5 results match your criteria: "Health Sciences Centre Room HSC-3N25F[Affiliation]"
Polypharmacy and mobility outcomes.
Mech Ageing Dev
December 2020
McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Team, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., McMaster Innovation Park, Room 207A, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Room HSC-2C, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada. Electronic address:
Polypharmacy is known to be associated with negative consequences of mobility related conditions such as falls, functional decline and disability. This systematic review highlights the effectiveness of deprescribing interventions on mobility related conditions in older adults in the community dwelling reported taking five or more medications daily.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of antiarrhythmic drugs for shockable cardiac arrest: A systematic review.
Resuscitation
November 2018
McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., McMaster Innovation Park, Room 207A, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada; School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre Room HSC-3N25F, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address:
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide up-to-date evidence on effectiveness of antiarrhythmic drugs for shockable cardiac arrest to help inform the 2018 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations.
Methods: A search was conducted in electronic databases Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library from inception to August 15, 2017.
Results: Of the 9371 citations reviewed, a total of 14 RCTs and 17 observational studies met our inclusion criteria for adult population and only 1 observational study for pediatric population.
Testing the effectiveness of simplified search strategies for updating systematic reviews.
J Clin Epidemiol
August 2017
McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., McMaster Innovation Park, Room 207A, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre Room HSC-3N25F, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address:
Objective: The objective of the study was to test the overall effectiveness of a simplified search strategy (SSS) for updating systematic reviews.
Study Design And Methods: We identified nine systematic reviews undertaken by our research group for which both comprehensive and SSS updates were performed. Three relevant performance measures were estimated, that is, sensitivity, precision, and number needed to read (NNR).
Screening for lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prev Med
August 2016
McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., McMaster Innovation Park, Room 207A, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Room HSC-2C, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada. Electronic address:
Objectives: To examine evidence on benefits and harms of screening average to high-risk adults for lung cancer using chest radiology (CXR), sputum cytology (SC) and low-dose computed tomography (LDCT).
Methods: This systematic review was conducted to provide up to date evidence for Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) lung cancer screening guidelines. Four databases were searched to March 31, 2015 along with utilizing a previous Cochrane review search.
Interventions for prevention and treatment of tobacco smoking in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prev Med
April 2016
McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., McMaster Innovation Park, Room 207A, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre Room HSC-3N25F, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address:
Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of primary health care relevant interventions to prevent and treat tobacco smoking in school-aged children and adolescents.
Methods: This systematic review considered studies included in a prior review. We adapted and updated the search to April 2015.