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Canadian public perceptions and experiences with information during the COVID-19 pandemic: strategies to optimize future risk communications

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the spread of misinformation worldwide. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of misinformation and preferred sources of obtaining COVID-19 information from those living in Canada. In particular,
Suvabna Theivendrampillai, Jeanette Cooper, Taehoon Lee, Michelle Wai Ki Lau, Christine Marquez, Sharon E. Straus, Christine Fahim   +6 more
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Creation of a theoretically rooted workbook to support implementers in the practice of knowledge translation

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Few training opportunities or resources for non-expert implementers focus on the “practice” as opposed to the “science” of knowledge translation (KT).
Christine Fahim, Melissa Courvoisier, Nadia Somani, Fatiah De Matas, Sharon E. Straus   +4 more
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Text mining to support abstract screening for knowledge syntheses: a semi-automated workflow

Systematic Reviews, 2021
Background Current text mining tools supporting abstract screening in systematic reviews are not widely used, in part because they lack sensitivity and precision.
Ba’ Pham, Jelena Jovanovic, Ebrahim Bagheri, Jesmin Antony, Huda Ashoor, Tam T. Nguyen, Patricia Rios, Reid Robson, Sonia M. Thomas, Jennifer Watt, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco   +11 more
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Managing uncertainty in forecasting health workforce demand using the Robust Workforce Planning Framework: the example of midwives in Belgium

Human Resources for Health, 2023
Background In Belgium, the Planning Commission for Medical Supply is responsible for monitoring human resources for health (HRH) and ultimately proposing workforce quotas.
Nadia Benahmed, Mélanie Lefèvre, Sabine Stordeur   +2 more
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Exploring the prevalence of gaming disorder and Internet gaming disorder: a rapid scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the DSM-5 in 2013 as a condition requiring further research, and gaming disorder (GD) was included in the ICD-11 in 2018.
Nazia Darvesh, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Chantelle C. Lachance, Vera Nincic, Jane P. Sharpe, Marco Ghassemi, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco   +7 more
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Using a distribution-based approach and systematic review methods to derive minimum clinically important differences

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background Clinical interpretation of changes measured on a scale is dependent on knowing the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for that scale: the threshold above which clinicians, patients, and researchers perceive an outcome difference ...
Jennifer A. Watt, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus   +3 more
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Examining the quality of record linkage process using nationwide Brazilian administrative databases to build a large birth cohort

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2020
Background Research using linked routine population-based data collected for non-research purposes has increased in recent years because they are a rich and detailed source of information.
Daniela Almeida, David Gorender, Maria Yury Ichihara, Samila Sena, Luan Menezes, George C. G. Barbosa, Rosimeire L. Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixão, Robespierre Pita, Mauricio L. Barreto   +9 more
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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2021
Background The comparative safety and efficacy between anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents (anti-VEGFs) and between combined therapies for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is unclear.
Andrea C. Tricco, Sonia M. Thomas, Erin Lillie, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Jemila S. Hamid, Ba’ Pham, Taehoon Lee, Arnav Agarwal, Jane P. Sharpe, Alistair Scott, Rachel Warren, Ronak Brahmbhatt, Erin Macdonald, Ghayath Janoudi, Rajeev H. Muni, Carolina L. M. Francisconi, Trevor Richter, Sharon E. Straus   +17 more
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Funding change: An environmental scan of research funders’ knowledge translation strategic plans and initiatives across 10 high-income countries/regions

FACETS, 2023
Knowledge translation (KT) is the science and practice of dissemination and implementation of evidence. We describe how research funders operationalize and evaluate KT initiatives, identify challenges and opportunities, and suggest strategic ...
Christine Fahim, Danielle Kasperavicius, Robyn Beckett, Keelia Quinn de Launay, Arthana Chandraraj, Amanda Crupi, Suvabna Theivendrampillai, Sharon E. Straus   +7 more
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Impact of shortened length of stay for delivery on the required bed capacity in maternity services: results from forecast analysis on administrative data

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background We examine the implications of reducing the average length of stay (ALOS) for a delivery on the required capacity in terms of service volume and maternity beds in Belgium, using administrative data covering all inpatient stays in Belgian ...
Mélanie Lefèvre, Koen Van den Heede, Cécile Camberlin, Nicolas Bouckaert, Claire Beguin, Carl Devos, Carine Van de Voorde   +6 more
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