Volume 4, issue 1, December 2015
187 articles in this issue
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Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Brian Younho Hong
- Raymond Giang
- Lehana Thabane
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 188
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Association between BDNF levels and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Rebecca B. Eisen
- Stefan Perera
- Zainab Samaan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 187
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Systematic review of universal resilience interventions targeting child and adolescent mental health in the school setting: review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Julia Dray
- Jenny Bowman
- John Wiggers
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2015
- Article: 186
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Telehealth methods to deliver multifactorial dietary interventions in adults with chronic disease: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jaimon T. Kelly
- Dianne P. Reidlinger
- Katrina L. Campbell
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2015
- Article: 185
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Assessment and prevention of behavioural and social risk factors associated with oral cancer: protocol for a systematic review of clinical guidelines and systematic reviews to inform Primary Care dental professionals
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sweta Mathur
- David I. Conway
- Alastair J. Ross
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2015
- Article: 184
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All in the Family: systematic reviews, rapid reviews, scoping reviews, realist reviews, and more
Authors
- David Moher
- Lesley Stewart
- Paul Shekelle
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2015
- Article: 183
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Prognostic factors for tumor recurrence in patients with clinical stage I seminoma undergoing surveillance—protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Frank Kunath
- Annabel Spek
- Stefanie Schmidt
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 182
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Qualitative and mixed methods in systematic reviews
Authors
- David Gough
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 181
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Interventions that support the creation of dementia friendly environments in health care: protocol for a realist review
Authors
- Melanie Handley
- Frances Bunn
- Claire Goodman
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 180
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Full predicted energy from nutrition and the effect on mortality and infectious complications in critically ill adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of parallel randomised controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Emma J. Ridley
- Andrew R. Davies
- D. James Cooper
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2015
- Article: 179
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The effectiveness of workplace interventions to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour in adults: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christina C. Loitz
- Robert J. Potter
- Nora J. Johnston
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2015
- Article: 178
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A realist review of family-based interventions for children of substance abusing parents
Authors
- Amelia M. Usher
- Kelly E. McShane
- Candice Dwyer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 177
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Resting blood pressure reductions following isometric handgrip exercise training and the impact of age and sex: protocol for a systematic review
Authors
- Danielle C. Bentley
- Cindy H. Nguyen
- Scott G. Thomas
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 176
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Descending pain modulation in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Rosemary J. Chakiath
- Philip J. Siddall
- Paul J. Wrigley
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 175
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Protocol for a systematic review of psychological interventions for cancer-related fatigue in post-treatment cancer survivors
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Teresa Corbett
- Declan Devane
- Brian E. McGuire
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2015
- Article: 174
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Describing the outcomes of dysvascular partial foot amputation and how these compare to transtibial amputation: a systematic review protocol for the development of shared decision making resources
Authors
- Michael P Dillon
- Stefania Fatone
- Matthew Quigley
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2015
- Article: 173
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Supporting systematic reviews using LDA-based document representations
Authors
- Yuanhan Mo
- Georgios Kontonatsios
- Sophia Ananiadou
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2015
- Article: 172
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Repurposed therapeutic agents targeting the Ebola virus: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Hussein Sweiti
- Obinna Ekwunife
- Stefan K. Lhachimi
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2015
- Article: 171
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Effectiveness of probiotic in preventing and treating antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and/or Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in patients with spinal cord injury: a protocol of systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Samford Wong
- Ali Jamous
- Shashi P. Hirani
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 170
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Erratum to: What value is the CINAHL database when searching for systematic reviews of qualitative studies?
