average Time to Discover relevant records

Gerbrich Ferdinands, Raoul Schram, Jonathan de Bruin, Ayoub Bagheri, Daniel L. Oberski, Lars Tummers, Jelle Jasper Teijema, Rens van de Schoot

Open Access Protocol

Risk of drug use during pregnancy: master protocol for living systematic reviews and meta-analyses performed in the metaPreg project

Cyndie Picot, Priscilla Ajiji, Lucie Jurek, Mikail Nourredine, Jérôme Massardier, Audrey Peron, Michel Cucherat, Judith Cottin

Open Access Research

HPV self-sampling versus healthcare provider collection on the effect of cervical cancer screening uptake and costs in LMIC: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Selamawit F. Mekuria, Sydney Timmermans, Christer Borgfeldt, Mats Jerkeman, Pia Johansson, Ditte Søndergaard Linde

Open Access Research

Promoting physical activity to patients: a scoping review of the perceptions of doctors in the United Kingdom

Gemma Woodhead, Divya Sivaramakrishnan, Graham Baker

Open Access Protocol

Characteristics of interprofessional rehabilitation programs for patients with chronic low back pain evaluated in the literature: a scoping review protocol

Sintayehu Daba Wami, Solomon Fasika, Catherine Donnelly, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Abdul Pullatayil, Jordan Miller

Open Access Protocol

Effect of e-health interventions on HIV prevention: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis

Lei Wang, Xiang-yu Yan, Lin Mei, Zhong-wei Jia, Rui-gang Hao, Ji-hong Xu, Bo Zhang

Open Access Research

An emerging framework for digital mental health design with Indigenous young people: a scoping review of the involvement of Indigenous young people in the design and evaluation of digital mental health interventions

Josie Povey, Buaphrao Raphiphatthana, Michelle Torok, Tricia Nagel, Patj Patj Janama Robert Mills, Joshua Russell Howard Sells, Fiona Shand, Michelle Sweet, Anne Lowell, Kylie Dingwall

Open Access Protocol

Effective inclusion practices for neurodiverse children and adolescents in informal STEM learning: a systematic review protocol

Ronda J. Jenson, Michele S Lee, Arden D. Day, Amy E. Hughes, Emma E. Maroushek, Kelly D. Roberts

Open Access Protocol

Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Noxolo E. Duma, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Khumbulani W. Hlongwana

Open Access Research

Interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people in higher-income countries: Evidence map and systematic review

Rhiannon Evans, Sarah MacDonald, Rob Trubey, Jane Noyes, Michael Robling, Simone Willis, Maria Boffey, Charlotte Wooders, Soo Vinnicombe, G. J. Melendez-Torres

Open Access Research

Seeking adverse effects in systematic reviews of orthodontic interventions: a cross-sectional study (part 1)

Pauline A. J. Steegmans, Nicola Di Girolamo, Shandra Bipat, Reint A. Meursinge Reynders

Open Access Research

Dissemination of knowledge from Cochrane Public Health reviews: a bibliographic study

Stefanie Maria Helmer, Katja Matthias, Lea Mergenthal, Mia Reimer, Karina Karolina De Santis

Open Access Research

Methods of postoperative void trial management after urogynecologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xue Dong, Wu Huang, Jinyang Niu, Tingting Lei, Xin Tan, Tao Guo

Open Access Commentary

Overcoming challenges in conducting systematic reviews in implementation science: a methods commentary

Anna Chapman, Nicole M. Rankin, Hannah Jongebloed, Sze Lin Yoong, Victoria White, Patricia M. Livingston, Alison M. Hutchinson, Anna Ugalde

Open Access Protocol

Can routinely collected administrative data effectively be used to evaluate and validate endpoints used in breast cancer clinical trials? Protocol for a scoping review of the literature

Hely Shah, Dianna Wolfe, Mark Clemons, Michelle Liu, Kednapa Thavorn, Areti-Angeliki Veroniki, Carole Lunny, Greg Pond, Sharon McGee, Becky Skidmore, Angel Arnaout, Brian Hutton

