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Research gaps identified in Iran’s health technology assessment reports

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023
Introduction Identifying gaps in the evidence is a useful byproduct of conducting a health technology assessment (HTA). This study aims to identify research gaps in Iran’s HTA reports.
Farideh Mohtasham, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh   +2 more
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COST ESTIMATE FOR THE MONTHLY SET UP AND OPERATION OF A TELECONSULTATION ROOM

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2023
Objective: to estimate the cost of setting up and monthly operation of a teleconsultation room. Method: descriptive study, carried out by means of a survey of direct and indirect costs for setting up and monthly operation of a teleconsultation room in ...
Tallita Mello Delphino, Rosimere Ferreira Santana, Julianna Nogueira Rodrigues, Keila Mara Cassiano   +3 more
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Riesgo de sesgo de publicación en intervenciones terapéuticas para la COVID-19

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
This article describes publication bias, its most frequent causes, its characteristics, the regulatory tools to avoid it, and some statistical techniques to analyze it. These techniques are explained and applied to three therapeutic interventions related
Santiago Hasdeu, Fernando Tortosa
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Population-based screening – the difficulty of how to do more good than harm and how to achieve it

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2010
Screening people without symptoms of disease is an attractive idea. Screening allows early detection of disease or elevated risk of disease, and has the potential for improved treatment and reduction of mortality.
M Zwahlen, N Low, B Borisch, Egger, R Obrist, F Paccaud, NM Probst-Hensch   +6 more
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Lamotrigine versus levetiracetam or zonisamide for focal epilepsy and valproate versus levetiracetam for generalised and unclassified epilepsy: two SANAD II non-inferiority RCTs

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Background: Levetiracetam (Keppra®, UCB Pharma Ltd, Slough, UK) and zonisamide (Zonegran®, Eisai Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan) are licensed as monotherapy for focal epilepsy, and levetiracetam is increasingly used as a first-line treatment for generalised ...
Anthony G Marson, Girvan Burnside, Richard Appleton, Dave Smith, John Paul Leach, Graeme Sills, Catrin Tudur-Smith, Catrin O Plumpton, Dyfrig A Hughes, Paula R Williamson, Gus Baker, Silviya Balabanova, Claire Taylor, Richard Brown, Dan Hindley, Stephen Howell, Melissa Maguire, Rajiv Mohanraj, Philip EM Smith   +18 more
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Occupational therapy for persons with cognitive impairments

GMS German Medical Science, 2023
Background: Damage to the central nervous system can occur in adulthood, for example, due to stroke, trauma, tumours, or chronic diseases. After damage to the central nervous system, cognitive impairments occur in addition to physical limitations ...
Schnell-Inderst, Petra, Conrads-Frank, Annette, Stojkov, Igor, Krenn, Cornelia, Kofler, Lisa-Maria, Siebert, Uwe   +5 more
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A hybrid linear discriminant analysis and genetic algorithm to create a linear model of aging when performing motor tasks through inertial sensors positioned on the hand and forearm

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2023
Background During the aging process, cognitive functions and performance of the muscular and neural system show signs of decline, thus making the elderly more susceptible to disease and death.
Veronica de Lima Gonçalves, Caio Tonus Ribeiro, Guilherme Lopes Cavalheiro, Maria José Ferreira Zaruz, Daniel Hilário da Silva, Selma Terezinha Milagre, Adriano de Oliveira Andrade, Adriano Alves Pereira   +7 more
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Biomedical Sensors for Functional Mapping: Techniques, Methods, Experimental and Medical Applications

Sensors, 2023
The rapid advancement of biomedical sensor technology has revolutionized the field of functional mapping in medicine, offering novel and powerful tools for diagnosis, clinical assessment, and rehabilitation [...]
Alfonso Mastropietro, Massimo Walter Rivolta, Alessandro Scano   +2 more
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Lactation physiology video clip: health professionals` assessment in hospital care [PDF]

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Objective: To evaluate the usability of a lactation physiology video clips by healthcare professionals and to identify barriers and facilitators for this usage in hospitals.
Eva Inês Vilanova Ribeiro Freitas, Liane Bahú Machado, Daiani Oliveira Cherubim, Tassiane Ferreira Langendorf, Stela Maris de Mello Padoin, Cristiane Cardoso de Paula   +5 more
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Open-source data management system for Parkinson’s disease follow-up [PDF]

PeerJ Computer Science, 2021
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition of the central nervous system that causes motor and non-motor dysfunctions. The disease affects 1% of the world population over 60 years and remains cureless.
João Paulo Folador, Marcus Fraga Vieira, Adriano Alves Pereira, Adriano de Oliveira Andrade   +3 more
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