A child’s diet is an important determinant of growth and development. Because of this, the accurate assessment of dietary intake in young children remains a challenge. A systematic search of studies validating FFQ methodologies in children 12 to 36 months of age was completed. English-language articles published until March 2016 were searched using three electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE an...

Background: Home-based walking, the easiest physical activity, is considered one of the habits in daily life that contribute to the people’s wellbeing and have been adopted in a number of exercise programs. Methods: Studies conducted between 1996 and 2017 were identified in a search of electronic databases, which include MEDLINE and CINAHL. Selected keywords were ‘home-based walking’, ‘women’, ...

Resumo Objetivo Identificar na literatura científica as barreiras que dificultam a aplicação da Lista de Verificação para Partos Seguros Organização Mundial Saúde. Métodos Revisão integrativa, realizada entre os meses novembro 2020 e maio 2022, por meio das seguintes fontes dados: Scopus, Medline®/PubMed®, Web of Science Cinahl. O estudo foi realizado conforme recomendações do protocolo Preferr...

Objective To evaluate studies assessing the effectiveness of a bundle of nasal decolonization and glycopeptide prophylaxis for preventing surgical site infections caused by Gram positive bacteria among patients undergoing cardiac operations or total joint replacement procedures. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources PubMed (1995 to 2011), the Cochrane database of systematic r...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that care farming practices have the potential to provide positive outcomes for young people in foster-care and residential care environments. A systematic review (searching; CINAHL, Web of Knowledge, PsychInfo) was conducted to explore how participation in care farming initiatives impacts attachment in children in foster-care and what aspects of care farming initiat...

OBJECTIVE To identify in the literature evidence of the effectiveness and efficacy of educational interventions in reducing metabolic and/or vascular complications in adults with diabetes mellitus. METHOD A systematic review performed in LILACS, IBECS, CUMED, CINAHL and Medline databases and in the online library SciELO with studies published from 2004 to 2014. RESULTS Eleven studies were i...

Librarians have used bibliometrics for many years to assess collections and to provide data for making selection and deselection decisions. With the advent of new technology--specifically, CD-ROM databases and reprint file database management programs--new cost-effective procedures can be developed. This paper describes a recent multidisciplinary study conducted by two library faculty members a...

Background: Orthoses decrease the effects of muscle imbalance, provide greater ease in performance of activities of daily living, prevent joint contracture, and relieve pain. There are no published systematic reviews on the use of upper extremity (UE) orthoses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND). Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to determine common o...

Abbreviations: HH: Home Health Agencies; SNF: Nursing Facilities; IRF: Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals or Units; CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing And Allied Health Literature; MeSH: Medical Subject Heading; UDSMR: Uniform Data Set Medical Rehabilitation; ICD-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification; UK: United Kingdom; US: United States; SD: stan...

D a t a s o u r c e s Studies were identified by searching the asthma and wheeze randomized controlled trial (RCT) register of the Cochrane Airways Review Group, which is maintained by searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and 20 respiratory care journals. In addition, reference lists of studies and review articles were scanned; abstracts of respiratory and emergency med...