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Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Abstract Qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) offers a method for presenting patients’ attitudes, beliefs, and experiences from multiple qualitative studies. It is used in health technology assessments (HTAs) to understand diverse patient perspectives alongside quantitative evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness.
Booth, A., Fryer, K.
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Evidence Synthesis for Stochastic Epidemic Models

Statistical Science, 2018
In recent years the role of epidemic models in informing public health policies has progressively grown. Models have become increasingly realistic and more complex, requiring the use of multiple data sources to estimate all quantities of interest. This review summarises the different types of stochastic epidemic models that use evidence synthesis and ...
Birrell, Paul J, De Angelis, Daniela, Presanis, Anne M   +2 more
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Quality of Life in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Neurology and Therapy
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a profound impact on patients' quality of life (QoL), with progressive declines occurring as the disease advances.
Joanna Campbell, Louis Lavoie, Mariana Farraia, Rachel Huelin, Quanwu Zhang, Amir Abbas Tahami Monfared   +5 more
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Immunosuppressive therapy for kidney transplantation in children and adolescents: systematic review and economic evaluation

Health Technology Assessment, 2016
Background: End-stage renal disease is a long-term irreversible decline in kidney function requiring kidney transplantation, haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Marcela Haasova, Tristan Snowsill, Tracey Jones-Hughes, Louise Crathorne, Chris Cooper, Jo Varley-Campbell, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Helen Coelho, Nicola Huxley, Jenny Lowe, Jan Dudley, Stephen Marks, Chris Hyde, Mary Bond, Rob Anderson   +14 more
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Gender and other intersecting factors in antimicrobial resistance for infectious diseases of poverty: a systematic evidence gap analysis in low- and lower-middle-income countries

BMC Public Health
Background Gender influences health outcomes by affecting exposure to risk factors, healthcare access, and health-seeking behaviours. Yet, many studies fail to consider how these gendered experiences interact with other social factors, such as age ...
Dhanajayan Govindan, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Marie Gilbert Majella, Monica Karunakaran   +3 more
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Research waste in diagnostic trials: a methods review evaluating the reporting of test-treatment interventions

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
Background The most rigorous method for evaluating the effectiveness of diagnostic tests is through randomised trials that compare test-treatment interventions: complex interventions comprising episodes of testing, decision-making and treatment.
Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano, Jacqueline Dinnes, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Clare Davenport, Chris Hyde, Jonathan J. Deeks   +5 more
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Lutein/zeaxanthin intake and visual outcomes in adults with healthy eyes: Qualitative gap analysis

Cogent Medicine, 2019
Purpose: Scientific evidence suggests a role for lutein and zeaxanthin, in visual function. The purpose of this research was to summarize the data related to lutein/zeaxanthin intake and visual outcomes in adults with healthy eyes using evidence mapping ...
Gowri Raman, Danielle Haslam, Esther Avendano, Elizabeth J. Johnson   +3 more
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Cost-Effectiveness and Burden of Disease for Adjuvanted Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines Compared to High-Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines in Elderly Patients in Spain

Vaccines, 2022
Influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that causes severe illness and death, particularly in elderly populations. Two enhanced formulations of quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) are available in Spain.
Jesús Ruiz-Aragón, Sergio Márquez-Peláez, Ray Gani, Piedad Alvarez, Richard Guerrero-Luduena   +4 more
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Use of a search summary table to improve systematic review search methods, results, and efficiency

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2021
Background: Systematic reviews are comprehensive, robust, inclusive, transparent, and reproducible when bringing together the evidence to answer a research question.
Alison C. Bethel, Morwenna Rogers, Rebecca Abbott   +2 more
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Negative control-calibrated difference-in-difference analyses: addressing unmeasured confounding in RWD with application to racial/ethnic differences

npj Digital Medicine
Real-world data (RWD) from electronic health records and digital health databases present unique opportunities to study causal effects in healthcare. While Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis is widely used for such analyses, it can be biased when ...
Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Huiyuan Wang, Yiwen Lu, Charles J. Wolock, Wenjie Hu, Linbo Wang, George Hripcsak, Yong Chen   +8 more
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