Volume 7, issue 1, December 2018
250 articles in this issue
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Using tocolysis in pregnant women with symptomatic placenta praevia does not significantly improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Frederick Morfaw
- Mercy Fundoh
- Lehana Thabane
- Content type: Systematic review update
- Open Access
- Published: 27 December 2018
- Article: 249
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Screening for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea in primary health care: protocol for systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 24)
- Jennifer Pillay
- Ainsley Moore
- Lisa Hartling
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 26 December 2018
- Article: 248
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Protocol for treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures; a systematic review with network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Brad Meulenkamp
- Dawn Stacey
- Ian D. Graham
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2018
- Article: 247
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Effect of the duration of antimicrobial exposure on the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for macrolide antibiotics: protocol for a systematic review with a network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Titus H. Divala
- Elizabeth L. Corbett
- Katherine L. Fielding
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2018
- Article: 246
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Barriers and facilitating factors in the prevention of diabetes type II and gestational diabetes in vulnerable groups: protocol for a scoping review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jessica Breuing
- Dawid Pieper
- Christine Graf
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2018
- Article: 245
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Prediction of exertional lower extremity musculoskeletal injury in tactical populations: protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis of prospective studies from 1955 to 2018
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Shawn D. Flanagan
- Kellen T. Krajewski
- Bradley C. Nindl
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2018
- Article: 244
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Life satisfaction and positive and negative feelings of workers: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Viviane Cruvinel Di Castro
- Janete Capel Hernandes
- Celmo Celeno Porto
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2018
- Article: 243
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The risk of bias in observational studies of exposures (ROBINS-E) tool: concerns arising from application to observational studies of exposures
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Lisa Bero
- Nicholas Chartres
- Tracey J. Woodruff
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2018
- Article: 242
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A systematic review of enteric dysbiosis in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- S. Du Preez
- M. Corbitt
- S. Marshall-Gradisnik
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 241
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Quality appraisal of workers’ wellbeing measures: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rebecca J. Jarden
- Margaret Sandham
- Jane Koziol-McLain
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 240
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Deworming in non-pregnant adolescent girls and adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu
- Shalini Suresh
- Vivian Welch
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 239
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Effectiveness and components of self-management interventions in adult cancer survivors: a protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Colleen Ann Cuthbert
- Haider H. Samawi
- Winson Y. Cheung
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 238
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CSF and blood biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Elmira Agah
- Fatemeh Saleh
- Nima Rezaei
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 237
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Teaching improvement science to paramedicine students: protocol for a systematic scoping review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Robin Pap
- Louis Shabella
- David M. Williams
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Article: 236
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Health outcomes of maternal smoking during pregnancy and postpartum period for the mother and infant: protocol for an umbrella review
Authors
- Tuba Saygın Avşar
- Hugh McLeod
- Louise Jackson
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2018
- Article: 235
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Evidence of promoting prevention and the early detection of breast cancer among women, a hospital-based education and screening interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Authors
- Adwoa Bemah Bonsu
- Busisiwe Purity Ncama
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2018
- Article: 234
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Current state and future directions of technology-based ecological momentary assessments and interventions for major depressive disorder: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Desirée Colombo
- Azucena Garcia Palacios
- Cristina Botella
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2018
- Article: 233
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on the associations between workplace bullying and sleep
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Morten Birkeland Nielsen
- Ståle Pallesen
- Ståle Valvatne Einarsen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2018
- Article: 232
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Interventions for behaviour change and self-management in stroke secondary prevention: protocol for an overview of reviews.