Open Access Protocol

Witnessing workplace bullying — protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual health and well-being outcomes

Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Michael Rosander, Ståle Valvatne Einarsen

Open Access Methodology

Citation of updated and co-published Cochrane Methodology Reviews

Linlin Zhu, Ziyu Yang, Hongyu Deng, Yonggang Zhang, Xiaoyang Liao, Mike Clarke

Open Access Protocol

Impact of iron supplementation on patient outcomes for women with abnormal uterine bleeding: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hasmik Nazaryan, Megan Watson, Dana Ellingham, Swarni Thakar, Andrea Wang, Menaka Pai, Yang Liu, Bram Rochwerg, Nadia Gabarin, Donald Arnold, Emily Sirotich, Michelle P. Zeller

Open Access Protocol

Mapping and systematic appraisal of umbrella reviews in epidemiological research: a protocol for a meta-epidemiological study

Lazaros Belbasis, Robin D Brooker, Emmanuel Zavalis, Angelo Maria Pezzullo, Cathrine Axfors, John PA Ioannidis

Open Access Protocol

Acupuncture methods for insomnia disorder in the elderly: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Weitao Dong, Hao Zhou, Rong Wu, Ximeng He, Xingliang Chen, Hongchi Zhou, Tingting Gong, Chao Wang

Open Access Research

The effect of whole egg consumption on weight and body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

Arezoo Sadat Emrani, Sara Beigrezaei, Faezeh Zademohammadi, Amin Salehi-Abargouei

Open Access Protocol

Use of artificial intelligence in discerning the need for prostate biopsy and readiness for clinical practice: a systematic review protocol

Elisa Martinez-Marroquin, Minh Chau, Murray Turner, Hodo Haxhimolla, Catherine Paterson

Open Access Research

Prognostic factors for persistent symptoms in adults with mild traumatic brain injury: an overview of systematic reviews

Julien Déry, Béatrice Ouellet, Élaine de Guise, Ève-Line Bussières, Marie-Eve Lamontagne

Open Access Systematic review update

Speech therapy for transgender women: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Karine Schwarz, Carla Aparecida Cielo, Poli Mara Spritzer, Anna Paula Villas-Boas, Angelo Brandelli Costa, Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari, Bruna Costa Gomes, Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva, Maiko Abel Schneider, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato

Open Access Research

Tolvaptan for water retention in heart failure: a systematic review

Yujing Pan, Haoyang Li, Jin Gao, Zishuo Mi, Hao Chen, Ying Li

Open Access Methodology

Clinical utility of overviews on adverse events of pharmacological interventions

Thilo Sachse, Salmaan Kanji, Pierre Thabet, Sven Schmiedl, Petra Thürmann, Fadi Guirguis, Shellyza Sajwani, Marie-France Gauthier, Carole Lunny, Tim Mathes, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Research

Patient-relevant outcomes following elective, aseptic revision knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

Shiraz A. Sabah, Elizabeth A. Hedge, Lennart von Fritsch, Joshua Xu, Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran, Thomas W. Hamilton, Alexander D. Shearman, Abtin Alvand, David J. Beard, Sally Hopewell, Andrew J. Price

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses

Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch, Olivia Magwood, Alex Todhunter-Brown, Elie A. Akl, Thomas W. Concannon, Joanne Khabsa, Richard Morley, Holger Schunemann, Lyubov Lytvyn, Arnav Agarwal, Alba Antequera, Marc T. Avey, Pauline Campbell, Christine Chang, Stephanie Chang, Leonila Dans, Omar Dewidar, Davina Ghersi, Ian D. Graham, Glen Hazlewood, Jennifer Hilgart, Tanya Horsley, Denny John, Janet Jull, Lara J. Maxwell, Chris McCutcheon, Zachary Munn, Francesco Nonino, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Roses Parker, Kevin Pottie, Gabriel Rada, Alison Riddle, Anneliese Synnot, Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu, Eve Tomlinson, Karine Toupin-April, Jennifer Petkovic

