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Using information-theoretic approaches for model selection in meta-analysis.

Research synthesis methods

Cinar O, Umbanhowar J, Hoeksema JD, Viechtbauer W.
PMID: 33932323
Res Synth Methods. 2021 Jul;12(4):537-556. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1489. Epub 2021 May 17.

Meta-regression can be used to examine the association between effect size estimates and the characteristics of the studies included in a meta-analysis using regression-type methods. By searching for those characteristics (i.e., moderators) that are related to the effect sizes,...

Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians. Confident in predicting? Meta-analysis models, step two.

Archives of disease in childhood

Phillips B.
PMID: 22080460
Arch Dis Child. 2011 Dec;96(12):1199. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300860.

No abstract available.

Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.

European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP)

Magalhães B, Peleteiro B, Lunet N.
PMID: 21946864
Eur J Cancer Prev. 2012 Jan;21(1):15-23. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283472241.

Studies on the association between single foods or nutrients and colorectal cancer have provided inconsistent results. Previous reviews did not conduct a quantitative synthesis of the relation with dietary patterns. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies...

Practical Considerations and Challenges When Conducting an Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

Nevitt SJ, Tudur Smith C.
PMID: 34550596
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2345:263-278. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1566-9_16.

This chapter provides a broad overview of the use of individual participant (sometimes referred to as patient) data (IPD ) within meta-analyses, the associated advantages of using IPD in meta-analysis compared to aggregate data, and when IPD should be...

The end of evidence-based medicine?.

Inflammopharmacology

Clark DA.
PMID: 22258118
Inflammopharmacology. 2012 Aug;20(4):187-93. doi: 10.1007/s10787-012-0119-7. Epub 2012 Jan 19.

It is customary for physicians and surgeons to recommend treatments that have the highest probability of getting the patient a good outcome. Deciding treatment based on results (outcomes actually achieved) has been advocated for hundreds of years. We are...

The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Human Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)

Marx W, Veronese N, Kelly JT, Smith L, Hockey M, Collins S, Trakman GL, Hoare E, Teasdale SB, Wade A, Lane M, Aslam H, Davis JA, O'Neil A, Shivappa N, Hebert JR, Blekkenhorst LC, Berk M, Segasby T, Jacka F.
PMID: 33873204
Adv Nutr. 2021 Oct 01;12(5):1681-1690. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab037.

Numerous observational studies have investigated the role of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) in chronic disease risk. The aims of this umbrella review and integrated meta-analyses were to systematically synthesize the observational evidence reporting on the associations between the...

Incorporating single-arm studies in meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials: a simulation study.

BMC medical research methodology

Singh J, Abrams KR, Bujkiewicz S.
PMID: 34082702
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Jun 03;21(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01301-1.

BACKGROUND: Use of real world data (RWD) from non-randomised studies (e.g. single-arm studies) is increasingly being explored to overcome issues associated with data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). We aimed to compare methods for pairwise meta-analysis of RCTs and...

Communication skills training for oncology professionals.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Kissane DW, Bylund CL, Banerjee SC, Bialer PA, Levin TT, Maloney EK, D'Agostino TA.
PMID: 22412145
J Clin Oncol. 2012 Apr 10;30(11):1242-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.6184. Epub 2012 Mar 12.

PURPOSE: To provide a state-of-the-art review of communication skills training (CST) that will guide the establishment of a universal curriculum for fellows of all cancer specialties undertaking training as oncology professionals today.METHODS: Extensive literature review including meta-analyses of trials,...

Evidence-based practice challenge: teaching critical appraisal of systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines to graduate students.

The Journal of nursing education

Krainovich-Miller B, Haber J, Yost J, Jacobs SK.
PMID: 19441634
J Nurs Educ. 2009 Apr;48(4):186-95. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20090401-07.

The TREAD Evidence-Based Practice Model is a framework for faculty to use in graduate research courses so students can become excellent consumers of the best available evidence to use in their clinical decision making in the practice setting. This...

Inclusion of Effect Size Measures and Clinical Relevance in Research Papers.

Nursing research

Davis SL, Johnson AH, Lynch T, Gray L, Pryor ER, Azuero A, Soistmann HC, Phillips SR, Rice M.
PMID: 33323832
Nurs Res. 2021 May-Jun 01;70(3):222-230. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000494.

BACKGROUND: There are multiple issues that arise when researchers focus on and only report "statistical significance" of study findings. An important element that is often not included in reports is a discussion of clinical relevance.OBJECTIVES: The authors address issues...

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