Stressors play a defining role in youth development and, in particular, in adolescent psychological and behavioral adaptation. However, the nature of stressors experienced during adolescence has not been reviewed or investigated comprehensively. To bridge this gap, this investigation conducted a systematic review of adolescent stressors reported in...
Published in International orthodontics
Early diagnosis and the interception of potential impaction is the most desirable approach for management of impacted canines. Several radiographic predictors have been previously proposed to predict canine impaction. Hence the aim of this systematic review was to identify the most effective radiographic predictors of maxillary canine impaction. Th...
Published in Australian dental journal
There are potential barriers to using the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach in conventional dental offices, as many professionals assume that it is only used for field conditions. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the survival data of ART restorations in permanent and primary teeth when performed in and out of the con...
Published in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
To investigate whether there is a bidirectional longitudinal association of depression with HbA1c . We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL and EMBASE for observational, longitudinal studies published from January 2000 to September 2020, assessing the association between depression and HbA1c in adults. We assessed st...
Published in Systematic Reviews
BackgroundParents can be psychologically impacted when their children are diagnosed with eye diseases, such as blindness, strabismus, and eye cancer. Stress can reduce the quality of parental care and may be linked to the deterioration of parents’ and children’s mental and physical health and family dynamics. No systematic literature review on pare...
Published in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
To synthesize the literature on the proportion of health care providers who access and use prescription monitoring program data in their practice, as well as associated barriers to the use of such data. We performed a systematic review using a standard systematic review method with meta-analysis and qualitative meta-summary. We included full-publis...
Published in Systematic Reviews
BackgroundRheumatic heart disease is preventable, yet associated with significant health burden, mostly in low-resourced settings. It is prevalent among children and young adults living in impoverished areas. Primordial, primary, and secondary preventive measures have been recommended through health interventions and comprehensive programmes, altho...
Published in Physical therapy
In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the authors sought to explore (1) the effect of any intervention on the time spent in sedentary behavior and, (2) which behavior change techniques (BCTs) have shown promise in achieving this lifestyle target. Five electronic databases were searched on January 7, 2021. Studies were include...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the gold standard for the diagnosis of many pathologies. Using MRI in patients with auditory implants can however raise concerns due to mutual interactions between the implant and imaging device, resulting in potential patient risks. Several implant manufacturers have been working towards more MRI safe de...
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology
Preference-based instrumental variables (PP IV) designs can identify causal effects when patients receive treatment due to variation in providers' treatment preference. We offer a systematic review and methodological assessment of PP IV applications in health research. We included studies that applied PP IV for evaluation of any treatment in any po...