Open Access Research

Mapping the effectiveness of the community tuberculosis care programs: a systematic review

Gabalape Arnold Sejie, Ozayr H. Mahomed

Open Access Research

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical outcomes in people undergoing neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Haiying Teng, Zilan Wang, Xingyu Yang, Xiaoxiao Wu, Zhouqing Chen, Zhong Wang, Gang Chen

Open Access Systematic review update

The experiences and barriers in addressing type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated erectile dysfunction: a mixed method systematic review

Setho Hadisuyatmana, Gulzar Malik, Ferry Efendi, Sonia Reisenhofer, James Boyd

Open Access Protocol

Melasma in people with darker skin types: a scoping review protocol on prevalence, treatment options for melasma and impact on quality of life

Nomakhosi Mpofana, Buyisile Chibi, Nceba Gqaleni, Ahmed Hussein, Avenal Jane Finlayson, Kabelo Kgarosi, Ncoza Cordelia Dlova

Open Access Research

Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review

Agumasie Semahegn, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Eyerusalem Getachew, Bethelhem Fekadu, Esubalew Assefa, Munir Kassa, Gail Davey, Michael Hopkins, Mesele Araya, Tassew Woldehanna, Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu

Open Access Protocol

Prevalence of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho, Vinogrin Dorsamy, Chauntelle Bagwandeen, Nathlee Samantha Abbai

Open Access Systematic review update

Effects of gut microbial therapy on lipid profile in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an umbrella meta-analysis study

Amirhossein Naghipour, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Mahdi Orang Gorabzarmakhi, Milad Shahdkar, Bahman Fouladi, Iraj Alipourfard, Zahra Momayez Sanat

Open Access Protocol

Tramadol for chronic pain in adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised clinical trials

J. Barakji, S. K. Korang, J. B. Feinberg, M. Maagaard, O. Mathiesen, C. Gluud, J. C. Jakobsen

Open Access Research

Comparative efficacy of oral drugs for chronic radiation proctitis — a systematic review

Liangzhe Liu, Nana Xiao, Jinjun Liang

Open Access Systematic review update

Relationship between dyslipidemia and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhaoping Li, Yuan Yuan, Qianjin Qi, Qian Wang, Li Feng

Open Access Protocol

Indigenous communities and influenza: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

D. E. Alves, O. Rogeberg, L. Sattenspiel, S. Mamelund

Open Access Protocol

Checklists for interpreting chest radiographs: a scoping review protocol

Khethiwe Margaret Sethole, Nombeko Mshunqane, Mable Kekana

Open Access Protocol

Terminology and methods used to differentiate injury intent of hospital burn patients in South Asia: a systematic scoping review protocol

Emily Bebbington, Parvathy Ramesh, Mohan Kakola, Rebecca McPhillips, Fatima Bibi, Atiya Hanif, Nia Morris, Murad Khan, Rob Poole, Catherine Robinson

Open Access Research

Ranking Research Methodology by Risk — a cross-sectional study to determine the opinion of research ethics committee members

Simon E. Kolstoe, Jennifer Durning, Jennifer Yost, Silviya Aleksandrova-Yankulovska

Open Access Methodology

How to update a living systematic review and keep it alive during a pandemic: a practical guide

Leonie Heron, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Aziz Mert Ipekci, Rico Baumann, Hira Imeri, Georgia Salanti, Michel Jacques Counotte, Nicola Low

Open Access Correction

Correction: Unintended pregnancies among HIV‑positive women in sub‑Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

Racheal Tomilola Oguntade, Elizabeth Bolanle Ojewole, Modupe Olufunmilayo Ogunrombi

