Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies are frequently
performed, but no widely accepted guidance is available at present. We performed a …

This paper proposes a novel framework for systematic reviews, the conceptual systematic
review (CSR), incorporating elements of content analysis that often implicitly precede …

Effective consumer centred healthcare incorporates consumer and clinician perspectives
into decision making, in addition to traditional quantitative measures. This information is …

Background The demand for high-quality systematic literature reviews (SRs) for evidence-
based medical decision-making is growing. SRs are costly and require the scarce resource …

Approaches to synthesizing qualitative data have, to date, largely focused on integrating the
findings from published reports. However, developments in text mining software offer the …

Background To better understand and promote public health, participatory research with
Indigenous peoples represents recommended practice, worldwide. However, due to the …

Using text mining to aid the development of database search strings for topics described by
diverse terminology has potential benefits for systematic reviews; however, methods and …

Despite recognition that database search alone is inadequate even within the health
sciences, it appears that reviewers in fields that have adopted systematic review are …

Background Normalization Process Theory (NPT) identifies mechanisms that have been
demonstrated to play an important role in implementation processes. It is now widely used to …

Because small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal to the health and vibrancy
of economies, it is crucial for researchers to understand the factors that significantly underlie …