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Poster A hands-on introduction to NMAstudio2.0 and its embedded knowledge translation tool for network meta-analysis

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Yu, Chaimani, Panagiotopoulou

Oral A living systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for household energy savings

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Andor, Callaghan, Canales, Danilenko, Elliott, Khanna, Minx, Repke, Smith, T.V
Background: Efficient energy usage is critical for limiting global warming to below 2°C (climate action) and achieving other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG7 (affordable and clean energy) and SDG3 (healthy lives). The recent energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of…

Poster A meta-analysis into the mediatory effects of family planning utilization on complications of pregnancy in women of reproductive age

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Jahanfar, Jahanfar, Maurer, Rajkumari, Steinfeldt, Ali, Duque, Hanumantha setty
Background: Studies on statistics indicate a possible reduction in unfavorable effects through family planning in light of contradictory findings in the present body of research addressing the correlation between the use of contraceptives and maternal health outcomes. For this reason, conducting a…

Poster A methodological review and comparison of methods for estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from other available data

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Bajpai
Background Mean and standard deviation (SD) are commonly pooled from different studies to generate a combined effect estimate in meta-analysis of continuous outcomes. Sometimes, studies may report median and related measures of dispersion instead of sample mean and SD for a given outcome where the…

Oral A novel interactive scalable knowledge translation tool for network meta-analysis

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Yu
Background: Despite recent advancements in graphical and tabular tools for summarizing Network Meta-Analysis (NMA) findings, existing options mostly rely on traditional formats, limiting their capacity to capture the extensive information offered by NMAs due to space constraints. Additionally,…

Oral A novel methodology for mapping human health impacts attributable to climate change at scale and in near real time

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Callaghan, Minx
Background Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. The resulting warming poses increasingly unacceptable risks to human and planetary health and therefore sustainable development. Already today, climate change severely negatively affects people’s lives around the globe. There are many…

Poster A qualitative systematic review of methodological issues in grading the quality of evidence for public health decision-making

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Liu, Wang
"Objective: To systematically review the research issues related to evidence quality grading methods for public health decision making, and to provide a reference basis for the selection of key issues for evidence quality grading in public health decision making. Methods: A computer search of…

Poster A readability assessment of Plain Language Summaries and abstracts of Cochrane Reviews before and after guidance of standards

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Briceño, Meza, Metzendorf, Garnham, Casino, Cervera, Franco, Escobar-Liquitay, Bracchiglione, Urrútia, Madrid
"Background: Plain Language Summaries (PLS) of Cochrane Reviews (CR) must be written in clear and straightforward language to serve the aim of knowledge translation. Unlike abstracts—aimed for dissemination among professionals with science literacy—PLS should accurately summarise results in a…

Oral A readability assessment of plain language summaries and abstracts in Spanish before and after Cochrane guidance

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Madrid, Briceño, Meza, Bracchiglione, Metzendorf, Garnham, Escobar-Liquitay, Casino, Cervera, Urrútia, Franco
Background: Cochrane Systematic Reviews (CSRs) have guidance and standards for elaborating plain language summaries (PLSs) in a readable style for laypeople. Succinct and readable PLSs will serve the relevant aim of knowledge translation to deliver the message to a broad variety of audiences and…

Special Session A responsive evidence system for African policy needs: insights from 3 years of capacity-sharing for evidence-use

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Ishmail, Mahlanza-langer, Nduku, Okwen
Background The use of evidence and data has the potential to support the reduction of poverty and inequality. Evidence-informed policy-making can support the identification of the most effective social policies, ensure the policy decision-making process is more transparent, and allow different…

Poster A review of methodological design and reporting of pairwise Bayesian meta-analysis in health research

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Bajpai, Sokhal, Kordmahaleh
Background Bayesian methods are becoming more popular in various areas of medical research, including standard pairwise meta-analysis. Objectives We aim to explore the methodological design and its reporting in health research, assess the overall quality, and provide some guidance on what items…

Poster A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines for the assessment and management of fatigue symptoms in palliative care

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Fang, Mu, Huang
Background:Palliative care, centered around the individual and their family, has evolved with the continuous advancements in cancer treatment that extend life. However, fatigue symptoms are a common and distressing side effect of treatment. Therefore, screening, assessing, and managing fatigue in…

Poster A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines for the assessment and management of pain symptoms in palliative care

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Yang, Mu, Wu
Background: Palliative care is centered around individuals and their families, with pain being a prevalent and challenging symptom for cancer patients in this context. To enhance the quality of palliative care for cancer patients and their families, accurate empirical knowledge on pain assessment…

Oral A scoping review of equity considerations in health research mentorship programs: lessons learned

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Abdalla, Agubosim, Alade, Bilir, Duque, Gibbs, Naik, Pianta, Wieland
Background: The increasing emphasis on an evidence base for clinical decision making has resulted in the development of multiple tools and guidelines to standardize the evidence synthesis process. This in turn has made mentorship essential for healthcare professionals and students seeking to engage…

Poster A scoping review of the evidence for community-based dementia prevention

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
You, Mu, Lee, Chia, Chang, Chang
Introduction. The problem of dementia will affect the overall daily life and quality of life of patients with dementia. We focusing on nurses-lead activities and social participation of prevention dementia. Objectives: The main objective of this scoping review was to summarise evidence on the…

Poster A single-center study using the GRADE approach to assess prognostic factors in the rare disease of adults with Burkitt lymphoma

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
González Hernández, de Armas - Castellano, Infante-Ventura, del Pino-Sedeño, del Pino-Sedeño, Trujillo-Martín, EuroBloodNet working team
Background. There is a need for guidance in assessing the certainty of evidence regarding prognostic factors (PFs), similar to therapeutic interventions or diagnostic tests. The GRADE approach has provided guidance on determining certainty in estimates of the association between PFs and future…

Poster A single-centre experience using the GRADE approach for addressing a complex clinical question within a clinical practice guideline

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
León-Salas, De Armas-Castellano, González Hernández, Trujillo-Martin, del Pino-Sedeño, Infante-Ventura, Herrera-Ramos, López-Rodríguez
Background. Developers of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), particularly for prevalent diseases like arterial hypertension (AHT), are often flooded with extensive evidence on disease management. In such scenarios, the GRADE evidence-to-decision (EtD) framework serves as a crucial resource for…

Oral A small proportion of Cochrane authors are from low- and lower-middle-income countries: an analysis of all 2023 Cochrane reviews

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Dias, Pacheco, Riera
Background: Global health disparities persist, and this phenomenon is prevalent within the scientific community. The World Bank categorizes economies into 4 income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. This classification is based on the gross national income (GNI), which…

Oral A strategic framework for prioritizing programs to improve health care quality in Singapore

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Dartnell, Kan, Kim, Lee, Osman, Xu
Background: The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) under the Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore, develops evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, known as ACE Clinical Guidances (ACGs). To enhance ACG uptake and improve practice behaviors, selected ACGs are developed into Appropriate Care…

Oral A systematic Delphi prioritisation process on synthesised evidence informing clinical care in chronic kidney disease

2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Cashmore, Craig, Howell, Jaure, Krishnasamy, Lee, Scholes-Robertson, Tunnicliffe
"Background  Translating new scientific evidence into clinical practice in chronic kidney disease is challenged by the rapid proliferation of scientific literature, leading to outdated clinical guidelines and systematic reviews. The priorities of the kidney health community are needed to…