Open Access Research

Self-determination theory interventions versus usual care in people with diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Anne Sophie Mathiesen, Vibeke Zoffmann, Jane Lindschou, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Christian Gluud, Mette Due-Christensen, Bodil Rasmussen, Emilie Haarslev Schröder Marqvorsen, Trine Lund-Jacobsen, Tine Bruhn Skytte, Thordis Thomsen, Mette Juel Rothmann

Open Access Protocol

Adherence enhancing interventions for pharmacological and oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: protocol for a systematic review and component network meta-analyses

Omar Ammous, Stefan Andreas, Tim Friede, Regina Kampo, Sarah Schwarz, Maximilian Wollsching-Strobel, Susanna Salem, Wolfram Windisch, Tim Mathes

Open Access Research

A systematic review of the role of community pharmacists in the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: the perceptions of patients

Nthabiseng Florina Motlohi, Ebenezer Wiafe, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Neelaveni Padayachee, Ruwayda Petrus, Varsha Bangalee

Open Access Research

Increasing the efficiency of study selection for systematic reviews using prioritization tools and a single-screening approach

Siw Waffenschmidt, Wiebke Sieben, Thomas Jakubeit, Marco Knelangen, Inga Overesch, Stefanie Bühn, Dawid Pieper, Nicole Skoetz, Elke Hausner

Open Access Letter

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for vascular surgery: an evidence map and scoping review

Eric A. Apaydin, Karen Woo, Julia Rollison, Sangita Baxi, Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel

Open Access Research

Chlorogenic acid in green bean coffee on body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Sukrit Kanchanasurakit, Surasak Saokaew, Pochamana Phisalprapa, Acharaporn Duangjai

Open Access Protocol

Type, dose, and outcomes of physical therapy interventions for unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction: protocol for a systematic review

Carrie W. Hoppes, Eric R. Anson, Wendy J. Carender, Gregory F. Marchetti, Courtney D. Hall, Susan L. Whitney, Christiana Keinath, Susan J. Herdman

Open Access Methodology

The Commercial Determinants of Health and Evidence Synthesis (CODES): methodological guidance for systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses

Mark Petticrew, Rebecca E. Glover, Jimmy Volmink, Laurence Blanchard, Éadaoin Cott, Cécile Knai, Nason Maani, James Thomas, Alice Tompson, May C. I. van Schalkwyk, Vivian Welch

Open Access Protocol

Establishing a health-based recommended occupational exposure limit for isoflurane using experimental animal data: a systematic review protocol

Fréderique Struijs, Carlijn R. Hooijmans, Marije Buijs, Albert Dahan, Sebastian Hoffmann, Romy Kiffen, Daniele Mandrioli, Julia Menon, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Nel Roeleveld, Anne de Ruijter, Gert Jan Scheffer, Vivi Schlünssen, Paul T. J. Scheepers

Open Access Research

The relationship between methodological quality and the use of retracted publications in evidence syntheses

Caitlin J. Bakker, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Sarah Jane Brown, Maurice P. Zeegers

Open Access Protocol

What is known about what works in community-involved decision-making relating to urban green and blue spaces? A realist review protocol

Emmylou Rahtz, Sarah L. Bell, Alexander Nurse, Benedict W. Wheeler, Cornelia Guell, Lewis R. Elliott, Catharine Ward Thompson, Craig W. McDougall, Rebecca Lovell

Open Access Commentary

Increasing the transparency of systematic reviews: presenting a generalized registration form

Olmo R. van den Akker, Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters, Caitlin J. Bakker, Rickard Carlsson, Nicholas A. Coles, Katherine S. Corker, Gilad Feldman, David Moreau, Thomas Nordström, Jade S. Pickering, Amy Riegelman, Marta K. Topor, Nieky van Veggel, Siu Kit Yeung, Mark Call, David T. Mellor, Nicole Pfeiffer

Open Access Protocol

Professional identity formation among undergraduate pre-medical students: a scoping review protocol

