How life style has been evaluated: a systematic review

A methodological review of how heterogeneity has been examined in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy.

OBJECTIVES To review how heterogeneity has been examined in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. DATA SOURCES Centre for Reviews and Dissemination's Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE). REVIEW METHODS Systematic reviews that evaluated a diagnostic or screening test by including studies that compared a test with a reference test were identified from DARE. Re...

How Instructional Feedback Has Been Employed in Instructional Units for Teaching Software Project Management Tools: A Systematic Literature Review

The software industry has a growing demand for project managers which has leveraged the efforts to improve the teaching of project management competencies in higher education computer courses. Part of these efforts has been concentrated on improving instructional feedback when teaching these competencies. Instructional feedback is essential in order to help the students to learn based on an eva...

How Effective is Clinical Supervision in Nursing? A Systematic Review

Background: Clinical supervision is a process of learning and professional support for nurses in developing their practice through regular discussions with experienced and knowledgeable colleagues. However, it remains challenging to ensure the effectiveness of its implementation across healthcare organizations. This review is going to answer the question: What effect does clinical supervision h...

How Intranet Has Been Evolving in Banking: A Longitudinal Research

This article aims to provide the state of the art of Intranet in Italian banking industry and its evolution since 2004. The research involves a panel of banks (which covers the 80% of the Italian banking industry in terms of employees) and is based on both longitudinal case studies and survey. Two evolution era have been identified and frameworks reported. Findings reveal that, although followi...

How heterogeneity has been examined in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy