Randomized controlled trials–a matter of design

PM Spieth, AS Kubasch, AI Penzlin… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the hallmark of evidence-based medicine and form
the basis for translating research data into clinical practice. This review summarizes …

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine

K Linde, G Allais, B Brinkhaus, Y Fei… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Acupuncture is often used for migraine prevention but its effectiveness is still
controversial. We present an update of our Cochrane review from 2009. Objectives To …

STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration

JF Cohen, DA Korevaar, DG Altman, DE Bruns… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Diagnostic accuracy studies are, like other clinical studies, at risk of bias due to
shortcomings in design and conduct, and the results of a diagnostic accuracy study may not …

Reporting guidelines for health care simulation research: extensions to the CONSORT and STROBE statements

A Cheng, D Kessler, R Mackinnon… - Simulation in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research: Ex... : Simulation in Healthcare
Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research: Extensions to the CONSORT and …

Does a flexibility/support organizational initiative improve high-tech employees' well-being? Evidence from the work, family, and health network

P Moen, EL Kelly, W Fan, SR Lee… - American …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This study tests a central theoretical assumption of stress process and job strain models,
namely that increases in employees' control and support at work should promote well-being …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of the guideline for reporting evidence-based practice educational interventions and teaching (GREET)

AC Phillips, LK Lewis, MP McEvoy, J Galipeau… - BMC medical …, 2016 - Springer
Background The majority of reporting guidelines assist researchers to report consistent
information concerning study design, however, they contain limited information for …

[HTML][HTML] The single-case reporting guideline in behavioural interventions (SCRIBE) 2016: explanation and elaboration.

RL Tate, M Perdices, U Rosenkoetter… - Archives of Scientific …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
There is substantial evidence that research studies reported in the scientific literature do not
provide adequate information so that readers know exactly what was done and what was …

Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people

A Avenell, TO Smith, JP Curtain… - … of systematic reviews, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of fracture,
and subsequently have poor food intake. This is an update of a Cochrane review first …

How to prepare a systematic review of economic evaluations for informing evidence-based healthcare decisions: data extraction, risk of bias, and transferability (part 3 …

BFM Wijnen, G Van Mastrigt, WK Redekop… - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: This article is part of the series “How to Prepare a Systematic Review (SR) of
Economic Evaluations (EE) for Informing Evidence-based Healthcare Decisions” in which a …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic glucocorticoid therapy and adrenal insufficiency in adults: a systematic review

RM Joseph, AL Hunter, DW Ray, WG Dixon - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this systematic literature review was to summarize the current
knowledge regarding the prevalence of, time to recovery from, and influence of …