Determining the impact of mobile-based self-care applications on reducing anxiety in healthcare providers: a systematic review by Mohammad Mahdi Askarizadeh, Leila Gholamhosseini, Reza Khajouei, Saeedeh Homayee, Fatemeh Askarizadeh, Leila Ahmadian

“…Methods In this study, keywords such as anxiety, self-care, healthcare providers, and mobile health were used to search PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for papers published in the recent ten years (2014–2024). We used the PRISMA diagram to report the results. …”
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Impact of subgingival periodontal treatment on systemic markers of inflammation in patients with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials by Marie Chavez, Asshly Ramirez, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Daniel Comandé, Diego Azañedo

“…IntroductionThis study synthesizes evidence on the impact of subgingival periodontal treatment combined with antibiotics on reducing systemic inflammation markers—C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukins, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)—in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and periodontal disease (PD), compared to supragingival periodontal treatment with placebo.MethodsRandomized clinical trials (RCTs) published in English, Spanish, or Portuguese that addressed the research question were included. …”
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Long term cost-effectiveness analysis of IDegLira in the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients compared to GLP-1RA added to basal insulin after IDegLira entered the national reimbu... by Dunming Xiao, Junling Weng, Lei Zhang, Chang Xing, Yan Wei, Yingyao Chen

“…Other cost and utility data are sourced from published literature. The health outcome indicator is quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Methods A thorough search was undertaken across various medical databases, namely PubMed, CNKI, EMBASE, Web of Science, and WanFang, until October 1, 2024, to determine published articles pertinent to OSAHS. The present research conducted a comprehensive review of the literature concerning cystatin C levels in both patients with OSAHS and controls, variations in cystatin C levels pre-and post-surgery/CPAP treatment, the Pearson/Spearman correlation coefficients between cystatin C levels and sleep monitoring indices, and the hazard ratio (HR) associated with cystatin C levels concerning the onset of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among patients with OSAHS. …”
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…Electronic search in PubMed/MEDLINE and Google was used to find published literature with reference lists of relevant articles searched manually. …”
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Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…We included full-text refereed cohort studies published in English that quantified the association (using risk estimates with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs)) of objectively measured, exercise-estimated, and non-exercise-estimated CRF with all-cause and CVD mortality in adults. …”
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Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review. by Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Madison Robertson, Beatriz Alvarado, Geneviève C Paré, Idevania G Costa, Lenora Duhn

“…., MEDLINE, JBI EBP) to identify relevant English language papers published from 2000 to 2022. Titles and abstracts were screened to select eligible papers for full-text reading. …”
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Magnitude, risk factors and economic impacts of diabetic emergencies in developing countries: A systematic review. by Halefom Kahsay Haile, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Following PRISMA (2020) guidelines, databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Scopus were searched for studies reporting on prevalence, risk factors, and direct costs of diabetes emergencies published in English from 2000 to 2023. Forty eligible studies were extracted and retrieved using manual data extraction form and automation tools. …”
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Evidence of development of underutilised crops and their ecosystem services in Europe: a systematic mapping approach by Todd Jenkins, Sofie Landschoot, Kevin Dewitte, Geert Haesaert, John Reade, Nicola Randall

“…Faba bean was the most common crop in both European projects and published literature. No current projects had a focus on hull-less barley. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Dan Wang, Hongshuo Shi, Zhenguo Yang, Wenbin Liu, Lu Qi, Chengda Dong, Guomin Si, Qi Guo

“…We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about TEAS in treating postoperative pain that were published before November 2021. The primary outcome was visual analogue scale (VAS) within 24 h after surgery. …”
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicide tendency among individual with long-COVID and determinants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Razieh Bidhendi-Yarandi, Akbar Biglarian, Jannike Lie Karlstad, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Enayatollah Bakhshi, Mohammad-Reza Khodaei-Ardakani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic literature search of databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PsycINFO up to August 2024, targeting observational studies published in English. Study quality was assessed using structured standard tools. …”
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Russian Non-Interventional Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Rifaximin-α Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease under the Conditions of Outpatient Prac... by O. S. Shifrin, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Korolev, T. I. Semenova, M. V. Shein, G. N. Leksikova, O. A. Tokareva, O. E. Davydova, P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, A. A. Chernov, A. V. Zhuravlev, O. S. Sek, A. A. Kopina, N. Yu. Samokhina, Yu. V. Gorozhankina, M. F. Samigullin, V. S. Groshilin, E. N. Borisova, T. A. Petrova, I. Yu. Pirogova, S. V. Mednikov, N. V. Smagin, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, N. V. Smirnova, L. G. Kirsanova, N. M. Malyutina, M. A. Smirnova, E. N. Shleikova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The data obtained confirm the previously published results of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy and safety of rifaximin-α in UDD.…”
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Agent-Based Adaptive Dynamic Round Robin (AADRR) Scheduling Algorithm by Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muzafar Khan, Syed Nasir Mehmood Shah

“…Small, medium, and large datasets were used, with the small workload traces obtained from published studies and the large traces produced by the Monte Carlo simulation. …”
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Deciphering the regulatory programs of RNA binding proteins in rheumatoid arthritis through single-cell transcriptome analysis by Hongbin Luo, Qunya Zheng, Youzheng Zhou, Weipeng Lai, Nanwen Zhang, Peng Chen

“…Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from published datasets were obtained to investigate the expression and dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which are critical for alternative mRNA splicing and translational control in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Direct and Indirect Protection with Pediatric Quadrivalent Live-Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Europe Estimated by a Dynamic Transmission Model by Laetitia Gerlier, Judith Hackett, Richard Lawson, Sofia Dos Santos Mendes, Catherine Weil-Olivier, Markus Schwehm, Martin Eichner

“…For each country, the basic reproduction number (R0) was calibrated to published influenza incidence statistics. Assumed vaccine efficacy for children was 80% (QLAIV) and 59% (QIV). …”
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors among Adult People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Haftay Gebremedhine, Alem Gebretsadik, Hirut Teame, Hadush Negash, Meresa Berwo Mengesha

“…The searches were restricted to articles published in the English language only, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms) was used to help expand the search in advanced PubMed search. …”
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The Impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Bowel Morbidity on Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients Treated With Radio (Chemo) Therapy. A Systematic Literature Review by Natuhwera G, Ellis P

“…However, the treatments often result in adverse events, mainly chronic pelvic pain and bowel morbidity, which can negatively impact quality of life.Aim: To systematically appraise peer reviewed evidence regarding chronic pelvic pain and bowel morbidity and their impact on quality-of-life of cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy with or without chemoradiation therapy.Design: A systematic review of original peer-reviewed research evidence.Data Collection Methods and Tools: A systematic search conducted between April and May 2021, and updated in September 2024, using PubMed, Hinari, CINAHL and Google Scholar, for peer reviewed papers published between 2008 and 2019. Data were extracted using a structured checklist designed to capture key elements about the methods and findings of the research.Results: There were 245 articles retrieved with 29 meeting the inclusion criteria. 11 studies were conducted in Europe, eight in Asia, one in North America, three in Africa, while six were multinational/multicontinental. 13 of the papers were longitudinal, 10 cross-sectional, three literature reviews, one open randomised controlled trial, and two retrospective studies of prospectively collected data. …”
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Depot-specific acetylation profiles of adipose tissues—therapeutic targets for metabolically unhealthy obesity by Haoyue Guo, Zhiyi Zhang, Juntao Yang, Jiangfeng Liu, Hongwei Lin, Ningbei Yin

“…Overlap analysis was performed between our datasets and previously published proteomic datasets in obesity populations. …”
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Effects of virtual reality technology on early mobility in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yansha He, Yansha He, Qin Yang, Xiaoxia Dai, Tian Chen, Huan Wu, Kunjie Li, Shiqiong Zhu, Yanlin Liu, Hua Lei

“…To evaluate the quality of the included studies, the risk of bias was assessed using the RevMan 5.4 tool.ResultsA total of 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published over 10 years were included, involving 880 critically ill adult patients: 435 in the experimental group and 445 in the control group. …”
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Characterising COVID-19 empirical research production in Latin America and the Caribbean: A scoping review. by Cristián Mansilla, Cristian A Herrera, Laura Boeira, Andrea Yearwood, Analia S Lopez, Luis E Colunga-Lozano, Eva Brocard, Tatiana Villacres, Marcela Vélez, Gabriel Di Paolantonio, Ludovic Reveiz

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this scoping review, articles published between December 2019 and 11 November 2020 were selected if they included an empirical component (explicit scientific methods to collect and analyse primary data), LAC population was researched, and the research was about the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of publication status or language. …”
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