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A systematic review of how studies describe educational interventions for evidence-based practice:Stage 1 of the development of a reporting guideline [PDF]

, 2014
Background The aim of this systematic review was to identify which information is included when reporting educational interventions used to facilitate foundational skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) training for health ...
Galipeau, James, Glasziou, Paul, Hammick, Marilyn, Lewis, Lucy K., McEvoy, Maureen P., Moher, David, Phillips, Anna C., Tilson, Julie K., Williams, Marie T.   +8 more
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: systematic review

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Objectives: To examine whether or not self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is worthwhile, in terms of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life (QoL) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who ...
C Clar, K Barnard, E Cummins, P Royle, N Waugh, for the Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group   +5 more
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Publications on Clinical Research in Otolaryngology–A Systematic Analysis of Leading Journals in 2010

Frontiers in Surgery, 2019
Background: We wanted to asses and characterize the volume of Otolaryngology publications on clinical research, published in major journals.Methods and Material: To assess volume and study type of clinical research in Otolaryngology we performed a ...
Nina M. Kaper, Geerte G. J. Ramakers, Mark C. J. Aarts, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden   +3 more
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Systematic techniques for assisting recruitment to trials (START): study protocol for embedded, randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials play a central role in evidence-based practice, but recruitment of participants, and retention of them once in the trial, is challenging.
A McDonald, Adwoa Hughes-Morley, Anne Kennedy, B Fletcher, B Sully, C Shneerson, C Tudur Smith, Centerwatch, Chris Salisbury, David J. Collier, David Torgerson, E Antoniou, E Hummers-Pradier, E Nilsen, G Adams, G Poehlein, H Llewellyn-Thomas, I de Salis, J Bryant, J Donovan, J Donovan, J Donovan, J Graffy, J Graffy, J Raftery, J Rendell, J Watson, Jo Rick, Jonathan Graffy, K Gillies, L Ennis, L Rozmovits, L Smeeth, L Song, M Conner, N Selwyn, Nicola Small, P Bower, P Bower, P Bower, P Bower, P Knapp, P Knapp, P Knapp, P Salmon, Paul Wallace, Peter Bower, Peter Knapp, S Michie, S Treweek, S Treweek, S Treweek, Sandra Eldridge, Shaun Treweek, T Raynor, V Brueton, V Smith, Vichithranie Madurasinghe, W Horton   +58 more
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Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
BackgroundMost meta-analyses in systematic reviews, including Cochrane ones, do not have sufficient statistical power to detect or refute even large intervention effects.
J. Wetterslev, J. Jakobsen, C. Gluud
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence synthesis in international development: a critique of systematic reviews and a pragmatist alternative [PDF]

, 2015
Systematic reviews are an instrument of Evidence-Based Policy designed to produce comprehensive, unbiased, transparent and clear assessments of interventions’ effectiveness.
Cornish, Flora
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The Quality of Randomized Controlled Trial in Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group

Journal of Urological Surgery, 2021
Objective:Misconduct is one of the important issues in research integrity. Cochrane systematic reviews are known for their best level of evidence. Since kidney failure is a major public health problem worldwide, the Cochrane Library provides a robust and
Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Ali Mostafaei, Amir Mehdizadeh, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Leila Hosseini, Zahra Sheikhalipour, Nasrin Abolhasanpour   +6 more
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Where is the risk of bias? Considering intervention reporting quality [PDF]

, 2017
Editor - I read with great interest the systematic review by Horsely et al.1 This study deploys a robust and transparent methodology to highlight the scale of reporting weaknesses within health education research.
Begg, Hoffmann, Horsley
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Single screening versus conventional double screening for study selection in systematic reviews: a methodological systematic review

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
BackgroundStringent requirements exist regarding the transparency of the study selection process and the reliability of results. A 2-step selection process is generally recommended; this is conducted by 2 reviewers independently of each other ...
S. Waffenschmidt, Marco Knelangen, W. Sieben, S. Bühn, D. Pieper   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How defensive medicine is defined and understood in European medical literature: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2020
IntroductionThe term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in medical research literature since the late 1960s.
Nathalie Baungaard, Pia Skovvang, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Helle Gerbild, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Jesper Lykkegaard   +5 more
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