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  1. This review aimed to assess the existing evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in adults with insomnia and identify where research or...

    Authors: Patricia Rios, Roberta Cardoso, Deanna Morra, Vera Nincic, Zahra Goodarzi, Bechara Farah, Sharada Harricharan, Charles M. Morin, Judith Leech, Sharon E. Straus and Andrea C. Tricco

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:281

    Content type: Research

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  2. Systematic reviews of health interventions are increasingly incorporating evidence outside of randomized controlled trials (RCT). While non-randomized study (NRS) types may be more prone to bias compared to RC...

    Authors: Kelly Farrah, Kelsey Young, Matthew C. Tunis and Linlu Zhao

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:280

    Content type: Research

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  3. We explored the performance of three machine learning tools designed to facilitate title and abstract screening in systematic reviews (SRs) when used to (a) eliminate irrelevant records (automated simulation) ...

    Authors: Allison Gates, Samantha Guitard, Jennifer Pillay, Sarah A. Elliott, Michele P. Dyson, Amanda S. Newton and Lisa Hartling

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:278

    Content type: Research

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  4. Web applications that employ natural language processing technologies to support systematic reviewers during abstract screening have become more common. The goal of our project was to conduct a case study to e...

    Authors: Gerald Gartlehner, Gernot Wagner, Linda Lux, Lisa Affengruber, Andreea Dobrescu, Angela Kaminski-Hartenthaler and Meera Viswanathan

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:277

    Content type: Research

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  5. Compromised natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic function is a well-documented and consistent feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Other outcomes evaluated in NK cells of ME/CF...

    Authors: Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Stanley du Preez, Hélène Cabanas, Donald Staines and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:279

    Content type: Systematic review update

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  7. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent and accounts globally for 1.6% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among females and 6.0% of DALYs among males. Effective treatments for AUDs are available ...

    Authors: Susan A. Rombouts, James Conigrave, Eva Louie, Paul Haber and Kirsten C. Morley

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:275

    Content type: Protocol

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  8. Obesity in childhood is associated with adverse health outcomes and complications throughout the life-span of a child. Available evidence suggests a dramatic increase in childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa...

    Authors: Frederick I. Danquah, Matilda Yeboah, Vitalis Bawontuo and Desmond Kuupiel

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:274

    Content type: Protocol

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  9. Peripheral nerve block is a single injection that inhibits the transmission of peripheral nerve impulses to the central nervous system. The inhibition of the nociceptive impulse may decrease the occurrence of ...

    Authors: Jennifer Héroux, Emilie Belley-Côté, Pablo Echavé, Marie-Josée Loignon, Pierre-Olivier Bessette, Nicolas Patenaude, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon and Frédérick D’Aragon

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:273

    Content type: Protocol

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  10. Pharmacy interventions are a subset of public health interventions and its research is usually performed within the scope of a trial. The economic evaluation of pharmacy interventions requires certain consider...

    Authors: Suzete Costa, Maria Cary, Dennis K. Helling, João Pereira and Céu Mateus

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:272

    Content type: Research

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  12. Gestational diabetes (GDM) is increasingly common and has significant implications during pregnancy and for the long-term health of the mother and offspring. However, it is a heterogeneous condition with inter...

    Authors: Shamil D. Cooray, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Georgia Soldatos, Lihini A. Wijeyaratne and Helena J. Teede

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:270

    Content type: Protocol

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  13. Chronic primary musculoskeletal pain (CPMP) is one subcategory of the new classification of chronic primary pain for the upcoming ICD-11, defined as chronic pain in the muscles, bones, joints, or tendons that ...

    Authors: Helen Koechlin, Ben Whalley, Nicky J. Welton and Cosima Locher

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:269

    Content type: Protocol

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  14. Investing in women’s health is an inevitable investment in our future. We systematically reviewed the available evidence and summarized the weighted prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and pre-diabetes mellit...

    Authors: Rami H. Al-Rifai, Maria Majeed, Maryam A. Qambar, Ayesha Ibrahim, Khawla M. AlYammahi and Faisal Aziz

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:268

    Content type: Research

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  15. A considerable proportion of adults with low back pain (LBP) suffer from depressive symptoms or depression. Those with depressive symptoms or depression may be at risk of poorer LBP recovery and require more h...

    Authors: Jessica J. Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Pierre Côté and Laura C. Rosella

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:267

    Content type: Protocol

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  16. Experimental designs for evaluating knowledge translation (KT) interventions can provide strong estimates of effectiveness but offer limited insight into how the intervention worked. Consequently, process evaluat...

    Authors: Shannon D. Scott, Thomas Rotter, Rachel Flynn, Hannah M. Brooks, Tabatha Plesuk, Katherine H. Bannar-Martin, Thane Chambers and Lisa Hartling

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:266

    Content type: Research

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  17. While Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) might possess the potential to increase access to evidence-based therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), comprehensive knowledge on active int...

    Authors: Lena Steubl, Cedric Sachser, Harald Baumeister and Matthias Domhardt

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:265

    Content type: Protocol

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  19. The relation between socioeconomic position (SEP) and obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) has been extensively reviewed, but there is less research on the association between SEP and body composition. Fa...

