Identification of unmet palliative care needs of nursing home residents: A scoping review protocol. by Patrice Crowley, Mohamad M Saab, Nicola Cornally, Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy

“…Results will be synthesised, and a narrative synthesis will be used to illustrate the findings of this review. …”
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Evidence-based dust exposure prediction and/or control tools in occupational settings: A scoping review protocol. by Gebisa Guyasa Kabito, Yonatal Tefera, Chandnee Ramkissoon, Sharyn Gaskin

“…Descriptions of the identified tools will include numerical data and narrative summaries to ensure a comprehensive overview.…”
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Evidence of factors influencing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults. Protocol for a systematic scoping review. by Kamyar Keramatian, Emma Morton, Alexander Levit, John-Jose Nunez

“…The data from included studies will be synthesized into a narrative summary, and implications for future research, practice and policy will be discussed.…”
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Mental health services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in high-income countries: protocol for a rapid review by Yu Fu, Dawn Craig, Ge Yu

“…Evidence will be summarised narratively and in a logic model.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for this review. …”
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A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol by Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Babatope O Adebiyi, Kufre J Okop, Anna-Marie Beytell

“…The data will be analysed using thematic analysis and narrative synthesis.Ethics and dissemination Ethical clearance has been obtained from the ethics committee of the university and governmental departments. …”
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Exploring adolescent engagement in sexual and reproductive health research in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda: A scoping review. by Hanna Chidwick, Andrea Baumann, Patricia Ogba, Laura Banfield, Deborah D DiLiberto

“…Results highlight the methods used to gather adolescent perspectives of ASRH (qualitative), the content of those perspectives (knowledge, sources of information, gaps in information and adolescent friendly services), and the overall narratives that frame discussions of ASRH (risky sexual behaviour, stigma, and gender norms). …”
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Patient and caregiver perspectives of select non-communicable diseases in India: A scoping review. by Sindhu Nila, Eliza Dutta, S S Prakash, Sophy Korula, Anu Mary Oommen

“…Both published and emergent themes were derived from the data and summarised as a narrative synthesis.<h4>Results</h4>Of 95 included studies (49 diabetes, 46 cancer), 73% (65) were exclusively quantitative surveys, 79% included only patients (75), and 59.5% (44) were conducted in government centres. …”
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Financing health system elements in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, David Njuguna, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Herve Djossou, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Diane Karenzi Muhongerwa, Kingsley Addai Frimpong, Benjamin Musembi Nganda

“…We searched for published and grey literature in Medline, Cochrane Library, PubMed, WHO database, World bank and Google Scholar search engines databases and summarized data using a narrative approach, involving thematic syntheses and descriptive statistics. …”
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Globalization, Security and Governance Challenges in Nigeria by WILSON SIMON OKWOLI, LAMI LENTON ANUGA, JOSEPH ABOGENYE ANUGA

“…This study contributes to knowledge in a number of ways, including by attempting to pinpoint the prominent role that violent non-state actors in play on the global stage in subverting the governments by reenacting the narratives surrounding violent extremism with ethnic and religious overtones in an effort d to benefit economically and politically from the outcomes. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of stroke: a systematic review protocol by Jennifer K Quint, Ann D Morgan, Chetna Sharma, Kieran J Rothnie

“…If a meta-analysis is not justified, a narrative synthesis will be conducted. Selected Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria will be used to assess the quality of the cumulative evidence.Dissemination Currently ranking second and fourth in the list of global causes of mortality, respectively, stroke and COPD are important non-communicable diseases. …”
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Fatigue interventions in long term, physical health conditions: A scoping review of systematic reviews. by Katrin Hulme, Reza Safari, Sarah Thomas, Tom Mercer, Claire White, Marietta Van der Linden, Rona Moss-Morris

“…Articles focussing on surgical interventions or treatments thought to trigger fatigue were excluded. A narrative synthesis was performed.<h4>Results</h4>Of 115 full texts screened, 52 reviews were included. …”
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Stepping into adulthood: pediatric cancer survivors and their parents’ perspectives on the transition from pediatric to adult care by Aleshchenko Ekaterina, Langer Thorsten, Calaminus Gabriele, Glogner Juliane, Enno Swart, Katja Baust

“…Methods Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour, we developed interview guidelines and conducted 36 episodic narrative interviews with survivors and their parents. …”
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Infrastructure as a Complex Adaptive System by Edward J. Oughton, Will Usher, Peter Tyler, Jim W. Hall

“…While some policy makers have been keen to adopt the narrative of complexity, the application of complexity-based methods in public policy decision-making has been restricted by the lack of innovation in associated methodologies and tools. …”
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FORCED HAPPINESS AS A MODERN SOCIO AND CULTURAL IMPERATIVE by H. V. Khodus

“…The key role of cultural mediators, commercial narratives (Internet, media) in the design and promotion of the ideology of "forced happiness" is justified. …”
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Exploring Customary Law: Perspectives of Hazairin and Cornelis Van Vollenhoven and its Relevance to the Future of Islamic Law in Indonesia by Ilham Tohari, Siti Rohmah, Ahmad Qiram As-Suvi

“…This research provides a conceptual historical-theoretical narrative related to customary law in Indonesia. Despite having different perspectives on customary law, both Hazairin and Van Vollenhoven share the vision that customary law should be made into positive law. …”
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Telehealth use for sexual and reproductive health promotion and care during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive-interpretive qualitative study of healthcare provide... by Sadandaula Rose Muheriwa-Matemba, Danielle C Alcena-Stiner, Alexander Glazier, Natalie M LeBlanc

“…Participants were predominately White, female, with 1-30 years of clinical experience. The narratives revealed three major themes: 1) HCPs' perspectives of telehealth use, 2) HCPs' experiences with telehealth use for SRH promotion and care, and 3) determinants of telehealth implementation. …”
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The impact of alcohol misuse in trauma patients: A scoping review protocol. by Chantae Garland, Nhayan Abdulla, Donghyun Lee, Rae Spiwak, Sarvesh Logsetty, Jordan Nantais

“…A third reviewer will act as tiebreaker at each stage of the screening process. A narrative synthesis without meta-analysis will be conducted and assessed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines.…”
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Examining the mental health outcomes of school-based peer-led interventions on young people: A scoping review of range and a systematic review of effectiveness. by Thomas King, Mina Fazel

“…Data were extracted from published and unpublished reports and presented as a narrative synthesis. 54 studies met eligibility criteria for the scoping review, showing that peer-led interventions have been used to address a range of mental health and wellbeing issues globally. 11 studies met eligibility criteria for the systematic review with a total of 2,239 participants eligible for analysis (929 peer leaders; 1,310 peer recipients). …”
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The Role of Environmental Factors on Grammatical Development in French–English Bilinguals Attending a Dual Language Programme in France by Cathy Cohen, Erin Quirk

“…Production data come from a narrative task in each language. Parent questionnaires were used to explore environmental factors. …”
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Policy and strategies addressing prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance in Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Joslaine de Oliveira Nunes, Raissa Allan Santos Domingues, Roberto Mauro Pinto Coelho Barcellos, Bárbara Manuella Cardoso Sodré Alves, Isis Polianna Silva Ferreira de Carvalho, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares

“…The results will be presented in a tabular form with narrative abstracts related to the topics identified through the scoping review protocol. …”
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