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Rodrigues AMDBP, Neto OB, Seguro CS, da Silva WF, Gonzalez RH, Santos DDAT, de Lira CAB, Viana RB. Does yoga improve sexual function? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2024; 56:101864. [PMID: 38830273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Yoga practice can increase blood flow in the genital area, increase muscular strength, and improve body perception, which is related to sexual function. This study aimed to summarize the available evidence about the effects of yoga on sexual function in adults. METHODS Systematic searches of five databases were conducted from inception to April 28, with the last update on September 28, 2023. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that compared yoga with nonintervention control groups on sexual function in adults. Risk of bias and certainty of evidence were assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool 2, and the GRADE approach, respectively. Summary effect size measures were calculated using a random-effects model estimation and are reported as standardized mean differences and 95% confidence intervals. Reporting followed the PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS Ten RCTs that comprised 730 adults (range mean age, 26.64-68.2 years; 680 [93.2 %] women) were included. For the primary outcome, yoga intervention was associated with a significant small improvement in sexual function (-0.31; -0.47 to -0.15, p = 0.0002), with some concerns about risk of bias in nine RCTs (90%) and low-certainty evidence. Subgroup analyses revealed that yoga interventions performed by women (-0.36; -0.52 to -0.21, p < 0.00001), healthy individuals (-0.38; -0.59 to -0.16, p = 0.0006), or middle-aged individuals (-0.44; -0.63 to -0.25, p < 00001) significantly improved sexual function compared with control groups. CONCLUSION Yoga was associated with a small improvement in sexual function compared with nonintervention control groups in adults. However, high-quality, larger RCTs are required to draw more definitive conclusions.
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- Instituto de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Instituto de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Instituto de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Portela PFDM, Neto VGC, Monteiro ER, Santos da Silva R, da Silva VF, Nogueira CJ, Schutz S, Scudese E, Salvino AKS, Valentim-Silva JR. HIIT is most effective than mict on glycemic control of older people with glucose metabolism impairments: A systematic review and metanalysis. Prim Care Diabetes 2023; 17:129-136. [PMID: 36740492 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Physical exercise can improve glucose metabolism; however, the best type, volume, intensity, and frequency aren't knowledge. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), an emergent exercise type implicated as a short time-efficient exercise to improve metabolic health, needs more investigation regarding the traditional Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT). OBJECTIVE To identify the effects of MICT and HIIT on glycemic control of older people with glucose metabolism impairments. METHODS Our research question was based on the PICO model and the systematic review of the literature according to the guidelines of the preferred report items for systematic reviews and PRISMA meta-analyses. An extensive search was conducted in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scielo databases. Only English language papers were included. The keywords used were "HIIT and metabolism of the elderly", "HIIT and glucose metabolism of the elderly", and "MICT and metabolism of the elderly", which were crossed with the Boolean operators "AND" and "OR" or both according to the guidelines of the PRISMA. RESULTS Seventy papers were retrieved in the initial search. After applying all inclusions and exclusion parameters, 63 articles were excluded. In the end, six papers were classified as eligible for this study. All data categorically demonstrates that both HIIT and MICT can improve glucose metabolism with a larger effect size towards the HIIT model after the meta-analysis, pointing to HIIT as the most effective strategy. CONCLUSION Both modalities can improve glucose metabolism in the elderly with a clear advantage for HIIT over MICT.
