Publications by authors named "Joy Oliver"
Article Synopsis
- Cochrane Africa seeks to enhance the number of systematic reviews on critical health questions in sub-Saharan Africa, as local researchers frequently utilize Cochrane methodologies but publish outside of the Cochrane framework.
- A bibliometric study revealed 657 Cochrane authors from SSA and their systematic reviews, highlighting that the majority (71%) were intervention studies, with a significant portion being Cochrane reviews (60.3%).
- The trend indicates a growing prevalence of non-Cochrane reviews, especially in qualitative and diagnostic areas, pointing to a diverse output of systematic research among authors from SSA over the studied period.*
Introduction: To effectively address HIV/AIDS in Africa, evidence on preventing new infections and providing effective treatment is needed. Ideally, decisions on which interventions are effective should be based on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our previous research described African RCTs of HIV/AIDS reported between 1987 and 2003.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to determine whether absorption and spirituality predict the placebo response independently of expectancy.
Method: This was an open study of self-treatment with self-selected Bach flower essences. Participants' expectancy of the effect of flower essences, attitudes to complementary medicine, holistic health beliefs, absorption, and spirituality were measured prior to treatment.