BACKGROUND Determinants of practice are factors that might prevent or enable improvements. Several checklists, frameworks, taxonomies, and classifications of determinants of healthcare professional practice have been published. In this paper, we describe the development of a comprehensive, integrated checklist of determinants of practice (the TICD checklist). METHODS We performed a systematic...

intervention tailoring; any intervention modifications throughout the study; and details of intervention fidelity assessment, monitoring, and level achieved. The TIDieR checklist will help improve the quality of intervention reporting more if it is used not only by study authors but also by journal editors, peer reviewers, ethics committees, and funding agencies. A copy of the checklist is avai...

BACKGROUND The high incidence of persistent postconcussion symptoms in service members with combat-related mild traumatic brain injury has prompted research in the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) for management. OBJECTIVE The effects of HBO2 on persistent postconcussion symptoms in 60 military service members with at least 1 combat-related mild traumatic brain injury were examined in a single...

BACKGROUND Skeletal muscle weakness, and the associated impact on exercise tolerance, provides a strong theoretical rationale for strength training intervention for people with COPD. AIM The purpose of this review was to examine systematically the current evidence for peripheral muscle strength training in people with COPD. METHOD Empirical trials and reviews relating to strength training i...

Background The surgical post-take ward round is a complex multidisciplinary interaction in which new surgical patients are reviewed and management plans formulated. Its fast-paced nature can lead to poor communication and inaccurate or incomplete documentation with potential detriment to patient safety. Junior team members often do not fully understand the diagnosis and management plan. Aims ...

BACKGROUND It is often stated that external validity is not sufficiently considered in the assessment of clinical studies. Although tools for its evaluation have been established, there is a lack of awareness of their significance and application. In this article, a comprehensive checklist is presented addressing these relevant criteria. METHODS The checklist was developed by listing the most...

The methodological quality of primary studies is an important issue when performing meta-analyses or systematic reviews. Nevertheless, there are no clear criteria for how methodological quality should be analyzed. Controversies emerge when considering the various theoretical and empirical definitions, especially in relation to three interrelated problems: the lack of representativeness, utility...