Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Vinaya Manchaiah, Cynthia Hunnicutt
Summary: This systematic review found that universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) can lead to better outcomes for children with permanent congenital hearing loss, including earlier identification and initiation of intervention services, as well as improved language and literacy development. UNHS was cost-effective in terms of societal savings, and no adverse effects on parents were noted.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Physiology
Yan Zhou, Jing Qi
Summary: The purpose of this review was to systematically summarize studies on interventions to improve balance ability in children and adolescents with hearing impairment. Among the 15 included studies, exercise interventions were found to have a positive impact on balance, especially those lasting 8-16 weeks. However, caution is advised in interpreting the results due to the overall low methodological quality of the reviewed studies, highlighting the need for further high-quality research.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Zhimin Zheng, Chunxia Li, Fen Fu, Hualing Xie, Yuhua Pan, Jinyu Liao, Xiaoying Chen, Ri-hua Xie, Liqun Yue
Summary: This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth interventions in reducing depression symptoms among patients post-stroke. The findings suggest that telehealth interventions have comparable effects to usual nursing care in improving depression symptoms after a stroke. However, large-scale, high-quality RCTs are needed to further explore the potential of telehealth interventions in improving mental health among patients post-stroke.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Adriele de Morais Nunes, Ana Tereza do Nascimento Sales Figu Fernandes, Adynna Tevina de Castro Silva, Mayara Fabiana Pereira Costa, Karolinne Souza Monteiro, Silvana Alves Pereira
Summary: This systematic review aims to evaluate the effects of conventional and non-conventional respiratory physiotherapies on pulmonary mechanics of newborns. Randomized clinical trials reporting thoracoabdominal synchrony, lung volumes and capacities, respiratory discomfort and pain will be included in the study. The results will be disseminated through academic journals, conferences, and social media.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gi Won Choi, Kyoung-eun Lee, Sun Ju Chang, Hee Jung Kim
Summary: This study systematically reviewed health education interventions for individuals with hearing impairment. 18 studies were selected and assessed using a quality appraisal tool. The results, analyzed qualitatively, showed that most interventions focused on specific cancers and video materials were commonly used. Different strategies were applied depending on the type of materials, and involvement of hearing-impaired personnel and sign language interpretation was observed. The interventions primarily resulted in a significant increase in knowledge.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Marc Arbyn, Marie Simon, Silvia de Sanjose, Megan A. Clarke, Mario Poljak, Remila Rezhake, Johannes Berkhof, Victoria Nyaga, Murat Gultekin, Karen Canfell, Nicolas Wentzensen
Summary: The cross-sectional accuracy of hrHPV mRNA testing is similar to DNA testing in detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, but it is less sensitive for self-collected samples. Longitudinal follow-up studies show that hrHPV mRNA testing is comparable to DNA testing in preventing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Review
Sport Sciences
Jose Afonso, Jesus Olivares-Jabalera, Ricardo J. Fernandes, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Silvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Joao Gustavo Claudino, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Cristina Valente, Renato Andrade, Joao Espregueira-Mendes
Summary: The effectiveness of different conservative interventions for acute hamstring injuries in athletes is unclear. This study compared the effects of various conservative interventions on the time to return to sport or full training and reinjury rates. The results showed that no single intervention or combination of interventions demonstrated superior outcomes in terms of faster recovery time or reduced risk of reinjury.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aleksandra Sevic, Neda S. Hashemi, Mikkel Magnus Thorrisen, Kine Stromstad, Lisebet Skeie Skarpaas, Marianne Storm, Kolbjorn Kallesten Bronnick
Summary: The increasing number of people with noncommunicable diseases is a major concern, as they contribute to disability and premature mortality. These diseases also have negative impacts on workplace outcomes. eHealth interventions have the potential to address these issues by promoting employee health behaviors at the workplace.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Michaela Poslt Konigova, Martina Sebalo Vnukova, Petra Rehorkova, Martin Anders, Radek Ptacek
Summary: Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is consumed. It is associated with lower health-related quality of life and increased symptoms of depression and anxiety. Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet, the only effective treatment for celiac disease, ranges from 42 to 80%. This review examines interventions aimed at improving gluten-free dietary adherence and quality of life for individuals with celiac disease.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Economics
Anton L. Avancena, Lisa A. Prosser
Summary: The study found that the number of applications of equity-informative cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is increasing, primarily evaluating disease prevention interventions, with equity impact analysis being the most common, and socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity being the most frequently used equity criteria. The majority of studies reported greater value in interventions after considering their distributional effects.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Shaghayegh Modaberi, Esmaeel Saemi, Peter A. Federolf, Steven van Andel
Summary: Lockdowns implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to detraining effects on balance outcomes, especially for older adults. Programs focusing on improving balance are more resistant to detraining, but some signs of detraining start to show even in these specific programs. More studies are needed to confirm these results due to the limited number of included studies in the review.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Pediatrics
Virginia Fancello, Giuseppe Fancello, Elisabetta Genovese, Stefano Pelucchi, Silvia Palma, Chiara Bianchini, Andrea Ciorba
Summary: This systematic review aims to assess the possible link between maternal COVID-19 infection and congenital hearing loss. After analyzing 924 candidate papers, only 9 studies were selected for further analysis. The review identified 1687 children born from mothers infected with COVID-19, with a confirmed hearing loss rate of 0.7% (12/1688). However, the selected studies lack information on the nature of hearing loss (sensorineural vs. conductive), and the follow-up periods varied across the studies. Therefore, the correlation between congenital hearing loss and SARS-CoV-2 infection cannot be definitively established, and further studies are needed for additional evidence.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hannah Cross, Piers Dawes, Emma Hooper, Christopher J. Armitage, Iracema Leroi, Rebecca E. Millman
Summary: This systematic review reports on the effectiveness, barriers, and facilitators of hearing rehabilitation for care home residents with dementia. The findings indicate that hearing rehabilitation can improve communication, quality of life, and reduce agitation for residents. However, symptoms of dementia, time pressures, and lack of staff training pose barriers to implementing hearing rehabilitation. A person-centered approach and increased funding and support for the social care sector are needed.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Ariella R. Korn, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Margarita Correa-Mendez, Peter DelNero, Meagan Pilar, Brittney Sandler, Ross C. Brownson, Karen M. Emmons, April Y. Oh
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review of US-based cancer screening intervention studies and explored the linkages between social determinants of health (SDOH) and screening. SDOH interventions can increase screening rates by increasing community demand and access. The findings can guide future research to reduce screening inequities in the US.
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yichen E. Fang, Zhixian Zhang, Ray Wang, Bolu Yang, Chen Chen, Claudia Nisa, Xin Tong, Lijing L. Yan
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize recent evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding the effectiveness of eHealth-based smoking cessation interventions in promoting abstinence. The study found that SMS or app text messaging can significantly increase both short-term and long-term abstinence, and mHealth apps can also help with short-term abstinence. Personalized or interactive interventions showed a moderate increase in cessation, while the effectiveness of interventions may diminish with time.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Karel G. M. Moons, Robert F. Wolff, Richard D. Riley, Penny F. Whiting, Marie Westwood, Gary S. Collins, Johannes B. Reitsma, Jos Kleijnen, Sue Mallett
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Robert F. Wolff, Karel G. M. Moons, Richard D. Riley, Penny F. Whiting, Marie Westwood, Gary S. Collins, Johannes B. Reitsma, Jos Kleijnen, Sue Mallett, Doug Altman, Patrick Bossuyt, Nancy R. Cook, Gennaro D'Amico, Thomas P. A. Debray, Jon Deeks, Joris de Groot, Emanuele di Angelantonio, Tom Fahey, Frank Harrell, Jill A. Hayden, Martijn W. Heymans, Lotty Hooft, Chris Hyde, John Ioannidis, Alfonso Iorio, Stephen Kaptoge, Andre Knottnerus, Mariska Leeflang, Frances Nixon, Pablo Perel, Bob Phillips, Heike Raatz, Rob Riemsma, Maroeska Rovers, Anne W. S. Rutjes, Willi Sauerbrei, Stefan Sauerland, Fueloep Scheibler, Rob Scholten, Ewoud Schuit, Ewout Steyerberg, Toni Tan, Gerben ter Riet, Danielle van der Windt, Yvonne Vergouwe, Andrew Vickers, Angela M. Wood
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2019)
Review
Economics
Willem J. A. Witlox, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt, Robert Wolff, Nigel Armstrong, Gill Worthy, Annette Chalker, Titas Buksnys, Lisa Stirk, Jos Kleijnen, Manuela A. Joore, Sabine E. Grimm