Authors
- Kath Wright
- Su Golder
- Kate Lewis-Light
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2015
- Article: 169
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The role of high-dose myeloablative chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children with central nervous system (CNS) tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Caroline Main
- Jayne S. Wilson
- Keith Wheatley
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2015
- Article: 168
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Clinical outcomes of immunoglobulin use in solid organ transplant recipients: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Juthaporn Cowan
- Brian Hutton
- Greg A. Knoll
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2015
- Article: 167
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Anti-IgE monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Chris J. Hong
- Adrian C. Tsang
- Shaun J. Kilty
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2015
- Article: 166
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The risk of intra-cranial haemorrhage in those presenting late to the ED following a head injury: a systematic review
Authors
- Carl Marincowitz
- Christopher M. Smith
- William Townend
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2015
- Article: 165
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Systematic review of the use of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease—protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Neil Heron
- Frank Kee
- Margaret E. Cupples
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 164
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Do alternative methods for analysing count data produce similar estimates? Implications for meta-analyses
Authors
- Peter Herbison
- M. Clare Robertson
- Joanne E. McKenzie
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 163
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Fluid strategies and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jonathan A. Silversides
- Andrew J. Ferguson
- Eddy Fan
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 162
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Pre-clinical evaluation of therapies to prevent or treat bone non-union: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sarah K. Stewart
- Philippa M. Bennett
- Jowan G. Penn-Barwell
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 161
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How to conduct systematic reviews more expeditiously?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Alexander Tsertsvadze
- Yen-Fu Chen
- Noel McCarthy
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 160
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Protocol for systematic review of evidence on the determinants and influence of early glycaemic control in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Veena Mazarello Paes
- Dimitrios Charalampopoulos
- Rakesh Amin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 159
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Quality and performance measures of strain on intensive care capacity: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- S. Abolfazi Soltani
- Armann Ingolfsson
- Sean M. Bagshaw
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2015
- Article: 158
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Identifying and recruiting smokers for preoperative smoking cessation—a systematic review of methods reported in published studies
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Fujian Song
- Tracey J. Brown
- Simon Donell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 157
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Key components in models of community-based interventions coordinating care in dementia: a mixed studies systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Amy Backhouse
- Chris Dickens
- Rose McCabe
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2015
- Article: 156
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Fidelity to and comparative results across behavioral interventions evaluated through the RE-AIM framework: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Samantha M. Harden
- Bridget Gaglio
- Paul A. Estabrooks
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2015
- Article: 155
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Clonidine for sedation in the critically ill: a systematic review and meta-analysis (protocol)
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Gennie Jing Wang
- Emilie Belley-Coté
- Bram Rochwerg
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 154
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Nebulised dornase alfa versus placebo or hypertonic saline in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Authors
- Casper Claudius
- Anders Perner
- Morten Hylander Møller
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2015
- Article: 153
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Use of ward closure to control outbreaks among hospitalized patients in acute care settings: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Holly Wong
- Katherine Eso
- John Conly
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2015
- Article: 152
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Identifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions for frail older people: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Ana Jovicic
- Benjamin Gardner
- Kate Walters
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 151
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Protocol for a systematic review of quantitative burn wound microbiology in the management of burns patients
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Johnny Kwei
- Fenella D. Halstead
- Naiem S. Moiemen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 150
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Adherence to Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines for management of traumatic brain injury patients: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yahya H Khormi
- Ibrahim Gosadi
- David Zygun
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 149
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A protocol for a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of blood markers, synovial fluid, and tissue testing in periprosthetic joint infections (PJI)
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Paul E. Beaule
- Beverley Shea
- David Moher
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2015
- Article: 148
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Network meta-analysis incorporating randomized controlled trials and non-randomized comparative cohort studies for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medical treatments: challenges and opportunities
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Chris Cameron
- Bruce Fireman
- Sengwee Toh
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 147
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Involving people with diabetes and the wider community in diabetes research: a realist review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Janet Harris
- Marit Graue
- Marit Kirkevold
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 146
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The effects of culture on guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Taru Manyanga
- Danilo F. da Silva
- Kristi B. Adamo
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2015
- Article: 145
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The effectiveness of interventions to improve uptake and retention of HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission care programs in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Lisa M. Puchalski Ritchie
- Monique van Lettow
- For the PURE consortium
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2015
- Article: 144
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Integrating multiple data sources (MUDS) for meta-analysis to improve patient-centered outcomes research: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
- Evan Mayo-Wilson
- Susan Hutfless
- Kay Dickersin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2015
- Article: 143
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Effect of stigma reduction intervention strategies on HIV test uptake in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Subash Thapa
- Karin Hannes
- Catharina Mathei
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2015
- Article: 142
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Hard-to-reach populations of men who have sex with men and sex workers: a systematic review on sampling methods
Authors
- Ana B. Barros
- Sonia F. Dias
- Maria Rosario O. Martins
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2015
- Article: 141
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Intervention Component Analysis (ICA): a pragmatic approach for identifying the critical features of complex interventions
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Katy Sutcliffe
- James Thomas
- Mukdarut Bangpan
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 140