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Interventions for social isolation in older adults who have experienced a fall or are at risk of falling: A systematic review

Summary This study aims to identify effective interventions to prevent or mitigate social isolation and/or loneliness in older adults who experienced a fall. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff *Patient Partner: These individuals could be patients (an individual with a health condition), family members of a patient (e.g. parent, spouse,…

Development of a risk of bias tool

Summary The objective of this project was to conduct (a) a Delphi process to determine expert opinion on an item’s inclusion and (b) a knowledge user survey to widen its impact. Most knowledge users and Delphi panelists preferred a tool to assess both bias in individual network meta-analysis (NMA) results and authors’ conclusions. This Delphi…

Right Review tool update

in Health services and policy research, Qualitative knowledge synthesis

Summary This project aims to update KT Program’s Right Review tool to include information about qualitative and mixed methods. The Right Review tool is an open-access KT Program tool to support evidence synthesis methods decisions. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff

The effects of recreational cannabis use in people with diabetes: A rapid review

in Nutrition, metabolism, diabetes, Rapid Review

Summary This project aims to synthesize available evidence on the effects of recreational cannabis use on metabolic factors and self-management behaviours in people aged 13 years and older who have diabetes. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigators KTP Project Staff

PRISMA extensions for rapid reviews, scoping reviews, and network meta-analysis

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Review, Scoping review, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary The PRISMA extensions for NMA and ScR were published in 2015 and 2018. Since then, their methodologies and innovations, including automation, have evolved. There is no reporting guideline for RRs. In 2020, an updated PRISMA statement was published reflecting advances in the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. These advances are not yet incorporated…

Interprofessional primary care teams: Rapid scoping review

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Scoping Review

Summary This is a rapid scoping review of interprofessional primary care teams with a focus on assessing the impact of adding different health professionals on the capacity of the primary clinician to see more patients. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborator KTP Project Staff

Preventing the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: A rapid review

in Aging, Health services and policy research, Infection and immunity, Rapid Review

Summary This study aims to examine the control and management of COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in adults 60 years or above living in long-term care facilities. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff

Interventions for the prevention and management of occupational stress injury in first responders: An overview of reviews

in Neurosciences, mental health, and addiction, Overview of reviews

Summary This study aims to summarize existing evidence on interventions for the prevention and management of occupational stress injury in first responders. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators KTP Project Staff

Comparing effectiveness of sustainability of knowledge translation interventions for chronic disease management in older adults

in Aging, Population and public health, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary This is a systematic review and network meta analysis of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sustainability of knowledge translation (KT) interventions that target chronic disease management (CDM) for end-users, including older patients, beyond 1 year after implementation. This also entailed an economic analysis of the interventions identified to be effective. Project Resources Funded By Principal…

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