Evidence-based medicine (EBM’s) traditional methods, especially randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, along with risk-of-bias tools and checklists, have contributed significantly to ...

Objectives To study the extent of blinding in randomised clinical trials of psychological interventions and the interpretative considerations if randomised clinical trials are not blinded. Design ...

Background Misleading information about medical products on social media may cause overuse. Objectives Explore interventions targeting the problem of misleading medical information and marketing on ...

Correspondence to Dr Jodi Schneider, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA; jschneider{at}pobox.com; jodi{at}illinois.edu The incorporation ...

Correspondence to Dr Kerry Dwan, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK; Kerry.dwan{at}york.ac.uk A systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesises all the ...

Rapid reviews (RRs) are produced using abbreviated methods compared with standard systematic reviews (SR) to expedite the process for decision-making. This paper provides interim guidance to support ...

Objectives This research project aims to determine the potential differential impact of two curricular approaches to teaching evidence-based medicine (EBM) on student performance on an EBM assignment ...

Correspondence to Dr Elaine Lehane, Nursing & Midwifery, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland; e.lehane{at}ucc.ie Fostering a culture of clinical effectiveness in ...

In 2023, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen rehabilitation within health systems, calling for rehabilitation research. Within health, the term rehabilitation has multiple ...

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RRs) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...

2 Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne, Germany Correspondence to Dr Naomi Fujita-Rohwerder, Non-Drug Interventions Department, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in ...

People often use infographics (also called visual or graphical abstracts) as a substitute for reading the full text of an article. This is a concern because most infographics do not present sufficient ...