Meklit Endalcachew, Jennifer Deberg, Melissa Swee, Manish Suneja, Bharat Kumar

Open Access Letter

Semi-automating abstract screening with a natural language model pretrained on biomedical literature

Sheryl Hui-Xian Ng, Teow Kiok Liang, Gary Yee Ang, Tan Woan Shin, Allyn Hum

Open Access Research

What can the citations of systematic reviews of ethical literature tell us about their use?—an explorative empirical analysis of 31 reviews

Hélène Nobile, Natali Lilie Randjbar Moshtaghin, Zoë Lüddecke, Antje Schnarr, Marcel Mertz

Open Access Research

Clinical practice guideline recommendations for diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in hospitalized adults with delirium: a systematic review

Therese G. Poulin, Natalia Jaworska, Henry T. Stelfox, Kirsten M. Fiest, Stephana J. Moss

Open Access Research

Women’s experiences with yoga after a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative meta-synthesis—part I

Jenson Price, Sitara Sharma, Jennifer Brunet

Open Access Protocol

Neuroprotective effect and possible mechanism of edaravone in rat models of spinal cord injury: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiao-bo Wang, Long-yun Zhou, Xu-qing Chen, Ran Li, Bin-bin Yu, Meng-xiao Pan, Lu Fang, Jian Li, Xue-jun Cui, Min Yao, Xiao Lu

Open Access Research

Gestational diabetes mellitus, follow-up of future maternal risk of cardiovascular disease and the use of eHealth technologies—a scoping review

Bendik S. Fiskå, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Anne Cathrine Staff, Meryam Sugulle

Open Access Research

Saturated fat, the estimated absolute risk and certainty of risk for mortality and major cancer and cardiometabolic outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews

Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Jeremy P. Steen, Joshua Z. Goldenberg, Qian Zhang, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Long Ge, Dena Zeraatkar, Małgorzata M. Bała, Geoff D. C. Ball, Lehana Thabane, Bradley C. Johnston

Open Access Protocol

Systematic scoping review protocol of Stroke Patient and Stakeholder Engagement (SPSE)

Juliet Roudini, Sarah Weschke, Torsten Rackoll, Ulrich Dirnagl, Gordon Guyatt, Hamidreza Khankeh

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions to manage frailty in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review

Ayele Semachew Kasa, Peta Drury, Victoria Traynor, Shu-Chun Lee, Hui-Chen (Rita) Chang

Open Access Research

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used in patients undergoing adoptive cell therapy (ACT) for the treatment of cancer: a systematic review

Sally Taylor, Kate Law, Jake Coomber-Moore, Michelle Davies, Fiona Thistlethwaite, Mel Calvert, Olalekan Aiyegbusi, Janelle Yorke

Open Access Protocol

Identity development, attraction, and behaviour of heterosexually identified men who have sex with men: scoping review protocol

Andrew D. Eaton, Travis R. Scheadler, Cara Bradley, Lauren B. McInroy, Oliver W. J. Beer, Erin Beckwell, Adam Busch, Paul A. Shuper

Open Access Protocol

Definitions, terminology, and related concepts of “racial health equity”: a scoping review protocol

Patricia C. Heyn, Elizabeth A. Terhune, Mahederemariam Bayleyegn Dagne, Christi Piper, Vivian A. Welch, Damian Francis, Ana B. Pizarro, Anita Rizvi, Nila Sathe, Omar Dewidar, Colleen Ovelman, Tiffany Duque, Tamara A. Baker, Robert W. Turner II, Meera Viswanathan, Dru Riddle

Open Access Protocol

Factors influencing emotional support of older adults living in the community: a scoping review protocol

Rashmi Devkota, Greta Cummings, Kathleen F. Hunter, Colleen Maxwell, Shovana Shrestha, Liz Dennett, Matthias Hoben

Open Access Methodology

Evaluation of a prototype machine learning tool to semi-automate data extraction for systematic literature reviews