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- University Center Gama e Souza (Unigama), Estácio de Sá University, and Laboratory of Integrative Research in exercise, biomedicine, and Colective Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- University Center of Brazilian Institute of Medical Rehabilitation (IBMR), University Center Augusto Motta, and Post Gradution Program in Phisical Education EEFD/UFRJ, Brazil
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- National Institute of Infectiology of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
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- Teacher of State of Amazônia, and Municipal Secretariat of Education of Humaitá, Amazônia, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biosciences of Human Motricity (LABIMH) of the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sport Sciences and Exercise Laboratory (LaCEE), Catholic University of Petrópolis (UCP), Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biosciences of Human Motricity of the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil; Nanobiotechnology Laboratory of Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cineantropometry and Human Performance of Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Viana RB, de Oliveira VN, Dankel SJ, Loenneke JP, Abe T, da Silva WF, Morais NS, Vancini RL, Andrade MS, de Lira CAB. The effects of exergames on muscle strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2021; 31:1592-1611. [PMID: 33797115 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This systematic review and meta-analysis examined studies on the chronic effects of exergames on muscle strength in humans. PubMed, Scopus, CENTRAL, Web of Science, SciELO, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, and Google Scholar were searched, and manual searches of the reference lists of included studies and hand-searches on Physiotherapy Evidence Database and ResearchGate were conducted from inception to August 10, 2020. Randomized and non-randomized exergame intervention studies with or without a non-exercise group and/or a "usual care intervention group" (any other intervention that did not incorporate exergames), which evaluated muscle strength through direct measurements, were included. Forty-seven and 25 studies were included in the qualitative review and meta-analysis, respectively. The between-groups meta-analyses showed no significant differences between exergames and non-exercise control groups for handgrip strength in heathy/unhealthy middle-aged/older adults or knee extension maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) in healthy older adults. However, exergames provided a greater increase in handgrip strength, knee flexion MVIC, and elbow extension MVIC, but not knee extension MVIC or elbow flexion MVIC, in individuals with different health statuses when compared to usual care interventions. Also, there was a greater increase in handgrip strength in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy favouring usual care plus exergames compared to usual care interventions. These results suggest that exergames may improve upper and lower limb muscle strength in individuals with different heath statuses compared to usual care interventions, but not muscle strength in middle age/older adults after accounting for random error. Also, exergames appear to be a useful tool for improving handgrip strength in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy when added to usual care. However, as the exergame interventions were applied in different populations and there currently are many different approaches to perform exergames, future randomized controlled trials with high methodological quality and large sample sizes are needed to provide more compelling evidence in favour of a specific exergame protocol, or to elucidate exergame protocol design principles that appear to strongly influence outcomes.
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- Ricardo Borges Viana
- Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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- Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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- Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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Lee DCW, Ali A, Sheridan S, Chan DKC, Wong SHS. Wearing Compression Garment Enhances Central Hemodynamics? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Strength Cond Res 2020; 36:2349-2359. [PMID: 33065703 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lee, DCW, Ali, A, Sheridan, S, Chan, DKC, and Wong, SHS. Wearing compression garment enhances central hemodynamics? a systematic review and meta-analysis . J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2020-Compression garments (CG) are believed to enhance exercise performance and recovery by improving central hemodynamic responses. However, evidence is inconclusive. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of wearing CG at rest or after a physiological challenge on central hemodynamic responses, including cardiac output, stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and systemic vascular resistance in healthy individuals. The English language searches of the electronic databases SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, and Web of Science were conducted from November 2018-February 2019. The studies involved were limited to the following: (a) original articles; (b) randomized controlled trials; (c) monitoring of central hemodynamic responses (either at rest or after a physiological challenge: maximal exercise or orthostatic challenge); and (d) healthy individuals. Of the 786 studies identified, 12 were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Meta-analysis was performed by the restricted maximum likelihood method. The results indicated that the effect size (ES) of wearing CG on improving central hemodynamic responses was large overall (Hedges' g = 0.55) and was large in SV (Hedges' g = 1.09) and HR (Hedges' g = 0.65). Subgroup analysis showed that the ESs in "post-physiological challenge" was large in overall (Hedges' g = 0.98), SV (Hedges' g = 1.78), HR (Hedges' g = 1.10), and DBP (Hedges' g = 0.75). Their ESs in "at rest" were not significant in all central hemodynamic responses, apart from a significant medium ES observed in SV (Hedges' g = 0.44). Healthy individuals who wear CG have marked improvement in central hemodynamic responses, particularly after a physiological challenge. More pronounced effects of CG are observed in increasing SV and reducing HR.
