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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the health sciences: Best practice methods for research syntheses

Social Science & Medicine (1967), 2019
Rationale: The journal Social Science & Medicine recently adopted the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA; Moher et al., 2009) as guidelines for authors to use when disseminating their systematic reviews (SRs ...
Blair T. Johnson, E. Hennessy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sensitivity, specificity, inclusivity and exclusivity of the updated Aptima Combo 2 assay, which provides detection coverage of the new diagnostic-escape Chlamydia trachomatis variants

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Four new variants of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCTs), detected in several countries, cause false-negative or equivocal results using the Aptima Combo 2 assay (AC2; Hologic).
Magnus Unemo, Marit Hansen, Ronza Hadad, Mirja Puolakkainen, Henrik Westh, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Carina Thilesen, Michelle J. Cole, Iryna Boiko, Pham T. Lan, Daniel Golparian, Shin Ito, Martin Sundqvist   +12 more
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We did our Best!: The Experience of Frontline Workers in Long-Term Care during COVID-19 Outbreaks

Patient Experience Journal
In Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects for those living in long-term care (LTC) homes, yet little is known about the experiences of the frontline workers who endured in those settings with COVID-19 outbreaks.
Jillian M. Gratton, Lenora Duhn, Rosemary Wilson, Pilar Camargo-Plazas   +3 more
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[Gender agenda in health sciences education: international experiences to reduce time in Spain].

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2019
OBJECTIVE To analyse experiences and lessons learned in the process of incorporating gender perspective into health sciences degrees in the international arena. METHOD Narrative literature review with no date limit.
M. T. Ruíz-Cantero, C. Tomás-Aznar, M. Rodríguez-Jaume, Eulalia Pérez-Sedeño, Á. Gasch-Gallén   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health literacy of future healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study among health sciences students in Nepal

International Health, 2018
Background There is an assumption that health literacy is higher among health professionals, allowing them to improve the health literacy of their patients.
S. Budhathoki, P. Pokharel, N. Jha, E. Moselen, R. Dixon, M. Bhattachan, R. Osborne   +6 more
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Screening of Elevated Blood Pressure in Patients Attending Endodontic Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Study

Polytechnic Journal
One of the most important cardiovascular conditions that account for the highest mortality rate around the world is Hypertension. It is defined as a condition where systolic and diastolic blood pressure values are ≥ 140 mmHg and ≥ 90 mmHg, respectively ...
Adil Othman Abdullah, Hezah Saadi Hassan, Shaima Othman Muhammad, Seyyedeh Shima Hakimi Manesh, Sara Kawa Muhamadamin, Hanif Khan   +5 more
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Patient Experiences with an mHealth App for Complex Chronic Disease Care: Connections Despite Lack of Traditional Clinical Interactions

Patient Experience Journal
Chronic diseases are costly to treat and burdensome for patients. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies might reduce costs of care and increase patient self-efficacy in chronic disease management, but the patient experience of mHealth is poorly understood.
Jenney Lee, Melissa Cheyney, Michael A May, Marit L Bovbjerg   +3 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2023
Background The available care for people with psychosis in South Africa is inadequate to support personal recovery. Group peer support interventions are a promising approach to foster recovery, but little is known about the preferences of service users ...
Laura Asher, Bongwekazi Rapiya, Julie Repper, Tarylee Reddy, Bronwyn Myers, Charlotte Hanlon, Inge Petersen, Carrie Brooke-Sumner   +7 more
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Prevalence Mapping of Schistosoma mansoni Among Pre-school Age Children in Rwanda

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Schistosoma mansoni is endemic in Rwanda, and control programs have been implemented with a special focus on school-age children (SAC), ignoring pre-school age children (pre-SAC) for which the actual prevalence of the disease is not well established ...
Nadine Rujeni, Jean Bosco Bayingana, Jean Bosco Bayingana, Elias Nyandwi, Amans Ntakarutimana, Joseph Kagabo, Reverien Rutayisire, Eliah Shema, Philbert Kanimba, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Eugene Ruberanziza   +10 more
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