Evidence mapping and quality assessment of systematic reviews on therapeutic interventions for oral cancer.

Purpose: This evidence mapping aims to describe and assess the quality of available evidence in systematic reviews (SRs) on treatments for oral cancer.

Materials And Methods: We followed the methodology of Global Evidence Mapping. Searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Epistemonikos and The Cochrane Library were conducted to identify SRs on treatments for oral cancer.

Quality assessment of clinical practice guidelines on treatments for oral cancer.

Background: The applicability of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on treatments for oral cancer remains unknown since there are no systematic assessments of their quality. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify and assess the quality of them.

Methods: We conducted a systematic search to identify CPGs that provided recommendations on treatments for oral cancer.

[Empathy-related factors in Nursing students of the Cartagena University].

Objective: To determine empathy levels and its relationship with sociodemographic, academic and family factors in nursing students.

Method: Cross-sectional study, 196 nursing students were randomly selected at the University of Cartagena, Colombia. A questionnaire that asked about sociodemographic, family and academic factors and the Scale of Physician Empathy Jefferson-version S were applied.

[Distribution of empathetic orientation among dentistry students of Cartagena, Colombia].

Objective To describe the level of empathy of dental students at the University of Cartagena. Methods A descriptive, quantitative study on a sample of 360 students from 1st to 5th year of Dentistry at the University of Cartagena (Colombia) during the second academic period of 2012. The Spanish version for students (S version) of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) was administered to them.