Background Grey literature includes a range of documents not controlled by commercial
publishing organisations. This means that grey literature can be difficult to search and …

Aims 1) To determine the pooled prevalence of overweight and obesity in people with
severe mental illness (SMI), overall and by type of SMI, geographical region, and year of …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of lumbar facet blocks
and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat low back pain (LBP), yet nearly all aspects of the …

This chapter presents the main concepts of design science research, which is a method that
is conducted under the paradigm of design science to operationalize research. In addition to …

Background Clinical research affecting how doctors practice medicine is increasingly
sponsored by companies that make drugs and medical devices. Previous systematic …

Flaws in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials can cause the
effect of an intervention to be underestimated or overestimated. The Cochrane …

Abstract Background The first British Dietetic Association (BDA) guidelines for the dietary
management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults were published in 2012 …

Background Several scales, checklists and domain-based tools for assessing risk of
reporting biases exist, but it is unclear how much they vary in content and guidance. We …

Texture modification has become one of the most common forms of intervention for
dysphagia, and is widely considered important for promoting safe and efficient swallowing …

Abstract Background The Cochrane Collaboration is strongly encouraging the use of a
newly developed tool, the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool (CCRBT), for all review …