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@BioMedCentral General Medicine journals including #Trialsjournal #SysRevsJ #PFSjournal #DPRjournal #RIPRjournal, #JTMjournal, #RIEjournal & more
Joined November 2013
From discovery to real-world applications — Dr Florence Bietrix (Deputy Director to the Executive Board of @EatrisEric) speaks to us about the importance of the translational process.
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Dr Florence Bietrix talks to us about the importance of an underreported aspect of biomedical innovation, the journey from discovery to real-world application, and how it contributes to achieving the...
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In #SystematicReviews. 💊Refilling a prescription doesn’t mean taking the pills. Yet, prescription data is still the most common way researchers measure statin adherence. This review addresses the consequences of such assumptions. ➡️Read more:
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Background Adherence to statin therapy is crucial for reducing the recurrence of cardiovascular events. Numerous methods exist to measure medication adherence, including those based on prescription...
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In #SystematicReviews. 💬Nearly half of the people in the UK live with a long-term health condition, and they’re at greater risk of developing mental health issues. Social prescribing offers a way to address both physical and emotional needs. ➡️Read more:
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Introduction Social prescribing links people to activities and services typically provided by local voluntary and community sectors to address social determinants of health and wellbeing. People...
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In #SystematicReviews. 🎗️Adolescent mental health remains a global, public health concern. A new review from UCL gives insights and encourages the use of place-based approaches to improve adolescent mental health. ➡️Read more:
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Background Adolescent mental health continues to be a pressing public health concern across the globe, in spite of renewed efforts in recent years to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes....
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In #SystematicReviews. 📑A new approach to evidence synthesis: the Best Evidence Toolkit. Instead of merging multiple systematic reviews together, often with conflicting outcomes, this toolkit can help identify the most useful evidence. ➡️Read more:
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Research teams report challenges in conducting overviews and many of these relate to the synthesis of outcome data from multiple reviews that lead to unclear evidence. This limits research from being...
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In #SystematicReviews. 🏋️♀️From strength training to cardiovascular exercise – a review identifying 323 CLL patients across 92 studies concludes that more studies need to evaluate the impact of exercise for CLL patients. ➡️Read more:
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Background This systematic review explores the impact of physical exercise on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients’ physical fitness, immunologic, and quality of life outcomes. Methods...
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In #SystematicReviews. 🤝How can we make community care work better for older adults? This new review reveals actionable insights to successfully improve interprofessional collaboration in community teams. ➡️Read more:
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Background Community-centred care integration for older adults is a cornerstone of the WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) implementation framework. Realising the potential of care...
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In #SystemicReviews. 🌏As adult children move away, older parents in South Asia face loneliness and neglect. This review shows how cultural shifts impact elder care and what policies might help. ➡️
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Background Traditionally, family members take care of older relatives in South Asian societies, and there is a strong reciprocal filial obligation through intergenerational family relations. The...
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In #SystemicReviews. 🧠Not just about retirement: This review explores how work stressors like control, support & justice affect if and how older adults stay in the workforce. ➡️
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Background More than one-third of the population in developed countries is aged 50 and older (hereafter older adults), and this proportion has been increasing every year. Aging is associated with...
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In #SystemicReviews. How useful is Google for systematic reviews? One team shares what they learned after screening 1,600+ hits across 5 projects. Result: It can help, but it's messy💻. ➡️
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The rise of powerful search engines (e.g., Google) make the searching for gray literature more feasible within the time and resources of a typical systematic review. However, there are no hypothesi...
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In #SystemicReviews. New findings highlight the real-world benefits of clinical research units: better processes, more studies, and higher-quality results. See what the data shows 🔎. ➡️
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Background Clinical research is essential for evidence-based decision-making in healthcare practice, but its conduct is hindered by various barriers. While previous studies suggest that clinical...
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In #SystemicReviews. 🧬From COVID-19 to chronic illness, endocan could help flag diseases earlier and track how they progress. A new review unpacks its predictive potential. ➡️
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Background and aim In recent years, endocan has emerged as a potential biomarker in various medical conditions. This multifaceted molecule, involved in key processes such as inflammation and endoth...
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