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Open AccessUnderstanding contextual and practical factors to inform WHO recommendations on using chest imaging to monitor COVID-19 pulmonary sequelae: a qualitative study exploring stakeholders’ perspective
A recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) was issued about the use of chest imaging to monitor pulmonary sequelae following recovery from COVID-19. This qualitative study aimed to explore the per...
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Open AccessChoosing and accessing COVID-19 treatment options: a qualitative study with patients, caregivers, and health care providers in Lebanon
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained healthcare systems globally, particularly in terms of access to medicines. Lebanon has been greatly affected by the pandemic, having faced concomit...
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Open AccessMethods and guidance on conducting, reporting, publishing, and appraising living systematic reviews: a sco** review
The living systematic review (LSR) approach is based on ongoing surveillance of the literature and continual updating. Most currently available guidance documents address the conduct, reporting, publishing, an...
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Open AccessMethodology for the adolopment of recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Currently, there are no guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tailored to the context of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Adaptation of guidelines accounts for contextual factors and beco...
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Open AccessProtocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses
Involving collaborators and partners in research may increase relevance and uptake, while reducing health and social inequities. Collaborators and partners include people and groups interested in health resear...
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Open AccessEvidence synthesis to policy: development and implementation of an impact-oriented approach from the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Despite the importance of evidence syntheses in informing policymaking, their production and use remain limited in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). There is a lack of empirical research on approaches to...
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Open AccessKey issues for stakeholder engagement in the development of health and healthcare guidelines
Established in 2015, the Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (MuSE) Consortium is an international network of over 120 individuals interested in stakeholder engagement in research and guidelines. The MuSE group is de...
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Open AccessImproving social justice in observational studies: protocol for the development of a global and Indigenous STROBE-equity reporting guideline
Addressing persistent and pervasive health inequities is a global moral imperative, which has been highlighted and magnified by the societal and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Observational studies c...
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Open AccessKnowledge mobilization activities to support decision-making by youth, parents, and adults using a systematic and living map of evidence and recommendations on COVID-19: protocol for three randomized controlled trials and qualitative user-experience studies
The COVID-19 pandemic underlined that guidelines and recommendations must be made more accessible and more understandable to the general public to improve health outcomes. The objective of this study is to eva...
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Develo** Capacity in Dissemination and Implementation Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Evaluation of a Training Workshop
As the demand for dissemination and implementation (D&I) research grows globally, there is a need for D&I capacity building in regions where D&I science is underrepresented. The Workshop on Dissemination and I...
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Open AccessRecommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia: adolopment of the 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelines
The 2021 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) guideline considers the specific context of the United States which differs from that of Saudi Arabia in many aspects that may impact r...
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Open AccessCOVID-19 transmission during swimming-related activities: a rapid systematic review
There are uncertainties about mitigating strategies for swimming-related activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an opportunity to learn from the experience of previous re-openings to bett...
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Open AccessDecision aids linked to evidence summaries and clinical practice guidelines: results from user-testing in clinical encounters
Tools for shared decision-making (e.g. decision aids) are intended to support health care professionals and patients engaged in clinical encounters involving shared decision-making. However, decision aids are ...
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Open AccessContextual differences considered in the Tunisian ADOLOPMENT of the European guidelines on breast cancer screening
Breast cancer is a common disease in Tunisia and is associated with high mortality rates. The “Instance Nationale de l’Evaluation et de l’Accréditation en Santé” (INEAS) and the Tunisian Society of Oncology de...
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Open AccessThe PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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Open AccessGuideline-based quality assurance: a conceptual framework for the definition of key elements
In 2017, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) started develo** a methodological framework for a guideline-based quality assurance (QA) scheme to improve cancer quality of care. During the fi...
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Open AccessBringing two worlds closer together: a critical analysis of an integrated approach to guideline development and quality assurance schemes
Although quality indicators are frequently derived from guidelines, there is a substantial gap in collaboration between the corresponding parties. To optimise workflow, guideline recommendations and quality as...
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Open AccessThe reporting checklist for public versions of guidelines: RIGHT-PVG
Public or patient versions of guidelines (PVGs) are derivative documents that “translate” recommendations and their rationale from clinical guidelines for health professionals into a more easily understandable...
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The Policies for the Disclosure of Funding and Conflict of Interest in Surgery Journals: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Industry through its funding of research and through its relationships with study authors can influence the results of research. Most journals have policies for reporting funding and disclosing conflict of int...
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Open AccessHealth-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a sco** review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria
Armed conflict may influence the size and scope of research in Arab countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Syrian conflict on health articles about Syria published in indexed journals.
