Decolonization Projects by Cornelius Ewuoso

“…Traditional and religious healers in the pathway to care for people with mental disorders in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50, 867-877…”
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Multi-cancer early detection tests for general population screening: a systematic literature review by Ros Wade, Sarah Nevitt, Yiwen Liu, Melissa Harden, Claire Khouja, Gary Raine, Rachel Churchill, Sofia Dias

“…Objectives The aim of this project was to conduct a systematic review to assess the accuracy and clinical effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of blood-based MCED tests for population-based screening. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Value-Based Provider Payment Initiatives Combining Global Payments With Explicit Quality Incentives: A Systematic Review. Medical Care Research and Review. 2020;77(6):511-537. doi:10.1177/1077558719856775 [9] Tummalapalli SL, Estrella MM, Jannat-Khah DP, Keyhani S, Ibrahim S. …”
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A Randomized Survey of the Preference of Gastroenterologists for a Cochrane Review versus a Traditional Narrative Review by John WD McDonald, Jeffrey Mahon, Kelly Zarnke, Brian Feagan, Lorinda Simms, Wayne Tucker

“…BACKGROUND: Clinicians often rely on review material rather than analysis of primary research to guide therapy. Systematic reviews use methods to insure thoroughness and to minimize bias, but many clinicians are not familiar with systematic reviews and continue to rely on narrative reviews.…”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: A Systematic Review of US State Crisis Standards of Care Documents. …”
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Lifestyle and behavioral interventions for urinary incontinence in frail older adults: An integrative review of recent evidence by Kristine M.C. Talley, Janie Thompson

“…The systematic reviews included 53 individual trials conducted between 1981 and 2021 with 82% published before 2010. …”
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The effect of physical exercise and cognition-orientated interventions on post-stroke cognitive function: Protocol for an overview of reviews. by James Smith, Philip Nagy, David Tod, Carol Holland, Hannah Jarvis

“…Heterogeneity assessment may identify factors causing discordance between systematic reviews, which could inform the design of future studies.…”
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Exploring the therapeutic potential of tDCS, TMS and DBS in overcoming tobacco use disorder: an umbrella review by Graziella Orrù, Marina Baroni, Ciro Conversano, Angelo Gemignani

“…The PubMed/MEDLINE database was queried for systematic reviews, and yielded 7 systematic reviews with a substantial sample size (N = 4,252), some of which included meta-analyses. …”
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Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review by Mohamed Magdy ElMeligie, Amr M. Yehia, Mahmoud Hamada Mohamed, Manna Mahmoud, Mohamed N. AlKholui, Ghada I. Mohamed

“…The methodological quality of the included systematic reviews was evaluated using the 16 domains of the AMSTAR2 checklist. …”
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Heart disease in pregnancy and adverse outcomes: an umbrella review by Jiani Zhang, Jiani Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Yuxin Ren, Bingjie Li, Qi Cao, Qi Cao, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Haiyan Yu

“…The quality of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses was assessed using the A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR2), while Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to evaluate the strength of the evidence for each outcome.ResultsA total of 12 meta-analyses and systematic reviews were included, which documented 156 adverse outcomes for mothers and 65 adverse outcomes for offspring. …”
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Frequency of Physical Activity-Related Injuries Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review by Kerttu Toivo, Peter Bakalár, Mari Leppänen, Jari Parkkari, Jari Parkkari, Ensar Abazović, Boštjan Šimunič, Kaja Teraž, Kaja Teraž, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, Jaroslava Kopčáková, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Aurel Zelko, Agnieszka Michalska, Dagmar Sigmundová, Rado Pišot, Armin Paravlić, Armin Paravlić

“…Our secondary objective was to describe the available reviews of injuries in three settings: organized sports, leisure time physical activity (PA), and school physical education (PE).MethodsWe conducted an overview of reviews consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines on the frequency of physical activity related injuries in adolescents.ResultsWe identified 19 systematic reviews with at least moderate quality to include in the review. …”
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Deprescribing: An umbrella review by Japelj Nuša, Horvat Nejc, Knez Lea, Kos Mitja

“…This umbrella review examined systematic reviews of deprescribing studies by characteristics of intervention, population, medicine, and setting. …”
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Evidence Graph Analysis of Postoperative Pain Sensitization Induced by Perioperative Sleep Deprivation by XUE Jianjun, WANG Caihong, GUO Lingling, LI Xiuxia, ZHANG Jie, XU Ziqing, HOU Huaijing, YANG Kehu

“…The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews, the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the AMSTAR-2 scale were used to evaluate the quality of the included studies, and the evidence was comprehensively analyzed and displayed by means of bubble chart, table and text.ResultsA total of 35 observational studies (31 cohort studies and 4 case-control studies), 15 randomized controlled trials and 4 systematic reviews/Meta-analyses were included. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

“…Studies meeting eligibility criteria had meta-data systematically extracted and were descriptively analysed. Systematic reviews were critically appraised.Results The map includes 1838 impact evaluations and 178 systematic reviews. …”
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Hypotheses and evidence related to intense sweeteners and effects on appetite and body weight changes: A scoping review of reviews. by Annhild Mosdøl, Gunn Elisabeth Vist, Camilla Svendsen, Hubert Dirven, Inger Therese Laugsand Lillegaard, Gro Haarklou Mathisen, Trine Husøy

“…Further studies and systematic reviews should be explicit about the hypothesis explored and elucidate possible underlying mechanisms.…”
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Evidence of Rehabilitative Impact of Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) Programs in Parkinson Disease: An Umbrella Review by T. Paolucci, S. Sbardella, C. La Russa, F. Agostini, M. Mangone, L. Tramontana, A. Bernetti, M. Paoloni, L. Pezzi, R. G. Bellomo, V. Santilli, R. Saggini

“…Eight papers (six systematic reviews and meta-analyses and two systematic reviews) were considered relevant for qualitative analysis. …”
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Summary of Evidence on Nutritional Management for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by Xin Dan, Ya‐Lin He, Ya‐Lin Tian, Tang‐Lin Chen, Jia‐Yi Yu

“…The methodological quality of the selected literature was evaluated using AGREE II for guidelines, the JBI Evidence‐Based Healthcare Center's standards for systematic reviews, and expert consensus developed by evidence‐based practice experts. …”
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Magnitude and associated factors of unmet need for family planning among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mulat Ayele, Gizachew Yilak, Abebaw Alamrew, Eyob Shitie Lake, Befkad Derese Tilahun

“…Previous meta-analyses and systematic reviews have focused on this topic, but no comprehensive summary of the evidence was available. …”
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On the utilization of the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model to study substance use disorders: A scoping review protocol. by Wasiri Niemis, Shenita R Peterson, Chrisabella Javier, Amy Nguyen, Sanchi Subiah, Rohan H C Palmer

“…We adopted the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Protocols (PRISMA-P) to report items for the protocol. …”
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Common Barriers to Reporting Medical Errors by Salim Aljabari, Zuhal Kadhim

“…The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guideline was followed in selecting eligible studies. …”
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