A survey of prevalence of narrative and systematic reviews in five major medical journals
Background Systematic reviews may provide less biased evidence than narrative reviews because they observe a strict methodology, similarly to primary studies. Hence, for clinical research questions, systematic reviews should be the study design of choice.
Clovis Mariano Faggion +2 more
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Motivational Factors for Labiaplasty: A Systematic Review of Medical Research [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Labiaplasty is an increasingly popular female genital plastic surgery; however, the motivational factors for women who undergo this procedure are controversial and not fully understood. This review aims to analyze the current medical research addressing the motivational factors behind the increasing prevalence of this procedure ...
Isabel Ortega-Sánchez +2 more
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Systematic review and metasummary of attitudes toward research in emergency medical conditions [PDF]
Emergency departments are challenging research settings, where truly informed consent can be difficult to obtain. A deeper understanding of emergency medical patients’ opinions about research is needed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-summary of quantitative and qualitative studies on which values, attitudes, or beliefs of emergent medical ...
Alexander T. Limkakeng +8 more
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Prescribable mHealth apps identified from an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]
Mobile health apps aimed towards patients are an emerging field of mHealth. Their potential for improving self-management of chronic conditions is significant.
Beller, Elaine M +3 more
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Reaching the hard-to-reach: a systematic review of strategies for improving health and medical research with socially disadvantaged groups [PDF]
BackgroundThis study aims to review the literature regarding the barriers to sampling, recruitment, participation, and retention of members of socioeconomically disadvantaged groups in health research and strategies for increasing the amount of health ...
Billie Bonevski +7 more
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Applications of Large Language Models in Medical Research: From Systematic Reviews to Clinical Studies [PDF]
Background: Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping medical research workflows. Objective: This narrative review synthesizes evidence on LLM applications across systematic reviews, scientific writing, and clinical research.
Eun Jeong Gong +2 more
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Potential Roles of Large Language Models in the Production of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have become widely applied in the field of medical research. In the process of conducting systematic reviews, similar tools can be used to expedite various steps, including defining clinical ...
Xufei Luo +9 more
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Scholarly concentration programs and medical student research productivity: a systematic review [PDF]
Introduction Scholarly concentration programs have become a common method to promote student inquiry and independent research in medical schools. Given the high resource requirements of scholarly concentration program implementation, it is important to examine program efficacy.
Annika Havnaer +2 more
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Deep learning-based facial image analysis in medical research: a systematic review protocol [PDF]
IntroductionDeep learning techniques are gaining momentum in medical research. Evidence shows that deep learning has advantages over humans in image identification and classification, such as facial image analysis in detecting people’s medical conditions. While positive findings are available, little is known about the state-of-the-art of deep learning-
Zhaohui Su +7 more
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What incentives increase data sharing in health and medical research? A systematic review [PDF]
The foundation of health and medical research is data. Data sharing facilitates the progress of research and strengthens science. Data sharing in research is widely discussed in the literature; however, there are seemingly no evidence-based incentives that promote data sharing.A systematic review (registration: 10.17605/OSF.IO/6PZ5E) of the health and ...
Anisa Rowhani-Farid +2 more
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