Antonia Panayi, Katherine Ward, Amir Benhadji-Schaff, A Santiago Ibanez-Lopez, Andrew Xia, Regina Barzilay

Open Access Protocol

Exploring the impact of evaluation on learning and health innovation sustainability: protocol for a realist synthesis

Marissa Bird, Élizabeth Côté-Boileau, Walter P. Wodchis, Lianne Jeffs, Maura MacPhee, James Shaw, Tujuanna Austin, Frances Bruno, Megan Bhalla, Carolyn Steele Gray

Open Access Protocol

Experienced barriers in the use of ICT for social interaction in older adults ageing in place: a qualitative systematic review protocol (SYSR-D-22–00848)

Nina Jøranson, Minna Zechner, Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul, Areti Efthymiou, Rosa Silva

Open Access Protocol

A protocol for ongoing systematic scoping reviews of World Trade Center Health research

Thomas W. Concannon, Ramya Chari, Justin Lee, Liisa Hiatt, Laura J. Faherty

Open Access Research

Relational practice in health, education, criminal justice, and social care: a scoping review

Gary Lamph, Rebecca Nowland, Paul Boland, Jayn Pearson, Catriona Connell, Vanessa Jones, Ellie Wildbore, Danielle L Christian, Catherine Harris, Joanne Ramsden, Kathryn Gardner, Nicola Graham-Kevan, Mick McKeown

Open Access Research

Graduate and postgraduate educational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic period: its impact and innovations—a scoping review

Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Muhammad Sikandar, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Monica Parkash, Syed Jamil Hassan Kazmi, Farrukh Rafiq Ahmed, Kamran Ahmed, Muhammad Talha Saleem, Syeda Hina Zaidi

Open Access Research

Dual antiplatelet management in the perioperative period: updated and expanded systematic review

Alykhan M. Premji, Mariah B. Blegen, Alyssa M. Corley, Jesus Ulloa, Marika S. Booth, Meron Begashaw, Jody Larkin, Paul Shekelle, Mark D. Girgis, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons

Open Access Research

Interventions to prevent unintended pregnancies among adolescents: a rapid overview of systematic reviews

Sahra Mohamed, Michael G. Chipeta, Tony Kamninga, Lomuthando Nthakomwa, Chimwemwe Chifungo, Themba Mzembe, Ruth Vellemu, Victor Chikwapulo, Maame Peterson, Leyla Abdullahi, Kelvin Musau, Kerri Wazny, Eliya Zulu, Nyovani Madise

Open Access Research

Effects and mechanisms of Tai Chi on mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia: a scoping review

Nibras Jasim, Darsiha Balakirishnan, Han Zhang, Genevieve Z. Steiner-Lim, Diana Karamacoska, Guo-Yan Yang

Open Access Systematic review update

Systematic review and meta-analysis: the efficiency of bacteriophages previously patented against pathogenic bacteria on food

Danitza Xiomara Romero-Calle, Vinicius Pereira de Santana, Raquel Guimarães Benevides, Maria Teresa Alvarez Aliaga, Craig Billington, Aristóteles Góes-Neto

Open Access Research

Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal

Kristian Havsed, Gunnel Hänsel Petersson, Per-Erik Isberg, Maria Pigg, Gunnel Svensäter, Madeleine Rohlin

Open Access Protocol

The influence of assistive technology and home modifications on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review protocol

Kathryn M. Crosby, Catarina A. Rodriguez, Matthew A. Canas, Changki Kim, Shamim Noroozi, Mathew Vis-Dunbar, Vicki Komisar, Brodie M. Sakakibara, Jennifer M. Jakobi

Open Access Protocol

Efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy on pain intensity and disability of older people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a protocol for a network meta-analysis

Letícia Soares Fonseca, Juliana Pereira Silva, Mateus Bastos Souza, Rodrigo de Oliveira Mascarenhas, Hytalo de Jesus Silva, Mariana Gabrich Moraes Campos, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Murilo Xavier Oliveira, Vinicius Cunha Oliveira

