Methods A literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo and Google Scholar up to 2 June 2023 to identify guidelines for the development and validation of PROMs. Screening of records and reports as well as data extraction were performed by two reviewers. To assess the comprehensiveness of the included guidelines, a mapping synthesis was performed and steps to develop and validate ...

Sep 26, 2024 · BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Month 2024 | volume 0 | number 0 | 1 Safety implications of mask use: a systematic review and evidence map Wigdan Farah ,1,2 Mohamed F Abusalih,1,3 Bashar Hasan ,1,3 Elizabeth H Lees,3 Farah Fleti,1,3 Wiaam Y Elkhatib, 3 Bruce D Johnson,4 Gary Toups, 3 Michael Wolf, 3 M Hassan Murad 1,3 Original research

In recent years, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become increasingly popular in clinical practice and clinical trials. In this paper, we highlight the need for introducing measures to control for the bias associated with these inherently subjective measures and combining PROMs with objective outcomes, which do not depend on judgement, experience or performance. PROMs measure the ...

2 days ago · BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ EBM) publishes original evidence-based research, insights and opinions on what matters for health care. We focus on the tools, methods, and concepts that are basic and central to practising evidence-based medicine and deliver relevant, trustworthy and impactful evidence.

Jan 9, 2025 · Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly. In particular, in the area of machine learning (ML), significant progress has been made, and large language models (LLMs) have become widely available (for definitions see box 1). This sparks significant interest in the potential application of this technology across various sectors, …

Financial considerations, personal conviction and concerns about academic careers may influence how research is designed, conducted and reported.1 This has recently been highlighted in the case of harms from transvaginal mesh devices and cases of research misconduct where pressure to ensure funding and academic prestige have compromised science.2–4 Less dramatic examples are the ...

The concept that diet, serum cholesterol and cardiovascular disease are causally related gave rise to the diet-heart hypothesis nearly 70 years ago. This hypothesis postulates that reducing dietary saturated fat reduces serum cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Today, this concept has been transformed from a …

Clinical Decision-Making; Delivery of Health Care; Evidence-Based Practice; Patient Care; Care happens in interaction between the patient and the clinician, in conversation where the patient and clinician uncover or develop a shared understanding of the problematic situation of the patient and identify, discover, or invent ways to make that …

Nov 1, 2024 · 2 BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Month 2024 | volume 0 | number 0 | Original research Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is emerging as a common degenerative disease and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.1 Knee OA (KOA) is the most prevalent OA location and contributes the

Objective To determine the added diagnostic value of dipsticks for urinary tract infections (UTI) in acutely hospitalised individuals. Design Prospective population-based cohort study. Setting North Denmark. Participants All adults (≥18 years) examined with dipsticks at emergency departments in North Denmark Region from September 20 through …