What Quality Assessment Tool Should I Use? A Practical Guide for Systematic Reviews Authors [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 The rapid growth in medical research has popularized systematic reviews as comprehensive, accurate, reliable, and concise summaries of the best available information on a particular topic.
Somayeh Delavari +2 more
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Effectiveness of sensory modulation in treating sensory modulation disorders in adults with schizophrenia: a Systematic Literature Review [PDF]
, 2017 Sensory modulation, as a treatment for sensory modulation disorders in adults with psychiatric conditions, has been implemented by occupational therapists for more than two decades.
Lloyd, Chris +3 more
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Health Technology Assessment, 2017 Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the UK. Presenting symptoms that can be associated with CRC usually have another explanation.
Marie Westwood +8 more
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Using the Medical Research Council framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions in a theory-based infant feeding intervention to prevent childhood obesity:The baby milk intervention and trial [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction. We describe our experience of using the Medical Research Council framework on complex interventions to guide the development and evaluation of an intervention to prevent obesity by modifying infant feeding behaviours. Methods.
Griffin, Simon +5 more
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020 Background Systematic reviews are vital to the pursuit of evidence-based medicine within healthcare. Screening titles and abstracts (T&Ab) for inclusion in a systematic review is an intensive, and often collaborative, step.
Hannah Harrison +3 more
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Health Technology Assessment, 2015 Background: Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can ensure quick and effective treatment but only 20% of adults with emergency admissions for chest pain have an AMI.
Marie Westwood +9 more
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Social Media use within medical education: a systematic review to develop a pilot questionnaire on how social media can be best used at BSMS [PDF]
, 2017 : Background: Since the early 2000s social media has become a major part of our daily lives, and over the past decade it has found its way into the medical profession.
Hennessy, Catherine, Whyte, William
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Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008 BackgroundThere is a growing recognition of the value of synthesising qualitative research in the evidence base in order to facilitate effective and appropriate health care. In response to this, methods for undertaking these syntheses are currently being
James Thomas, Angela Harden
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Sex Inequalities in Medical Research: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature
Women's Health Reports, 2022 Background: Historically, medical studies have excluded female participants and research data have been collected from males and generalized to females. The gender gap in medical research, alongside overarching misogyny, results in real-life disadvantages for female patients. This systematic scoping review of the literature aims to determine the extent
Merone, Lea +3 more
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Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: The PRISMA-DTA Statement. [PDF]
, 2018 This is the final version of the article. Available from American Medical Association via the DOI in this record.Importance: Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy synthesize data from primary diagnostic studies that have evaluated the accuracy ...
Bossuyt, PM +25 more
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