Open Access Correction

Correction: What can the citations of systematic reviews of ethical literature tell us about their use?—an explorative empirical analysis of 31 reviews

Hélène Nobile, Natali Lilie Randjbar Moshtaghin, Zoë Lüddecke, Antje Schnarr, Marcel Mertz

Open Access Methodology

Estimating and visualising the trade-off between benefits and harms on multiple clinical outcomes in network meta-analysis

Virginia Chiocchia, Toshi A. Furukawa, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Spyridon Siafis, Andrea Cipriani, Stefan Leucht, Georgia Salanti

Open Access Research

Preoperative education in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery: a scoping review

Laura Vergara-Merino, María Jesús Lira, Camila Micaela Escobar Liquitay, Nicolás González-Kusjanovic, Sergio Morales

Open Access Research

Global prevalence of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abere Woretaw Azagew, Zerko Wako Beko, Yohannes Mulu Ferede, Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen, Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen

Open Access Protocol

Mode of HIV exposure and excess burden of neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies

Astri Parawita Ayu, Arie Rahadi, Kevin Kristian, Tara Puspitarini Sani, Aditya Putra, Glenardi Halim, Ghea Mangkuliguna, Theresia Puspoarum Kusumoputri, Yuda Turana

Open Access Protocol

Efficacy of nano encapsulated herbal extracts in the treatment of induced wounds in animal models: a systematic review protocol

Catherine Namuga, Moses Ocan, Alison A. Kinengyere, Ssenono Richard, Eve Namisango, Haruna Muwonge, John Baptist Kirabira, Mugisha Lawrence, Ekwaro A. Obuku

Open Access Research

Does haste make waste? Prevalence and types of errors reported after publication of studies of COVID-19 therapeutics

Brittany Chatterton, Simon B. Ascher, Naihua Duan, Richard L. Kravitz

Open Access Research

Correction of symbrachydactyly: a systematic review of surgical options

A. Bartsch, D. Nikkhah, R. Miller, K. Mende, S. E. R. Hovius, A. Kaempfen

Open Access Research

Prehabilitation programs for individuals with cancer: a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials

Jose F. Meneses-Echavez, Andrés F. Loaiza-Betancur, Víctor Díaz-López, Andrés M. Echavarría-Rodríguez, Héctor Reynaldo Triana-Reina

Open Access Protocol

Maternal, newborn, and children under-five health surveillance system: a scoping review protocol

Asri C. Adisasmita, Trisari Anggondowati, Septyana Choirunisa, Sabarinah Prasetyo, Mardiati Nadjib, Mondastri Korib Sudaryo

Open Access Research

Resuscitation-associated endotheliopathy (RAsE): a conceptual framework based on a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nchafatso G. Obonyo, Declan P. Sela, Sainath Raman, Reema Rachakonda, Bailey Schneider, Louise E. See Hoe, Jonathon P. Fanning, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Kathryn Maitland, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser

Open Access Research

Quality of measurement properties of medication adherence instruments in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Henrique Ceretta Oliveira, Daisuke Hayashi, Samantha Dalbosco Lins Carvalho, Rita de Cássia Lopes de Barros, Mayza Luzia dos Santos Neves, Carla Renata Silva Andrechuk, Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre, Paula Aver Bretanha Ribeiro, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues

Open Access Protocol

Interprofessional diagnostic management teams: a scoping review protocol

Nicoline Lykke Hansen, Helle Precht, Palle Larsen, Lene Noehr-Jensen

Open Access Research

The effect of animal-assisted interventions on the course of neurological diseases: a systematic review

Veronika Mittly, Cecilia Farkas-Kirov, Ágnes Zana, Kata Szabó, Veronika Ónodi-Szabó, György Purebl

Open Access Research

The application of stem cell sheets for neuronal regeneration after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of pre-clinical studies

Luchun Xu, He Zhao, Yongdong Yang, Yang Xiong, Wenqing Zhong, Guozheng Jiang, Xing Yu

