Positive parenting and early childhood cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

H Prime, K Andrews, A Markwell, A Gonzalez… - Clinical child and family …, 2023 - Springer
This review examines the effectiveness of positive parenting interventions aimed at
improving sensitivity, responsiveness, and/or non-harsh discipline on children's early …

Overadjustment bias in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of socio-economic inequalities in health: a meta-research scoping review

A van Zwieten, J Dai, FM Blyth, G Wong… - International Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Overadjustment bias occurs when researchers adjust for an explanatory
variable on the causal pathway from exposure to outcome, which leads to biased estimates …

Avoiding overadjustment bias in social epidemiology through appropriate covariate selection: a primer

A van Zwieten, PWG Tennant, M Kelly-Irving… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Obtaining accurate estimates of the causal effects of socioeconomic position (SEP) on
health is important for public health interventions. To do this, researchers must identify and …

Ocular symptoms in adolescents and young adults with electronic cigarette, cigarette, and dual use

AX Nguyen, SM Gaiha, S Chung… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite increasing use of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and
related health effects among youth, few studies have reported their effects on eyes …

Can large language models build causal graphs?

S Long, T Schuster, A Piché - arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.05279, 2023 - arxiv.org
Building causal graphs can be a laborious process. To ensure all relevant causal pathways
have been captured, researchers often have to discuss with clinicians and experts while …

Causal inference on human behaviour

DH Bailey, AJ Jung, AM Beltz, MI Eronen… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Making causal inferences regarding human behaviour is difficult given the complex interplay
between countless contributors to behaviour, including factors in the external world and our …

Robustness of reported postacute health outcomes in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review

J Hirt, P Janiaud, VL Gloy, S Schandelmaier… - Archives of Disease in …, 2023 - adc.bmj.com
Objective To systematically assess the robustness of reported postacute SARS-CoV-2
infection health outcomes in children. Methods A search on PubMed and Web of Science …

The impact of 12 modifiable lifestyle behaviours on depressive and anxiety symptoms in middle adolescence: prospective analyses of the Canadian longitudinal …

J Dabravolskaj, PJ Veugelers, A Amores… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are becoming increasingly common and might
contribute to the growing burden of mental disorders in adolescence. We examined the …

Guidelines for reporting observational research in urology: the importance of clear reference to causality

AJ Vickers, M Assel, RL Dunn, EC Zabor… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
AS statistical editors and reviewers, we have noticed that observational research papers
submitted for publication often share a common set of problems with respect to the issue of …

Health-related quality of life and impact of socioeconomic status among primary and secondary school students after the third COVID-19 wave in Berlin, Germany

M Kern, T Glatz, MA Mall, J Seybold, T Kurth… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In the earlier phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies in Germany and elsewhere found
an overall reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among students. However …