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Organizational readiness for knowledge translation in chronic care: A review of theoretical components.
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Estabrooks, C. A., Ghandour, E. K., Légaré, F., Grimshaw, J., Attieh, R., Ouimet, M., Gagnon, M., Roch, G.
Background With the persistent gaps between research and practice in healthcare systems, knowledge translation (KT) has gained significance and importance. Also, in most industrialized countries, there is an increasing emphasis on managing chronic health conditions with the best available...
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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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Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy for the prevention of wheeze and asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Ramsey, Clare D., Zarychanski, Ryan , Azad, Meghan B., Coneys, J. Gerard, Friesen, Carol, Becker, Allan B., Abou-Setta, Ahmed M., Field, Catherine J., Kozyrskyj, Anita L.
Objective To evaluate the association of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy with childhood asthma and wheeze. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Data sources Medline, Embase, and Central (Cochrane Library) databases from inception to...
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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.
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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...
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Quantifying bias in randomized controlled trials in child health: a meta-epidemiological study.
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Hartling, L., Vandermeer, B., Dryden, D. M., Fernandes, R. M., Hamm, M. P.
Objective: To quantify bias related to specific methodological characteristics in child-relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Design: Meta-epidemiological study. Data Sources: We identified systematic reviews containing a meta-analysis with 10–40 RCTs that were relevant to child health in...
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Research Briefs as Communication and Motivation Tools: Knowledge Translation in Medical Education
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Babenko, Oksana, Nadon, Lindsey, Ding, Mao, Daniels, Lia
Medical learners are critical stakeholders in medical education research – they are both research participants and end-users of research findings. Traditional forms of disseminating research findings may take years to produce and may never be accessed by participants. Despite this, medical...
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Russell, K., Liang, Y., O'Gorman, K., Klassen, T. P., Friesen, C., Dryden, D. M., Wild, T. C., Durec, T.
Background: Methamphetamine (MA) is a potent stimulant that is readily available. Its effects are similar to cocaine, but the drug has a profile associated with increased acute and chronic toxicities. The objective of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize literature on risk...
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Social-interaction knowledge translation for in-home management of urinary incontinence and chronic care.
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Forbes, D., Jansen, L., Forchuk, C., McWilliam, C.
Although urinary incontinence (UI) can be managed conservatively, it is a principal reason for the breakdown of in-home family care. This study explored the social interaction processes of knowledge translation (KT) related to how UI management knowledge might be translated within in-home care....
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Steroids and bronchodilators for acute bronchiolitis in the first two years of life: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Bialy, L., Klassen, T. P., Hartling, L., Vandermeer, B., Johnson, D., Milne, A., Plint, A., Fernandes, R. M.
Objective To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of bronchodilators and steroids, alone or combined, for the acute management of bronchiolitis in children aged less than 2 years. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase, Central, Scopus, PubMed, LILACS,...