Open Access Research

Inter-rater reliability of risk of bias tools for non-randomized studies

Isabel Kalaycioglu, Bastien Rioux, Joel Neves Briard, Ahmad Nehme, Lahoud Touma, Bénédicte Dansereau, Ariane Veilleux-Carpentier, Mark R. Keezer

Open Access Research

Quality of reporting of integrative Chinese and Western medicine intervention in randomized controlled trials of ulcerative colitis: a review

Jialing Zhang, Jiashuai Deng, Nana Wang, Ping Wang, Ji Li, Yunhai Wang, Wanting Cui, Feng Liang, Peijin Chen, Juan Wang, Fei Han, Chun Pong Chan, Aiping Lyu, Zhaoxiang Bian, Xuan Zhang

Open Access Research

Attributes of errors, facilitators, and barriers related to rate control of IV medications: a scoping review

Jeongok Park, Sang Bin You, Gi Wook Ryu, Youngkyung Kim

Open Access Methodology

Four kinds of traditional Chinese exercise therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yuqi Jia, Hailiang Huang, Ying Yu, Hongling Jia, Yongchen Zhang

Open Access Protocol

Genetic association studies in critically ill patients: protocol for a systematic review

Eline G. M. Cox, Wenbo Zhang, Peter H. J. van der Voort, Gerton Lunter, Frederik Keus, Harold Snieder

Open Access Research

Perspectives on systematic review protocol registration: a survey amongst stakeholders in the clinical research publication process

Kim van der Braak, Pauline Heus, Claudia Orelio, Fredh Netterström-Wedin, Karen A. Robinson, Hans Lund, Lotty Hooft

Open Access Protocol

Exploring the intersections of college student poverty, grief, and racial/ethnic identity: a scoping review protocol

Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt, Mary M. McFarland, Kimberly Ponce Gonzalez, Katherine P. Supiano

Open Access Systematic review update

Advancements in additive manufacturing for video laryngoscopes: a comprehensive scoping and technological review

Ana Cristina Beitia Kraemer Moraes, Chiara das Dores do Nascimento, Everton Granemann Souza, Mauricio Beitia Kraemer, Mauricio Moraes, Neftali Lenin Villarreal Carreno, Evandro Piva, Rafael Guerra Lund

Open Access Research

Care intervention on psychological outcomes among patients admitted to intensive care unit: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Yafang Zheng, Lijuan Zhang, Shihong Ma, Bian Wu, Peipei Chen, Yan Xu, Wenting Tan, Hanzhan Li, Qiaomei Wu, Jingxia Zheng

Open Access Methodology

Methods and guidance on conducting, reporting, publishing, and appraising living systematic reviews: a scoping review

Claire Iannizzi, Elie A. Akl, Eva Anslinger, Stephanie Weibel, Lara A. Kahale, Abina Mosunmola Aminat, Vanessa Piechotta, Nicole Skoetz

Open Access Research

Preliminary guideline for reporting bibliometric reviews of the biomedical literature (BIBLIO): a minimum requirements

Ali Montazeri, Samira Mohammadi, Parisa M.Hesari, Marjan Ghaemi, Hedyeh Riazi, Zahra Sheikhi-Mobarakeh

Open Access Systematic review update

Diagnostic performance of CL Detect rapid-immunochromatographic test for cutaneous leishmaniasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Behailu Taye Gebremeskele, Gashaw Adane, Mohammed Adem, Fitsumbrhan Tajebe

Open Access Correction

Correction: The impact of rate and rhythm control strategies on quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation: a protocol for a systematic review

Powsiga Uruthirakumar, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Tiffany E. Gooden, Gregory Y. H. Lip, G. Neil Thomas, David J. Moore, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Balachandran Kumarendran, Kumaran Subaschandran, Shribavan Kaneshamoorthy, Vethanayagam Antony Sheron, Mahesan Guruparan