Does evidence support the American Heart Association's recommendation to screen patients for depression in cardiovascular care? An updated systematic review. by Brett D Thombs, Michelle Roseman, James C Coyne, Peter de Jonge, Vanessa C Delisle, Erin Arthurs, Brooke Levis, Roy C Ziegelstein

“…Included articles (1) compared a depression screening instrument to a depression diagnosis; (2) compared depression treatment to placebo or usual care in a randomized controlled trial (RCT); or (3) assessed the effect of screening on depression outcomes in a RCT.…”
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Exploring the efficacy of nortriptyline, buspirone, and Ginkgo biloba extract as alternative medications in ADHD management: a systematic review by Ramin Abdi Dezfouli, Soroush Hashemzadeh, Anita Saleh Mohammadzadeh

“…Reasons for low–to–moderate certainties were the small number of studies, small sample sizes, and reliance on open-label designs. …”
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A psychometric examination of the cognitive flexibility scale and its association with Orthorexia Nervosa by Andrea Zagaria, Monica D’Amico, Silvia Cerolini, Edoardo Mocini, Caterina Lombardo

“…Methods A total of 803 participants (Mage = 33.89, SD = 9.44; 68.6% females) were enrolled in the investigation. The sample was randomly split into two subsamples: the first one for examining the psychometric properties of the CFS, and the second one for evaluating its association with ON symptoms. …”
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Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana by N.O. Ama, E. Ngome

“…Design, setting and subjects: Two rural and two urban health districts were randomly selected for the study. A statistically determined sample of 454 older women was allocated to the different districts (strata), using probability proportional to size. …”
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Maternal HIV retesting during antenatal care in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Farouq Kayiwa, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Nelson Bunani, Rawlance Ndejjo

“…Descriptive data were reported for the sample, and multivariable modified Poisson regression models were fitted to estimate prevalence ratios for factors associated with HIV re-testing. …”
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Evaluation of Floor Pressure Distribution in Female Athletes With Tibial Internal Pressure Syndrome by Mojgan Rokninejad, Seyyedeh Hanniyeh Hashemi

“…Methods: The statistical sample of this study, a comparative analytical study, consisted of 70 female athletes in the field of physical education in Tehran (including 35 subjects with tibial pressure syndrome and 35 healthy subjects in the age range of 18-22 years), which were randomly selected and purposefully selected. …”
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Metabolic and structural changes in lower-limb skeletal muscle following neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a systematic review. by Maurice J H Sillen, Frits M E Franssen, Harry R Gosker, Emiel F M Wouters, Martijn A Spruit

“…However, considering the small sample sizes, the variance in study populations, the non-randomized controlled study designs, the variance in primary outcomes, and the large heterogeneity in NMES protocols, it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions about the effects of stimulation frequencies on muscular changes.…”
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Food consumption knowledge and habits in a developing country: a case of Lebanon by Nada Mallah Boustani, Manuela Ferreira, Raquel P. F. Guiné

“…Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 and the lockdown, the questionnaire was administered randomly through social media. The survey consisted of a longitudinal study carried out on a non-probabilistic convenience sample of 258 Lebanese participants. …”
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Exploring the influence of donor physiognomic factors on packed red cell unit quality: A retrospective analysis from a tertiary care transfusion center by P. Nagaraju, Shashank Ojha, Suryatapa Saha

“…METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 250 randomly selected blood donors from January 2015 to August 2018. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Emotional Schema Therapy on Anxiety Sensitivity and Ambiguity Intolerance in Students with Anxiety Disorders by Abdollah Jafari Goloche, Emad Yousefi, Leila Khajepoor

“…Methods: This is a quasi-experimental design that followed a pre-test and post-test format with a control group. The study sample consisted of 45 students diagnosed with anxiety disorders by the psychologist at the Education Department's consultation center in Sari. …”
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Effect of external sensory integration on motor functional disorder in children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) by Chhavi Kumar Sharma, Shahiduz Zafar

“…Further research with larger sample sizes is recommended.…”
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Dry Needling: A Scoping Review of Adverse Outcomes by Brandon Sum, Stephanie Quon

“…Underreporting was widespread, and most studies exhibited significant methodological flaws, such as small sample sizes, inadequate blinding, and publication bias.Conclusion: DN poses a nontrivial risk of harm. …”
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Integrative Art Therapy to Improve Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Children: A Systematic Review by Priyanka Saikia, Sonia Pereira Deuri

“…However, the varying methodologies and limited sample sizes in the reviewed studies call for further investigation to establish clearer efficacy and delineate optimal therapeutic practices. …”
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The Role of Complementary Therapy to Reduce Insomnia in Older Adults by Sitti Musdalifah Ahmad, Yuliana Syam, Ariyanti Saleh

“…Results: We analyzed 11 studies with a sample of 2495 older people. The significance of therapeutic effects on elderly insomnia had a strong influence with a P of 0.05 and Cohen’s kappa of 0.80 in four studies. …”
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Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis and Its Economic Loss due to Liver Condemnation at Wolaita Sodo Municipal Abattair, Ethiopia by Adane Zewde, Yehualashet Bayu, Anteneh Wondimu

“…A total of 247 cattle consisting of 219 males and 28 females were randomly selected and fecal sample collection for Fasciola egg detection and postmortem liver inspection for adult liver flukes, were done. …”
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Patterns and Correlates of Tobacco Use Among PLWH in Viet Nam: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Reet Kapur, Nam Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Gloria Guevara Alvarez, Charles M. Cleland, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Donna Shelley

“…Methods This cross-sectional analysis utilized baseline survey data from a randomized controlled trial. Participants (n = 672) were ≥ 18 years old, current cigarette smokers, and receiving care at one of 13 HIV clinics in Ha Noi. …”
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Decision aids in patients with osteoporosis: A scoping review. by Yanyu Fang, Qin Jia, Yaqin Dai, Siqi Li

“…Collated in data-extraction tables will be authorship information, publication date, country, study site, sample information, study type, intervention form, content elements, application scope, and outcome indicators. …”
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A home-based EEG neurofeedback treatment for chronic neuropathic pain—a pilot study by Mohamed Sakel, Christine A. Ozolins, Karen Saunders, Riya Biswas

“…Mood scores showed a significant decrease in depression (p < 0.05), and pain catastrophizing (p < 0.05) scores improved significantly at post-intervention, with continued improvement at the first-month follow-up.ConclusionThe findings indicate that an 8-week home-based neurofeedback intervention improved pain and psychological well-being in this sample of chronic neuropathic pain patients. A randomized controlled trial is required to replicate these results in a larger cohort. …”
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A Review of Antimicrobial Irrigation Solutions in Breast Implant Surgery: Efficacy, Safety, and Clinical Implications by Levent Demir, Ersin Yavuz, Anil Demiröz

“…Further high-quality, randomized studies with larger sample sizes and long-term follow-up are needed to establish standardized guidelines for optimal irrigation strategies in breast implant surgery.…”
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Can research assessments themselves cause bias in behaviour change trials? A systematic review of evidence from solomon 4-group studies. by Jim McCambridge, Kaanan Butor-Bhavsar, John Witton, Diana Elbourne

“…In a Solomon 4-group design, participants are randomly allocated to one of four arms: (1) assessed experimental group; (2) unassessed experimental group (3) assessed control group; or (4) unassessed control group. …”
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