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2014
Wilson, D. M., Thomas, R. E., Birch, S., Woytowich, B.
Case management was initiated in the 1970s to reduce care discontinuity. A literature review focused on end-of-life (EOL) case management identified 17 research articles, with content analysis revealing two themes: (a) seeking to determine or establish the value of EOL case management and (b)...
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From the trenches: a cross-sectional study applying the GRADE tool in systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.
Download2012
Dryden, D. M., Vandermeer, B., Seida, J., Hartling, L., Fernandes, R. M.
Background GRADE was developed to address shortcomings of tools to rate the quality of a body of evidence. While much has been published about GRADE, there are few empirical and systematic evaluations. Objective To assess GRADE for systematic reviews (SRs) in terms of inter-rater agreement and...
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Gifted & talented students' career aspirations and influences: A systematic review of the literature
Download2009
The nursing shortage of registered nurses in Canada is expected to worsen, making recruitment a concern for nursing organizations. Also, many reports have outlined the need for improved leadership in nursing. Therefore, the study purpose was to describe the findings of a systematic review of...
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2003
The prevalence of dementia in older adults is increasing.Due to cuts in funding for formal support,many families are having to provide care for a loved one with dementia at home.This systematic review gathered and synthesized information on interventions designed to enhance the well-being of...
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Interventions that promote retention of experienced registered nurses in health care settings: A systematic review.
Interventions that promote retention of experienced registered nurses in health care settings: A systematic review.
Download2013-06-13
Lartey, S., Cummings, G. G., Profetto-McGrath, J.
AIM: The aim of this review was to report the effectiveness of strategies for retaining experienced Registered Nurses. BACKGROUND: Nursing researchers have noted that the projected nursing shortage, if not rectified, is expected to affect healthcare cost, job satisfaction and quality patient...
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2015/18/12
Introduction: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in children has become an increasingly common modality of breathing support where pressure support is delivered through a mask interface or less commonly through other non-invasive interfaces. At this time, NIV is considered a first-line option for...
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Low-dose heparin for prolonging the patency of peripheral intravenous catheters in adults: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis
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Mansoor Nadia, Vandermeer Ben, Bassler Dirk, Kumar Manoj
Objective: To assess evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the efficacy of low-dose heparin for prolonging patency of peripheral intravenous catheters in adults. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane Central...
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Poor reliability between Cochrane reviewers and blinded external reviewers when applying the Cochrane risk of bias tool in physical therapy trials.
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Saltaji, H., Ha, C., Cummings, G. G., da Costa, B. R., Armijo-Olivo, S., Egger, M., Ospina, M., Fuentes, J.
Objectives: To test the inter-rater reliability of the RoB tool applied to Physical Therapy (PT) trials by comparing ratings from Cochrane review authors with those of blinded external reviewers. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in PT were identified by searching the Cochrane Database...
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Primary Outcomes Reporting in Trials (PORTal): a systematic review of inadequate reporting in pediatric randomized controlled trials
Download2016-09-22
Adams, Denise, Terwee, Caroline B., Hansraj, Namrata, Hartling, Lisa, Vohra, Sunita, Bhaloo, Zafira, Liu, Yali
Objective: Conduct a systematic review of pediatric randomized controlled trials published in high impact journals to assess the reporting of primary outcomes and the psychometric properties of their measures. Study Design and Setting: Systematic review with screening and simultaneous data...
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Protocol for a systematic review of the use of narrative storytelling and visual-arts-based approaches as knowledge translation tools in healthcare.
Download2013
Scott, S. D., Brett-Maclean, P., Archibald, M., Hartling, L.
Background The arts are powerful, accessible forms of communication that have the potential to impart knowledge by attracting interest and developing meaningful connections. Knowledge translation aims to reduce the ‘evidence-practice’ gap by developing, implementing and evaluating strategies...