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Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials : is blinding necessary?
Alejandro R. Jadad,R. A. Moore,Dawn Carroll,C. Jenkinson,David Reynolds,David J. Gavaghan,Henry J McQuay +6 more
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An instrument to assess the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in pain research is described and its use to determine the effect of rater blinding on the assessments of quality is described.About:
This article is published in Controlled Clinical Trials.The article was published on 1996-02-01. It has received 15740 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blinding & Jadad scale.read more
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A process for systematically reviewing the literature: providing the research evidence for public health nursing interventions.
TL;DR: The EPHPP has demonstrated the ability to adapt the most current methods of systematic literature reviews of effectiveness to questions related to public health nursing and has been successful in attracting external funds.
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Scope and Impact of Financial Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed original, quantitative studies on the extent, impact, and management of financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and concluded that financial relationships among industry, scientific investigators, and academic institutions are widespread.
Scope and Impact of Financial Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research
Justin E. Bekelman,Cary P. Gross +1 more
TL;DR: Original, quantitative studies on the extent, impact, and management of financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research are reviewed to show a statistically significant association between industry sponsorship and pro-industry conclusions.
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Discrepancies in bone mineral density and fracture risk in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes--a meta-analysis.
TL;DR: A meta-regression showed that body mass index (BMI) was a major determinant for BMD in both the spine and hip and the increase in fracture risk in T1D and T2D was increased and BMD lower in patients with complications to diabetes.
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Mindfulness-based therapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Bassam Khoury,Tania Lecomte,Guillaume Fortin,Marjolaine Masse,Phillip Therien,Vanessa Bouchard,Marie-Andrée Chapleau,Karine Paquin,Stefan G. Hofmann +8 more
TL;DR: Mindfulness-based therapy is an effective treatment for a variety of psychological problems, and is especially effective for reducing anxiety, depression, and stress.
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Intraclass correlations: uses in assessing rater reliability.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present guidelines for choosing among six different forms of the intraclass correlation for reliability studies in which n target are rated by k judges, and the confidence intervals for each of the forms are reviewed.
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Health Measurement Scales: A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose three basic concepts: devising the items, selecting the items and selecting the responses, from items to scales, reliability and validity of the responses.
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Empirical evidence of bias. Dimensions of methodological quality associated with estimates of treatment effects in controlled trials.
TL;DR: Empirical evidence is provided that inadequate methodological approaches in controlled trials, particularly those representing poor allocation concealment, are associated with bias.
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Consensus methods: characteristics and guidelines for use.
TL;DR: The characteristics of several major methods (Delphi, Nominal Group, and models developed by the National Institutes of Health and Glaser) are surveyed and guidelines for those who want to use the techniques are provided.
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A method for assessing the quality of a randomized control trial.
Thomas C. Chalmers,Harry Smith,Bradley Blackburn,Bernard Silverman,Biruta Schroeder,Dinah Reitman,Alexander Ambroz +6 more
TL;DR: A reasonable standard design and conduct of trials will facilitate the interpretation of those with conflicting results and help in making valid combinations of undersized trials.