Objectives To compare the effectiveness of different exercise interventions in improving sleep quality and alleviating insomnia severity among patients with insomnia. Design Our study design was a ...

Objectives To develop a core outcome set (COS) for oropharyngeal dysphagia (swallowing disorder) interventions in Parkinson’s disease by agreeing core outcomes and definitions, outcome measurement ...

Health literacy demands placed on patients and consumers are amplified in low-value care contexts and must be addressed as a system and organisational priority, argue Danielle Muscat and colleagues . ...

From promise to practice: challenges and pitfalls in the evaluation of large language models for data extraction in evidence synthesis ...

. Lan AJ, Colford JM Jr. The impact of dosing frequency on the efficacy of 10-day penicillin or amoxicillin therapy for streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis: a meta-analysis . Pediatrics 2000 Feb; 105 ...

The foundation of shared decision making (SDM) is the view that people should be aware of relevant choices, and that their personal views, priorities and preferences are relevant factors when ...

Objectives To compare the efficacy of influenza vaccines of any valency for adults 60 years and older. Design and setting Systematic review with network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomised controlled ...

Measuring clinician knowledge, understanding and attitudes to overdiagnosis are key to understanding the drivers of overdiagnosis, developing strategies to reduce overdiagnosis, and assessing the ...

Living systematic reviews (LSRs) are systematic reviews that are continually updated, incorporating relevant new evidence as it becomes available. LSRs are critical for decision-making in topics where ...

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RR) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...

New government legislation is necessary to ensure full transparency of industry payments in the UK’s healthcare. A first step should involve challenging the industry-driven discourse that allows ...

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of open-label placebos (OLP) in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Switzerland, 2018–2020. Participants 150 women ...