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- Daniel C W Lee
- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Elite Training Science and Technology Division, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,School of Sport, Exercise, and Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Viana RB, Naves JPA, Coswig VS, de Lira CAB, Steele J, Fisher JP, Gentil P. Is interval training the magic bullet for fat loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing moderate-intensity continuous training with high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Br J Sports Med 2019; 53:655-664. [PMID: 30765340 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training (MOD) on body adiposity in humans, and to perform subgroup analyses that consider the type and duration of interval training in different groups. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES English-language, Spanish-language and Portuguese-language searches of the electronic databases PubMed and Scopus were conducted from inception to 11 December 2017. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES Studies that met the following criteria were included: (1) original articles, (2) human trials, (3) minimum exercise training duration of 4 weeks, and (4) directly or indirectly compared interval training with MOD as the primary or secondary aim. RESULTS Of the 786 studies found, 41 and 36 were included in the qualitative analysis and meta-analysis, respectively. Within-group analyses showed significant reductions in total body fat percentage (%) (interval training: -1.50 [95% CI -2.14 to -0.86, p<0.00001] and MOD: -1.44 [95% CI -2.00 to -0.89, p<0.00001]) and in total absolute fat mass (kg) (interval training: -1.58 [95% CI -2.74 to -0.43, p=0.007] and MOD: -1.13 [95% CI -2.18 to -0.08, p=0.04]), with no significant differences between interval training and MOD for total body fat percentage reduction (-0.23 [95% CI -1.43 to 0.97], p=0.705). However, there was a significant difference between the groups in total absolute fat mass (kg) reduction (-2.28 [95% CI -4.00 to -0.56], p=0.0094). Subgroup analyses comparing sprint interval training (SIT) with MOD protocols favour SIT for loss of total absolute fat mass (kg) (-3.22 [95% CI -5.71 to -0.73], p=0.01). Supervised training, walking/running/jogging, age (<30 years), study quality and intervention duration (<12 weeks) favourably influence the decreases in total absolute fat mass (kg) observed from interval training programmes; however, no significant effect was found on total body fat percentage (%). No effect of sex or body mass index was observed on total absolute fat mass (kg) or total body fat percentage (%). CONCLUSION Interval training and MOD both reduce body fat percentage (%). Interval training provided 28.5% greater reductions in total absolute fat mass (kg) than MOD. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018089427.
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- Ricardo Borges Viana
- Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Centre for Health, Exercise, and Sport Science, School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- Centre for Health, Exercise, and Sport Science, School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Zhang L, Gerson L, Maluf-Filho F. Systematic review and meta-analysis in GI endoscopy: Why do we need them? How can we read them? Should we trust them? Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 88:139-150. [PMID: 29526656 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Lanjing Zhang
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center of Princeton, Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology of University of São Paulo, Institute of Cancer of University of São Paulo (ICESP-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Gentil P, Arruda A, Souza D, Giessing J, Paoli A, Fisher J, Steele J. Is There Any Practical Application of Meta-Analytical Results in Strength Training? Front Physiol 2017; 8:1. [PMID: 28154536 PMCID: PMC5243816 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Paulo Gentil
- Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás Goiania, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisas em Desempenho Humano, Universidade de Pernambuco-Campus Petrolina Petrolina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Natal, Brazil
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- Institute of Sport Science, University of Koblenz-Landau Landau, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova Padova, Italy
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- Sport Science Laboratory, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Southampton Solent University Southampton, UK
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- Sport Science Laboratory, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Southampton Solent University Southampton, UK
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Tian J, Zhang J, Ge L, Yang K, Song F. The methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews from China and the USA are similar. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 85:50-58. [PMID: 28063911 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews by authors from China and those from the United States (USA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING From systematic reviews of randomized trials published in 2014 in English, we randomly selected 100 from China and 100 from the USA. The methodological quality was assessed using the Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool, and reporting quality assessed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) tool. RESULTS Compared with systematic reviews from the USA, those from China were more likely to be a meta-analysis, published in low-impact journals, and a non-Cochrane review. The mean summary Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews score was 6.7 (95% confidence interval: 6.5, 7.0) for reviews from China and 6.6 (6.1, 7.1) for reviews from the USA, and the mean summary Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses score was 21.2 (20.7, 21.6) for reviews from China and 20.6 (19.9, 21.3) for reviews from the USA. The differences in summary quality scores between China and the USA were statistically nonsignificant after adjusting for multiple review factors. CONCLUSION The overall methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews by authors from China are similar to those from the USA, although the quality of systematic reviews from both countries could be further improved.
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- Jinhui Tian
- Evidence-based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Evidence-based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China
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- School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, 35 East Dingxi Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China
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- Evidence-based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Evidence-based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China
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- Evidence-based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Evidence-based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, 199 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou City, Gansu, 730000, China.
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- Department of Population Health and Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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