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A randomized, controlled trial of ginseng consumption on the immune response to a moderate exercise stress protocol in non-athletic women
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McCargar, Linda J., Harber, Vicki J., Field, Catherine J., Biondo, Patricia D.
Background: Ginseng is a popular herbal remedy that has been proposed to increase resistance to stress and enhance immune function. Regular moderate exercise results in an acute physiological stress that affects immune function. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of...
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Advancing knowledge of rapid reviews: an analysis of results, conclusions and recommendations from published review articles examining rapid reviews
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Mitchell, Matthew D., Guise, Jeanne-Marie, Robinson, Karen A., Umscheid, Craig A., Dryden, Donna M., Paynter, Robin A., Featherstone, Robin M., Foisy, Michelle, Hartling, Lisa
BACKGROUND: Rapid review (RR) products are inherently appealing as they are intended to be less time-consuming and resource-intensive than traditional systematic reviews (SRs); however, there is concern about the rigor of methods and reliability of results. In 2013 to 2014, a workgroup comprising...
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Advancing knowledge of rapid reviews: an analysis of results, conclusions and recommendations from published review articles examining rapid reviews
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Featherstone, Robin, Paynter, Robin , Guise, Jeanne-Marie, Umscheid, Craig, Mitchell, Matthew , Robinson, Karen, Dryden, Donna, Foisy, Michelle, Hartling, Lisa
Background: Rapid review (RR) products are inherently appealing as they are intended to be less time-consuming and resource-intensive than traditional systematic reviews (SRs); however, there is concern about the rigor of methods and reliability of results. In 2013 to 2014, a workgroup comprising...
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Spring 2018
Background: Overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions (overviews) compile information from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) to provide a single synthesis of relevant evidence for health-care decision-making. Their increasing popularity, combined with a lack of evidence-based guidance for...
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Applying the risk of bias tool in a systematic review of combination long-acting beta-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma.
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Seida, J., Vandermeer, B., Hartling, L., Dryden, D. M., Rowe, B. H., Bond, K.
Background The Risk of Bias (RoB) tool is used to assess internal validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our objectives were to: 1) evaluate inter-rater agreement of the RoB tool; 2) determine the time to access supplemental study information; 3) compare the RoB tool with the Jadad...
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2011-09-09
Cave, Andrew - Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Andrew Cave (Professor, Department of Family Medicine) discusses the CIHR Knowledge Synthesis funding opportunity. This opportunity is designed to support teams of researchers and knowledge users to produce knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews that will contribute to the use of synthesized...
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2011-09-09
Cave, Andrew - Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Andrew Cave (Professor, Department of Family Medicine) discusses the CIHR Knowledge Synthesis funding opportunity. This opportunity is designed to support teams of researchers and knowledge users to produce knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews that will contribute to the use of synthesized...
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Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a clinical systematic review.
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Clark, B., Hartling, L., Krebs Seida, J., Karkhaneh, M., Smith, V., Tjosvold, L., Ospina, M. B.
BACKGROUND: Much controversy exists regarding the clinical efficacy of behavioural and developmental interventions for improving the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of behavioural and developmental...
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2014-10-27
Findlay, Alliston - Administrative Assistant, Grant Assist Program, Coe, Helen - Project Coordinator, Grant Assist Program
This resource, available for download, lists University of Alberta CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Committee members (2006-2016). This complete resource will include name of those at the University of Alberta who have participated on the CIHR Knowledge Synthesis peer review committees, competition date,...
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Comparing the feasibility, acceptability, clinical-, and cost-effectiveness of mental health e-screening to paper-based screening on the detection of depression, anxiety, and psychosocial risk in pregnant women: A study protocol of a randomized, parallel-group, superiority trial.
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Sword, W., Ohinmaa, A., Lasiuk, G., Giallo, R., Kingston, D., van Zanten, S., Biringer, A., Austin, M., Hegadoren, K., Lane-Smith, M., McDonald, S., MacQueen, G.
Background Stress, depression, and anxiety affect 15% to 25% of pregnant women. However, substantial barriers to psychosocial assessment exist, resulting in less than 20% of prenatal care providers assessing and treating mental health problems. Moreover, pregnant women are often reluctant to...