Journal of evidence-based medicine

Rui N.
PMID: 21349011
J Evid Based Med. 2009 Aug;2(3):164-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2009.01032.x.

OBJECTIVE: To review and synthesize evidence about academic and non-academic effects of detracking reform.METHODS: Fifteen studies conducted from 1972 to 2006 were located and reviewed, including 4 experimental studies, 2 quasi-experimental studies, 7 observational studies, and 2 qualitative studies....

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association

Roy T, Lloyd CE, Pouwer F, Holt RI, Sartorius N.
PMID: 21824180
Diabet Med. 2012 Feb;29(2):164-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03401.x.

BACKGROUND: Depression is common in patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, has a strong negative impact on the quality of life of patients and is associated with poor outcomes and higher mortality rates. Several guidelines encourage screening...

PloS one

Song F, Loke Y, Hooper L.
PMID: 25335091
PLoS One. 2014 Oct 15;9(10):e110418. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110418. eCollection 2014.

OBJECTIVE: About half of medical and health-related studies are not published. We conducted a systematic review of reports on reasons given by investigators for not publishing their studies in peer-reviewed journals.METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and SCOPUS (until 13/09/2013), and...

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Ienca M, Fabrice J, Elger B, Caon M, Scoccia Pappagallo A, Kressig RW, Wangmo T.
PMID: 28222516
J Alzheimers Dis. 2017;56(4):1301-1340. doi: 10.3233/JAD-161037.

Intelligent assistive technologies (IATs) have the potential of offering innovative solutions to mitigate the global burden of dementia and provide new tools for dementia care. While technological opportunities multiply rapidly, clinical applications are rare as the technological potential of...

Journal of biomedical informatics

Kramer HS, Drews FA.
PMID: 27623535
J Biomed Inform. 2017 Jul;71:S6-S12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2016.09.006. Epub 2016 Sep 10.

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a literature search to examine the effects and experiences surrounding the transition from paper to electronic checklists in healthcare settings. We explore the types of electronic checklists being used in health care, how and where they...

International journal of nursing studies

Kelly M, Wills J, Sykes S.
PMID: 28938104
Int J Nurs Stud. 2017 Nov;76:62-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Aug 23.

BACKGROUND: There is a growing expectation in national and international policy and from professional bodies that nurses be role models for healthy behaviours, the rationale being that there is a relationship between nurses' personal health and the adoption of...

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making

Crump RT, Beverung LM, Lau R, Sieracki R, Nicholson M.
PMID: 27694286
Med Decis Making. 2017 Apr;37(3):314-326. doi: 10.1177/0272989X16671925. Epub 2016 Oct 01.

BACKGROUND: Children's preferences for health states represent an important perspective when comparing the value of alternative health care interventions related to pediatric medicine, and are fundamental to comparative effectiveness research. However, there is debate over whether these preference data...

BMC public health

Byhoff E, Hamati MC, Power R, Burgard SA, Chopra V.
PMID: 28923038
BMC Public Health. 2017 Sep 18;17(1):719. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4754-1.

BACKGROUND: Understanding the relationship between increasing educational attainment and mortality reduction has important policy and public health implications. This systematic review of the literature establishes a taxonomy to facilitate evaluation of the association between educational attainment and early mortality.METHODS:...

BMC public health

Tough H, Siegrist J, Fekete C.
PMID: 28482878
BMC Public Health. 2017 May 08;17(1):414. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4308-6.

BACKGROUND: Research has consistently found that favourable exchange with one's proximal social environment has positive effects on both mental health and wellbeing. Adults with physical disabilities may have fewer opportunities of favourable exchange, and therefore the effects on mental...

PloS one

Wang S, Xu M, Wang W, Cao X, Piao M, Khan S, Yan F, Cao H, Wang B.
PMID: 27529553
PLoS One. 2016 Aug 16;11(8):e0161174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161174. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a microbiota-based therapy that shows therapeutic potential in recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infections and other intestinal or extra-intestinal disorders. Nonetheless, adverse events (AEs) remain a major challenge in the application of FMT.AIM:...

BMC medical research methodology

Wang X, Chen Y, Yang N, Deng W, Wang Q, Li N, Yao L, Wei D, Chen G, Yang K.
PMID: 26395179
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2015 Sep 22;15:74. doi: 10.1186/s12874-015-0069-z.

BACKGROUND: With increasing attention put on the methodology of reporting guidelines, Moher et al. conducted a review of reporting guidelines up to December 2009. Information gaps appeared on many aspects. Therefore, in 2010, the Guidance for Developers of Health...

Industrial health

Homaie Rad E, Rashidian A, Arab M, Souri A.
PMID: 28484145
Ind Health. 2017 Aug 08;55(4):306-313. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0010. Epub 2017 May 09.

The main aim of this study was to estimate the effects of poor health and low income on early retirement. For this purpose systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Web of Science, PUBMED and Scopus databases were searched systematically....