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View article: Health Equity in Systematic Reviews: A Tutorial—Part 1 Getting Started With Health Equity in Your Review
Health Equity in Systematic Reviews: A Tutorial—Part 1 Getting Started With Health Equity in Your Review Open
This tutorial focuses on how to get started with considering health equity in systematic reviews of interventions. We will explain why health equity should be considered, how to frame your question, and which interest‐holders to engage. Th…
View article: Health Equity in Systematic Reviews: A Tutorial—Part 2 Implementing Health Equity Throughout Your Methods
Health Equity in Systematic Reviews: A Tutorial—Part 2 Implementing Health Equity Throughout Your Methods Open
This is the second and final tutorial in a series on health equity. It provides detailed guidance for considering health equity in systematic reviews of interventions. We will explain how to include and report health equity in all remainin…
View article: Interventions to Enhance Early Recognition and Management of Mental Health Symptoms in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Rapid Scoping Review
Interventions to Enhance Early Recognition and Management of Mental Health Symptoms in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Rapid Scoping Review Open
View article: Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: A qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline
Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: A qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline Open
Background Health inequities arising from systemic factors and contextual conditions result in avoidable and unjust differences in health outcomes, with profound social and economic implications. Health inequities can frequently go unrepor…
View article: Improving the Reporting on Health Equity in Observational Research (STROBE-Equity)
Improving the Reporting on Health Equity in Observational Research (STROBE-Equity) Open
Importance Observational studies can provide valuable insights to inform decisions on health equity. Existing guidelines for reporting such studies, such as the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) …
View article: Improving the reporting on health equity in observational research (STROBE-Equity): extension checklist and elaboration
Improving the reporting on health equity in observational research (STROBE-Equity): extension checklist and elaboration Open
View article: Evaluating the outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: a cross-sectional survey
Evaluating the outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: a cross-sectional survey Open
Background Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) involves active engagement of knowledge users in co-producing research, ensuring their perspectives shape study design, analysis, and reporting. This can strengthen justice, equity, diversi…
View article: Enhancing health equity considerations in guidelines: health equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist
Enhancing health equity considerations in guidelines: health equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist Open
This project was partially funded by Public Health Agency of Canada. The funder was not involved in the conceptualization or design or the conduct of the project.
View article: Advancing health equity: Why guideline development must prioritize fairness and justice
Advancing health equity: Why guideline development must prioritize fairness and justice Open
Health equity should be regarded as a fundamental principle and a priority for all guideline development organizations. Yet, this principle has not been consistently prioritized in the creation of mainstream guidelines. In this commentary,…
View article: Development of a health equity tool in resuscitation sciences and application to current research in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest
Development of a health equity tool in resuscitation sciences and application to current research in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest Open
A health equity tool based on axes of health inequities for resuscitation identified that health equity is reduced with the use of ECPR for CA. Mitigation strategies should involve evaluating demographics, health equity measures, outcomes …
View article: Seven Principles for Integrating Health Equity Considerations in the Practice Guideline Enterprise
Seven Principles for Integrating Health Equity Considerations in the Practice Guideline Enterprise Open
View article: Age and Sex Differences in the Sensitivity of ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Identifying Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the British Columbia Cardiac Arrest Registry: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Age and Sex Differences in the Sensitivity of ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Identifying Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the British Columbia Cardiac Arrest Registry: A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
View article: Campbell Standards: Modernizing Campbell's Methodologic Expectations for Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR)
Campbell Standards: Modernizing Campbell's Methodologic Expectations for Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR) Open
Introduction The authors formed a small working group to modernize the Methodological Expectations for Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR). We reviewed comments and feedback from editors, peer reviewers of Campbell submiss…
View article: Antithrombotic therapy for durable left ventricular assist devices: protocol for a living systematic review with indirect comparison/network meta-analysis
Antithrombotic therapy for durable left ventricular assist devices: protocol for a living systematic review with indirect comparison/network meta-analysis Open
Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have emerged as a successful treatment option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Compared with the best medical therapy, LVADs improve survival and enhance functional capacity and …
View article: Effects of guaranteed basic income interventions on poverty‐related outcomes in high‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Effects of guaranteed basic income interventions on poverty‐related outcomes in high‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Background High‐income countries offer social assistance (welfare) programs to help alleviate poverty for people with little or no income. These programs have become increasingly conditional and stringent in recent decades based on the pre…
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View article: Reporting of equity in observational epidemiology: A methodological review
Reporting of equity in observational epidemiology: A methodological review Open
Despite over 80% of the equity-focused observational studies providing a rationale for a focus on health equity, reporting of study design features relevant to health equity ranged from 0-95%, with over half of the items reported by less t…
View article: PROTOCOL: Effects of social prescribing for older adults: An evidence and gap map
PROTOCOL: Effects of social prescribing for older adults: An evidence and gap map Open
Objectives This is the protocol for an evidence and gap map. The objectives are as follows: The aim of this evidence and gap map is to map the available evidence on the effectiveness of social prescribing interventions addressing a non‐med…
View article: Motivations for investigating health inequities in observational epidemiology: a content analysis of 320 studies
Motivations for investigating health inequities in observational epidemiology: a content analysis of 320 studies Open
View article: Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 5: A Methodological Overview of Methods and Interventions
Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 5: A Methodological Overview of Methods and Interventions Open
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View article: Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 2: Themes from Listening Exercises
Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 2: Themes from Listening Exercises Open
View article: Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 6: Engaging racially and ethnically diverse stakeholders in evidence syntheses
Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 6: Engaging racially and ethnically diverse stakeholders in evidence syntheses Open
View article: Effectiveness of nutrition counseling for pregnant women in low‐ and middle‐income countries to improve maternal and infant behavioral, nutritional, and health outcomes: A systematic review
Effectiveness of nutrition counseling for pregnant women in low‐ and middle‐income countries to improve maternal and infant behavioral, nutritional, and health outcomes: A systematic review Open
Background Nutritional counseling, which includes two‐way interactive education, has been hypothesized to improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant women, but little is known about the impact such practice of care might have on…
View article: Operationalizing the GRADE-equity criterion to inform guideline recommendations: application to a medical cannabis guideline
Operationalizing the GRADE-equity criterion to inform guideline recommendations: application to a medical cannabis guideline Open
Our approach assists guideline developers in recognizing equity considerations, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Its application across various guideline topics can verify its feasibility and necessary adjustments.
View article: Using PROGRESS-plus to identify current approaches to the collection and reporting of equity-relevant data: a scoping review
Using PROGRESS-plus to identify current approaches to the collection and reporting of equity-relevant data: a scoping review Open
View article: Definitions, terminology, and related concepts of “racial health equity”: a scoping review protocol
Definitions, terminology, and related concepts of “racial health equity”: a scoping review protocol Open
Background In the USA, access to quality healthcare varies greatly across racial and ethnic groups, resulting in significant health disparities. A new term, “racial health equity” (RHE), is increasingly reported in the medical literature, …
View article: Methodological quality of Campbell Systematic Reviews has improved over the past decade
Methodological quality of Campbell Systematic Reviews has improved over the past decade Open
The Campbell Collaboration was established in 2001 to promote positive social and economic change through supporting the conduct of high-quality systematic reviews and promoting their use in decision making (Welch, 2018). Wang et al. (2021…
View article: Protocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses
Protocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses Open
View article: A scoping review establishes need for consensus guidance on reporting health equity in observational studies
A scoping review establishes need for consensus guidance on reporting health equity in observational studies Open