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Laure Wynants, Ben Van Calster, Gary S. Collins, Richard D. Riley, Georg Heinze, Ewoud Schuit, Elena Albu, Banafsheh Arshi, Vanesa Bellou, Marc M. J. Bonten, Darren L. Dahly, Johanna A. Damen, Thomas P. A. Debray, Valentijn M. T. de Jong, Maarten De Vos, Paula Dhiman, Joie Ensor, Shan Gao, Maria C. Haller, Michael O. Harhay, Liesbet Henckaerts, Pauline Heus, Jeroen Hoogland, Mohammed Hudda, Kevin Jenniskens, Michael Kammer, Nina Kreuzberger, Anna Lohmann, Brooke Levis, Kim Luijken, Jie Ma, Glen P. Martin, David J. McLernon, Constanza L. Andaur Navarro, Johannes B. Reitsma, Jamie C. Sergeant, Chunhu Shi, Nicole Skoetz, Luc J. M. Smits, Kym I. E. Snell, Matthew Sperrin, Rene Spijker, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Toshihiko Takada, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Bas C. T. van Bussel, Iwan C. C. van der Horst, Kelly Reeve, Florien S. van Royen, Jan Y. Verbakel, Christine Wallisch, Jack Wilkinson, Robert Wolff, Lotty Hooft, Karel G. M. Moons, Maarten van Smeden
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jona Roeseler, Robert Wolff, Dirk O. Bauerschlag, Nicolai Maass, Peter Hillemanns, Helder Ferreira, Marie Debrouwere, Fueloep Scheibler, Friedemann Geiger, Mohamed Elessawy
Summary: This study systematically assessed disease-free survival, overall survival, and morbidity rates after surgical treatment for early-stage cervical cancer and discussed the impact of the LACC trial on clinical routine. The LACC trial found higher disease progression and recurrence rates with minimally invasive surgery compared to open radical hysterectomy, but there were conflicting results and opinions from other studies. More randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the most suitable treatment for early-stage cervical cancer.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medical Informatics
Marion Danner, Marie Debrouwere, Anne Rummer, Kai Wehkamp, Jens Ulrich Rueffer, Friedemann Geiger, Robert Wolff, Karoline Weik, Fueloep Scheibler
Summary: This study aims to describe the development process of patient decision aids and evaluate the quality of identified evidence. The study found that despite careful evidence evaluation and summarization, the quality of identified evidence was generally poor and faced various challenges.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2022)
Review
Economics
Sabine E. Grimm, Willem Witlox, Robert Wolff, Annette Chalker, Mickael Hiligsmann, Ben Wijnen, Charlotte Ahmadu, Steve Ryder, Nigel Armstrong, Steven Duffy, Isabel Syndikus, Jos Kleijnen, Manuela A. Joore
Summary: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) did not recommend the use of mogamulizumab for treating adults with mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sezary syndrome (SS) who have had at least one previous systemic treatment.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jenny Lee, Frits Mulder, Mariska Leeflang, Robert Wolff, Penny Whiting, Patrick M. Bossuyt
Summary: Prognostic tests evaluate the probable course of a disease and future outcomes. QUAPAS is an adaptation of QUADAS-2 for evaluating bias and applicability in prognostic accuracy studies. The evaluation of prognostic accuracy studies includes assessment of bias and applicability in domains such as participants, index test, outcome, flow and timing, and analysis.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephanie Louise Swift, Thomas Puehler, Kate Misso, Shona Helen Lang, Carol Forbes, Jos Kleijnen, Marion Danner, Christian Kuhn, Assad Haneya, Hatim Seoudy, Jochen Cremer, Norbert Frey, Georg Lutter, Robert Wolff, Fueloep Scheibler, Kai Wehkamp, Derk Frank
Summary: The study compared the benefits and risks of TAVI and SAVR, finding that TAVI may reduce the risk of certain side effects while SAVR may reduce the risk of others. More data is needed to assess the long-term effects for low-risk patients, therefore every SAS patient should engage in SDM to make personalized decisions based on the benefits and risks of each treatment.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nigel Armstrong, Nasuh Buyukkaramikli, Hannah Penton, Rob Riemsma, Pim Wetzelaer, Vanesa Huertas Carrera, Stephanie Swift, Thea Drachen, Heike Raatz, Steve Ryder, Dhwani Shah, Titas Buksnys, Gill Worthy, Steven Duffy, Maiwenn Al, Jos Kleijnen
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
(2020)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Gavin Giovannoni, Shona Lang, Robert Wolff, Steven Duffy, Robert Hyde, Elizabeth Kinter, Craig Wakeford, Maria Pia Sormani, Jos Kleijnen
NEUROLOGY AND THERAPY
(2020)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Maria Pia Sormani, Robert Wolff, Shona Lang, Steven Duffy, Robert Hyde, Elizabeth Kinter, Craig Wakeford, Gavin Giovannoni, Jos Kleijnen
NEUROLOGY AND THERAPY
(2020)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mateusz J. Swierz, Dawid Storman, Robert P. Riemsma, Robert Wolff, Jerzy W. Mitus, Michal Pedziwiatr, Jos Kleijnen, Malgorzata M. Bala
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2020)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dawid Storman, Mateusz J. Swierz, Robert P. Riemsma, Robert Wolff, Jerzy W. Mitus, Michal Pedziwiatr, Jos Kleijnen, Malgorzata M. Bala
Summary: Evidence on the benefits and harms of using electrocoagulation alone or in combination with allopurinol or dimethyl sulfoxide in people with liver metastases is insufficient, based on one randomized clinical trial with low to very low certainty. It is very uncertain whether there is a difference in overall mortality and post-operative mortality between electrocoagulation alone and control.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mateusz J. Swierz, Dawid Storman, Robert P. Riemsma, Robert Wolff, Jerzy W. Mitus, Michal Pedziwiatr, Jos Kleijnen, Malgorzata M. Bala
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2020)