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Olive Lennon
- Catherine Blake
- Maggie Lawrence
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2018
- Article: 231
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A systematic review of the risk factors for suicidal ideation, suicidal attempt and completed suicide among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa between 1986 and 2018: protocol for a systematic review of observational studies
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo
- Elizabeth Kemigisha
- Dickens Howard Akena
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2018
- Article: 230
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Resting blood pressure reductions following handgrip exercise training and the impact of age and sex: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Authors
- Danielle C. Bentley
- Cindy H. Nguyen
- Scott G. Thomas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2018
- Article: 229
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Angioplasty and stenting for below the knee ulcers in diabetic patients: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Carolina Dutra Queiroz Flumignan
- Fábio Cabral Freitas Amaral
- Luis Carlos Uta Nakano
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2018
- Article: 228
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Interventions integrating health and academic interventions to prevent substance use and violence: a systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tara Tancred
- Sara Paparini
- Chris Bonell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2018
- Article: 227
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Defining and conceptualising data harmonisation: a scoping review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Bey-Marrié Schmidt
- Christopher J. Colvin
- Natalie Leon
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2018
- Article: 226
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Bioactive scaffolds in stem-cell-based therapies for cardiac repair: protocol for a meta-analysis of randomized controlled preclinical trials in animal myocardial infarction models
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Kashif Khan
- Karina Gasbarrino
- Renzo Cecere
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2018
- Article: 225
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Professional learning and development of postdoctoral scholars: a scoping review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Lorelli Nowell
- K. Alix Hayden
- Carolyn Emery
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2018
- Article: 224
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The effect of depression management on diabetes and hypertension outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michael Udedi
- Brian Pence
- Adamson S. Muula
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2018
- Article: 223
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Altered pain processing in people with type I and II diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain threshold and pain modulation mechanisms
Authors
- Eva Sierra-Silvestre
- Leanne Bisset
- Michel W. Coppieters
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2018
- Article: 222
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Diagnostic accuracy of molecular methods for detecting markers of antimalarial drug resistance in clinical samples of Plasmodium falciparum: protocol for an update to a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
- Rebekah Burrow
- Thomas R. Fanshawe
- Georgina S. Humphreys
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2018
- Article: 221
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HIV-related data among key populations to inform evidence-based responses: protocol of a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Amrita Rao
- Sheree Schwartz
- on behalf of the Global.HIV Research Group
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2018
- Article: 220
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Screening for small for gestational age using third-trimester ultrasound markers: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of screening test accuracy
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Cédric Gasse
- Kim Paquette
- Amélie Boutin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2018
- Article: 219
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Anesthesia interventions that alter perioperative mortality: a scoping review
Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Sylvain Boet
- Cole Etherington
- On behalf of the Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group (PACT)
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2018
- Article: 218
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A review protocol on research partnerships: a Coordinated Multicenter Team approach
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Femke Hoekstra
- Kelly J. Mrklas
- Ian D. Graham
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2018
- Article: 217
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The effectiveness of interventions to reduce peripheral blood culture contamination in acute care: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- J. A. Hughes
- C. J. Cabilan
- Fiona Coyer
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2018
- Article: 216
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The effectiveness of patient-centred medical home model versus standard primary care in chronic disease management: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- James Rufus John
- Shima Ghassempour
- Evan Atlantis
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2018
- Article: 215
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Quantified patient preferences for lifestyle intervention programs for diabetes prevention—a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Charalabos-Markos Dintsios
- Nadja Chernyak
- Andrea Icks
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2018
- Article: 214
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Short-acting bronchodilators for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the hospital setting: systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Zoe A. Kopsaftis
- Nur S. Sulaiman
- Brian J. Smith
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2018
- Article: 213
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Factors associated with preoperative attrition in bariatric surgery: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tamasin Taylor
- Ofa Dewes
- Richard Siegert
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2018
- Article: 212
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Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Edith K. Wakida
- Zohray M. Talib
- Celestino Obua
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2018
- Article: 211
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Effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation: protocol for umbrella review and quality assessment of systematic reviews
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alemu S. Melka
- Catherine L. Chojenta
- Deborah J. Loxton
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2018
- Article: 210
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Is increased carer knowledge of the health care system associated with decreased preventable hospitalizations for people in the community diagnosed with dementia? A systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jane V. Tehan
- Anita Panayiotou
- Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2018
- Article: 209
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Stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews: a scoping review
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Alex Pollock
- Pauline Campbell
- Richard Morley
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2018
- Article: 208
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The relationship between a trusted adult and adolescent outcomes: a protocol of a scoping review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jan Pringle
- Ross Whitehead
- John McAteer
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2018
- Article: 207
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The safety and efficacy of on-site paramedic and allied health treatment interventions targeting the reduction of emergency department visits by long-term care patients: systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Shannon Leduc
- Peter Kelly
- Christian Vaillancourt
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2018
- Article: 206
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Internet-based interventions for adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and vestibular disorders: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Eldré W. Beukes
- Vinaya Manchaiah
- Gerhard Andersson
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2018
- Article: 205
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CYP genetic variants and toxicity related to anti-tubercular agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marty Richardson
- Jamie Kirkham
- Andrea L. Jorgensen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2018
- Article: 204
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Integrated models of care for diabetes and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) : Protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jeannine Uwimana Nicol
- Anke Rohwer
- Joerg J Meerpohl
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2018
- Article: 203
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The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Elise M. Gane
- Charlotte L. Brakenridge
- Venerina Johnston
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2018
- Article: 202
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Mapping evidence on decision-making on contraceptive use among adolescents: a scoping review protocol
Authors
- Mumbi Chola
- Khumbulani Hlongwana
- Themba G. Ginindza
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2018
- Article: 201