    Authors: Charis Bridger Staatz, Yvonne Kelly, Rebecca Lacey and Rebecca Hardy

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:263

    Content type: Protocol

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  20. Paediatric cancers account for a minor fraction of deaths and hence receive little attention from policymakers. In low-income countries, the absence of comprehensive national paediatric strategies results in a...

    Authors: Sehlisiwe R. Ndlovu, Desmond Kuupiel and Themba G. Ginindza

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:262

    Content type: Protocol

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  21. This systematic review aims to inform the development of a screening tool which pre-operatively predicts which children are likely to develop velopharyngeal insufficiency, one of the causes of poor speech outc...

    Authors: David Sainsbury, Caroline Williams, Catherine de Blacam, Joanne Mullen, Ambika Chadha, Yvonne Wren and Peter Hodgkinson

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:261

    Content type: Protocol

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  22. Optimal type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) care requires lifelong appropriate insulin treatment, which can be provided either by multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin or by continuous subcutaneous insulin inf...

    Authors: Tiago Jeronimo Dos Santos, Juan de Mata Donado Campos, Cristina Alexandra Fraga Medin, Jesús Argente and Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:259

    Content type: Protocol

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  23. The widespread implementation of interventions is often hindered by a decline and variability in effectiveness across implementation sites. It is anticipated that variations in the characteristics of the exter...

    Authors: Alexandra Ziemann, Louise Brown, Euan Sadler, Josephine Ocloo, Annette Boaz and Jane Sandall

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:258

    Content type: Protocol

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  24. Population mail-out bowel screening programs are a convenient, cost-effective and sensitive method of detecting colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite the increased survival rates associated with early detection of ...

    Authors: Belinda C. Goodwin, Michael J. Ireland, Sonja March, Larry Myers, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Suzanne K. Chambers, Joanne F. Aitken and Jeff Dunn

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:257

    Content type: Research

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  25. Patient-based assessment of health services is becoming popular in measuring the standard of care. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are available. Patient satisfaction surveys are commonly used to rec...

    Authors: Maureen O. Akunne, Mathew J. Okonta, Chinwe V. Ukwe, Thomas L. Heise and Obinna I. Ekwunife

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:256

    Content type: Protocol

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  26. Epilepsy is one of the most common and serious brain conditions, characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures. It affects about 1% of the population worldwide. Despite a range of antiepileptic drugs being av...

    Authors: Naomi Dvir, Muhammad S. Javaid, Nigel C. Jones, Kim L. Powell, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O’Brien and Ana Antonic-Baker

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:255

    Content type: Protocol

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  28. Direct supplementation or food fortification with iron are two public health initiatives intended to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in 4–24-month-old infants. I...

    Authors: Dominic J. Hare, Sabine Braat, Bárbara R. Cardoso, Christopher Morgan, Ewa A. Szymlek-Gay and Beverley-Ann Biggs

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:253

    Content type: Protocol

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  29. There is an increasing recognition that health intervention research requires methods and approaches that can engage with the complexity of systems, interventions, and the relations between systems and interve...

    Authors: Benjamin Hanckel, Mark Petticrew, James Thomas and Judith Green

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:252

    Content type: Protocol

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  30. Heart failure is a highly prevalent disease with a global prevalence of 37 million, and the prevalence is increasing. Patients with heart failure are at an increased risk of death and morbidity. Traditionally,...

    Authors: Emil Eik Nielsen, Joshua Feinberg, Ilan Raymond, Michael Hecht Olsen, Frank Victor Steensgaard-Hansen and Janus Christian Jakobsen

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:251

    Content type: Protocol

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  31. Chronic musculoskeletal pain affects the quality of life of older adults by interfering in their ability to perform activities of daily living. Aerobic exercise programs have been used in the treatment of vari...

    Authors: Naiane Teixeira Bastos de Oliveira, Irlei dos Santos, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto and Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:250

    Content type: Protocol

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  32. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common postoperative complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The use of prophylactic heparin postoperatively reduces this risk, and the use of extend...

    Authors: Bridget Heijkoop, Natalie Parker, George Kiroff and Daniel Spernat

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:249

    Content type: Protocol

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  33. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an intervention that has established efficacy in the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders. Previous systematic reviews have not evaluated the effectiveness of I...

    Authors: Katherine S. Bright, Elyse M. Charrois, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, Abdul Wajid, Deborah McNeil, Scott Stuart, K. Alix Hayden and Dawn Kingston

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:248

    Content type: Protocol

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  34. Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common non-fatal injury from road traffic crashes. Even when the injuries are mild, they can cause pain which can affect return to work rates and work ability post-crash. ...

    Authors: Charlotte L. Brakenridge, Elise M. Gane, Esther J. Smits, Nicole E. Andrews and Venerina Johnston

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:247

    Content type: Protocol

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  35. Despite increasing survival, cardiovascular disease remains the primary cause of death worldwide with an estimated 7.4 million annual deaths. The main symptom of ischaemic heart disease is chest pain (angina p...

