Effect of abnormal body weight on mortality and functional recovery in adults after stroke: An umbrella review.

Background: Several published systematic reviews have drawn conflicting conclusions on the effect of abnormal body weight (i.e. being underweight, overweight or obese) on outcomes following stroke.

Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Adults With Premanifest and Manifest Huntington's Disease: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To systematically review and critically evaluate literature on spatiotemporal gait deviations in individuals with premanifest and manifest Huntington's Disease (HD) in comparison with healthy cohorts.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review, guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute's Manual for Evidence Synthesis and pre-registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. Eight electronic databases were searched.

Community Health Programs Delivered Through Information and Communications Technology in High-Income Countries: Scoping Review.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has required widespread and rapid adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) platforms by health professionals. Transitioning health programs from face-to-face to remote delivery using ICT platforms has introduced new challenges.

Objective: The objective of this review is to scope for ICT-delivered health programs implemented within the community health setting in high-income countries and rapidly disseminate findings to health professionals.

Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis.

Background: Community-based and home-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) services, often underpinned by primary care provision, are becoming increasingly popular. One of the key challenges associated with them is their timely initiation. The latter requires an accurate enough prediction of how close to death a patient is.

Challenges in the management of people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in primary care: A qualitative study of general practitioner perspectives.

Objectives: To explore the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) on the identification and management of people, including those from ethnic minority groups, with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Methods: Qualitative study. Semi-structured, face-to-face or telephone interviews and focus groups were conducted with 35 GPs in England, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim.