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Schroth Exercises for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Reliability, A Randomized Controlled Trial and Clinical Significance
DownloadSpring 2015
Background and objectives In America, care recommendations for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) include observation, bracing, and surgery. In Europe exercises are often prescribed. Schroth scoliosis-specific exercises have demonstrated promising results, but only in studies of...
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2012
Cutler, J. E., Dziadek, S., Bundle, D. R., Cartmell, J., Xin, H., Bailey, J. J.
Our research on pathogenesis of disseminated candidiasis led to the discovery that antibodies specific for Candida albicans cell surface b-1, 2–mannotriose [b-(Man)3] protect mice. A 14 mer peptide Fba, which derived from the N-terminal portion of the C. albicans cytosolic/cell surface protein...
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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,...
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Storytelling as a communication tool for health consumers: development of an intervention for parents of children with croup. Stories to communicate health information.
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Hartling, L., Johnson, D., Scott, S. D., Bishop, T., Klassen, T. P., Pandya, R.
BACKGROUND: Stories may be an effective tool to communicate with and influence patients because of their ability to engage the reader. The objective of this paper is to describe the development of a story-based intervention for delivery of health evidence to parents of children with croup for use...
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Study Protocol for the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC): Building Context - an Organizational Monitoring Program in Long-Term Care Project (Project One)
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Squires, J.E., Teare, G., Estabrooks, C.A., Norton, P.G., Cummings, G.G.
Background: While there is a growing awareness of the importance of organizational context ( or the work environment/setting) to successful knowledge translation, and successful knowledge translation to better patient, provider ( staff), and system outcomes, little empirical evidence supports...
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Systematic Review of Knowledge Translation Strategies to Promote Research Uptake in Child Health Settings
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Snelgrove-Clarke, Ema, Archibald, Mandy, Albrecht, Lauren, Scott, Shannon D.
Background: Strategies to assist evidence-based decision-making for healthcare professionals are crucial to ensure high quality patient care and outcomes. The goal of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize the evidence on knowledge translation interventions aimed at putting...
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2012
O'Leary, K., Hartling, L., Kovacs Burns, K., Scott, S., Thompson, D., Newton, A.S., Ball, G.D.C., Hofmeyer, A., Albrecht, L., Jones, C.A., Dryden, D.M., Klassen, T.P.
Background: Knowledge translation (KT) aims to close the research-practice gap in order to realize and maximize the benefits of research within the practice setting. Previous studies have investigated KT strategies in nursing and medicine; however, the present study is the first systematic review...
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2015-07-07
Brettle, Alison, Koufogiannakis. Denise
Poster at 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference
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Systematic reviews of health care interventions: An essential component of health sciences graduate programs
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Systematic reviews are an objective, rigorous assessment of both published and unpublished research that enable the reviewer to make recommendations to clinicians, policy-makers, consumers, and researchers. The steps in a systematic review include: (a) developing a research question, (b)...
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Teaching Musculoskeletal Clinical Skills: A Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME) Systematic Review of Techniques and Their Efficacy
Teaching Musculoskeletal Clinical Skills: A Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME) Systematic Review of Techniques and Their Efficacy
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Campbell, Sandy, Hartling, Lisa, Oswald, Anna E., O’Dunn-Orto, Alexandra
This review provides supportive evidence for the use of several instructional methods to teach MSK skills with most studies supporting patient educator, interactive small group teaching and computer assisted learning. As class sizes grow, interest in the use of alternate instructional methods is...