    Authors: Ulver Spangsberg Lorenzen, Katrine Bredahl Buggeskov, Emil Eik Nielsen, Naqash Javaid Sethi, Christian Lildal Carranza, Christian Gluud and Janus Christian Jakobsen

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:246

    Content type: Protocol

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  36. The optimal duration of anticoagulation after a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains controversial. Deciding to stop or continue anticoagulant therapy indefinitely after completing 3 to 6 mont...

    Authors: Faizan Khan, Miriam Kimpton, Tobias Tritschler, Grégoire Le Gal, Brian Hutton, Dean A. Fergusson and Marc A. Rodger

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:245

    Content type: Protocol

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  37. Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) are a significant impediment to achieving virological control. HIV non-suppression in PLWH with AUDs is mainly attributable to sub-optimal ant...

    Authors: Munyaradzi Madhombiro, Alfred Musekiwa, James January, Alfred Chingono, Melanie Abas and Soraya Seedat

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:244

    Content type: Systematic review update

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  38. The large and increasing number of new studies published each year is making literature identification in systematic reviews ever more time-consuming and costly. Technological assistance has been suggested as ...

    Authors: Christopher R. Norman, Mariska M. G. Leeflang, Raphaël Porcher and Aurélie Névéol

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:243

    Content type: Methodology

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  39. New onset atrial fibrillation is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in critically unwell patients with a reported incidence of 4% to 29%. The occurrence of new onset atrial fibrillation may precipitate a...

    Authors: Brian W. Johnston, Ruaraidh Hill, Rui Duarte, Chung Shen Chean, Danny F. McAuley, Bronagh Blackwood, Nathan Pace and Ingeborg D. Welters

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:242

    Content type: Protocol

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  40. Information on subgroup assessments in systematic reviews (SR) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is limited. This review aims to describe subgroup analyses in AF SRs to inform the design of SRs and randomized trials...

    Authors: Miney Paquette, Ahlam Mohammed Alotaibi, Robby Nieuwlaat, Nancy Santesso and Lawrence Mbuagbaw

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:241

    Content type: Research

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  41. Food control is defined as a mandatory regulatory activity of enforcement aimed at ensuring that all foods during production, handling, storage, processing, and distribution are safe, wholesome, and fit for hu...

    Authors: Sizwe Makhunga, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa and Khumbulani Hlongwana

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:240

    Content type: Systematic review update

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  42. Cardiotoxicity is a known complication and one of the most adverse effects from the use of conventional treatments such as anthracyclines and trastuzumab in breast cancer (BC) care. This phenomenon has been as...

    Authors: Pedro Antunes, Dulce Esteves, Célia Nunes, Anabela Amarelo, José Fonseca-Moutinho, Vera Afreixo, Henrique Costa, Alberto Alves and Ana Joaquim

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:239

    Content type: Protocol

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  44. Actinic keratoses (AK) are common precancerous lesions of the skin due to cumulative sun exposure. A variety of interventions are available for the treatment; however, the majority of randomised controlled tri...

    Authors: Theresa Steeb, Markus V. Heppt, Lars Becker, Christoph Kohl, Lars E. French and Carola Berking

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:237

    Content type: Protocol

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  45. Over the past decades, survival rates of children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have increased dramatically. Progress in prenatal diagnosis, less-invasive catheter techniques and perioperative inten...

    Authors: Maria Feldmann, Cinzia Ullrich, Célina Bataillard, Walter Knirsch, Martina A. Gosteli-Peter, Beatrice Latal and Ulrike Held

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:236

    Content type: Protocol

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  46. Acute kidney injury (AKI) causes significant morbidity and mortality in humans, and there are currently no effective treatments to enhance renal recovery. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short chain nucleotides that re...

    Authors: Sarah Zankar, Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Jose Luis Vinas and Kevin D. Burns

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:235

    Content type: Protocol

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  47. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is burgeoning as a global chronic health condition. Some studies suggest that tuberculosis (TB) can even cause diabetes in those not previously known to be diabetic, which as a corollary...

    Authors: Sonia Menon, Joel Francis, Natasha Zdraveska, Alfred Dusabimana and Samit Bhattacharyya

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:234

    Content type: Protocol

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  48. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors opted to correct the following reference on page 3:

    Authors: Yannish Naik, Peter Baker, Ian Walker, Taavi Tillmann, Kristin Bash, Darryl Quantz, Frances Hillier-Brown and Clare Bambra

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:233

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Systematic Reviews 2017 6:222

  49. Falling is the most common accident of daily living and the second most prevalent cause of accidental death in the world. The complex nature of risk factors associated with falling makes those at risk amongst ...

    Authors: Flavien Quijoux, Aliénor Vienne-Jumeau, François Bertin-Hugault, Marie Lefèvre, Philippe Zawieja, Pierre-Paul Vidal and Damien Ricard

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:232

    Content type: Protocol

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  50. A growing number of older adults experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Recent technological advances allow for traditional cognitive interventions to be administered via computers and other ...

    Authors: Abdullah Al Mahmud, Reneta Slikboer, Jennifer Stargatt and Sunil Bhar

    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:231

    Content type: Protocol

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