Ambient air pollution and birth outcomes: a scoping review to investigate the mediating and moderating variables—protocol by Amy Mizen, Richard Fry, Lucy Perry, Kate Ellis-Davies, Amy Isham

“…This review will search eight databases: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Embase, GreenFILE, CINAHL Ultimate, APA PsycINFO and MIDIRS. …”
Get full text

Chronic kidney disease among people living with HIV on TDF based regimen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Taklo Simeneh Yazie, Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Assefa Agegnehu Teshome, Zenaw Debasu Addisu, Abebe Muche Belete

“…Articles and grey literature were searched from the following databases and search engine: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of science, The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINHAL), and Google Scholar. …”
Get full text

The diagnostic performance of mean neutrophil volume in neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Alpana Mishra, Pratap Kumar Jena, Santosh Kumar Panda

“…Method: Databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from January 1990 to April 2023 for studies reporting MNV as a diagnostic test in neonatal sepsis. …”
Get full text

Microplastic and human health with focus on pediatric well-being: a comprehensive review and call for future studies by Rogers Wainkwa Chia, Ntegang Venant Atem, Jin-Yong Lee, Jihye Cha

“…Hence, here we identified and reviewed original research papers published in 2017–2023 across 11 database categories in PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science to improve our understanding of MPs with a focus on pediatric well-being. …”
Get full text

Interdisciplinary Approaches in Doctoral and Higher Research Education: An Integrative Scoping Review by Kritika Rana, Sarah J. Aitken, Ritesh Chimoriya

“…The review was conducted using four major academic databases (ERIC, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) with an exploratory search using keywords related to interdisciplinary approaches, doctoral studies, and academic collaborations. …”
Get full text

Identification of personal factors that influence engagement in cardiac rehabilitation and interventions targeting personal factors: A scoping review protocol. by Hongyu Zhang, Duygu Sezgin

“…Databases for the searches will include PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science. The data extraction is developed by the reviewers based on JBI guidelines and relevant literature, the form will detail the characteristics of included publications, personal factors influencing cardiac rehabilitation engagement, and intervention characteristics. …”
Get full text

Advances in the application of human-machine collaboration in healthcare: insights from China by Wuzhen Wang, Liangji Liu

“…We use the subject words “Human–machine collaboration” OR “Human-Computer Interaction” OR “HCI” AND “chronic disease” OR “Health management” OR ”Precision medicine “were searched for CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, CBM, PubMed, Web of science, Embase, Cochrane Library and other Chinese and English databases to identify all relevant studies and compare their results, and finally include 68 relevant literature articles, we identified the broad application of HCI in five main areas: disease screening and treatment, health management, medical education, traditional medicine, and the integration and processing of medical data. …”
Get full text

A review of chronic wasting disease (CWD) spread, surveillance, and control in the United States captive cervid industry by Jameson Mori, Nelda Rivera, Jan Novakofski, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

“…Our review, which focused on peer reviewed, primary research conducted in the United States, sought to address this need by searching Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science with a five-term keyword string containing terms related to the (1) location, (2) species affected, (3) disease, (4) captive cervid industry, and (5) topic of focus. …”
Get full text

Short-acting growth hormone supplementation for bone age and growth rate in children with idiopathic short stature: a meta-analysis by Lianlian Yang, Fan Yang

“…Methods The authoritative databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science were extensively searched through the systematic and comprehensive literature retrieval strategy to compile the clinical research data on the treatment of idiopathic short stature with short-acting GH. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and influence factors of hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: a Meta-analysis by TANG Yuhan, LUO Xinyu

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the current status of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and its influencing factors in patients after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).Methods Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL , CNKI, VIP , CBM, WanFang database were searched from inception to October 20, 2024. …”
Get full text

Can ChatGPT be used as an education assistant in the field of health sciences? Examining with the integration of meta-analysis and co-citation analysis by Emrah Gökay Özgür, Nural Bekiroğlu

“…Methods: We searched Web of Science for articles until May 2024. The studies comparing students' exam performances with ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 versions in the field of health sciences were included in the meta-analysis. …”
Get full text

The epidemiological and economic burden of diabetes in Ghana: A scoping review to inform health technology assessment. by Joseph Kazibwe, Mohamed Gad, Emmanuella Abassah-Konadu, Ivy Amankwah, Richmond Owusu, Godwin Gulbi, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Brian Asare, Anna Vassall, Francis Ruiz

“…We searched electronic databases including Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane and African Index Medicus following a systematic search strategy. …”
Get full text

Association between parity and gravidity & hypertension and blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sofia B Ahmed, Sonia Butalia, Magali Robert, Tyrone G Harrison, Sandra M Dumanski, Nabilah Gulamhusein, Badal S B Pattar, Jane A Schulz

“…Electronic databases (Excerpta Medica Database, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus and Web of Science) will be searched from inception to January 2025. …”
Get full text

Beyond Numeracy, a Data Literacy Topical Scoping Review (2011–2023) by Lotte Vermeire, Wendy Van den Broeck, Fazlyn Petersen, Leo Van Audenhove

“…Our sample consists of 210 English-language, peer-reviewed articles from Scopus and Web of Science. The findings reveal a field that is evolving alongside media and digital literacy discussions, with notable growth in publications, particularly in 2019, 2020, and 2023, thus highlighting data literacy’s recognition as a distinct paradigm. …”
Get full text

Improving cognitive impairment through chronic consumption of natural compounds/extracts: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Long Ngo Hoang, Haesung Lee, Sook Jeong Lee

“…IntroductionThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy of extended supplementation (≥6 weeks) with natural compounds or extracts in improving cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease (AD).MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted across Cochrane, PubMed, PsycARTICLES, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from inception to April 10, 2024. …”
Get full text

Global research hotspots and trends in DNA vaccine research: A bibliometric and visualization study from 2014 to 2024 by Juan Zhang, Haiguo Zhang, Cuicui Yao, Lihua Gu, Shasha Dong, Yamei Wu, Lele Miao

“…By employing data sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection, we identified a total of 3,600 articles. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic and prognostic significance of premature ventricular complexes in community and hospital-based participants: A scoping review. by Sukardi Suba, Kirsten E Fleischmann, Hildy Schell-Chaple, Priya Prasad, Gregory M Marcus, Xiao Hu, Michele M Pelter

“…A systematic search of the literature using four databases (CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science) was conducted. The review was prepared adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR).…”
Get full text

Age of detection of congenital hearing loss in South Africa: A systematic review by Mukovhe Phanguphangu, Khomotjo Kgare, Andrew J. Ross

“…Methods: This was a systematic review conducted during April 2024 – June 2024 across the following databases: PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science and Scopus. A random effects (RE) model meta-analysis was conducted using STATA version 18. …”
Get full text

The role of advanced practice nurses in improving healthcare outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review protocol. by Hanako Nozu, Haruka Tamura, Takemi Kudo, Tomoko Araki, Hidetaka Sato, Takao Watanabe, Isoji Sasagawa

“…Online databases will be searched across MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science. Only studies published in English will be included, and no date limit will be set. …”
Get full text

Self-Management Components as Experienced by People with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Carers: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature by Remco Tuijt, Aylin Tan, Megan Armstrong, Jennifer Pigott, Joy Read, Nathan Davies, Kate Walters, Anette Schrag

“…MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched from inception to July 8, 2020, for qualitative research concerning self-management for people with Parkinson’s. …”
Get full text