Publications by authors named "R S Bhopal"
Article Synopsis
- Consensus statements are important in medicine and public health, but not all use solid evidence to support their claims.
- Some statements rely on expert panels, which can be biased if many members share the same opinions or interests, especially without a thorough review of evidence.
- A recent case about COVID-19 showed that many panel members had strong connections to groups pushing for strict COVID measures without revealing these biases, highlighting the need for clear conflicts of interest to ensure trustworthiness.
"": A qualitative exploration of the experiences of young people with Long COVID.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
July 2024
Young people living with Long COVID are learning to navigate life with a constellation of poorly understood symptoms. Most qualitative studies on experiences living with Long COVID focus on adult populations. This study aimed to understand the experiences of young people living with Long COVID.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersistent symptoms are associated with long term effects of COVID-19 among children and young people: Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies.
PLoS One
January 2024
Background: Research on the long-term impact on COVID-19 in children and young people (CYP) has been published at pace. We aimed to update and refine an earlier systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the current evidence for Post-COVID-19 Condition in CYP.
Methods: Studies from the previous systematic review were combined with studies from a systematic search from July 2021 to November 2022 (registration PROSPERO CRD42021233153).