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Morse L, Apen LV, Williams MY, Crawford CL. Supporting Time-Critical Decision Making: The Creation of a Nurse-Led Rapid Literature Review Service. J Nurs Adm 2024; 54:440-445. [PMID: 39028566 DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000001454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Due to shifting priorities and unforeseen challenges, nurse leaders often lack sufficient time and resources to systematically review and appraise the available literature in search of the best evidence to guide decisions. A nurse-led rapid review service can produce accelerated knowledge synthesis and contextualized translation of evidence in a resource-efficient manner. This article describes a nurse-led rapid review service implemented at a large academic medical center and provides a reproducible process to guide other healthcare organizations in developing similar programs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lisa Morse
- Author Affiliations: Research Program Manager (Morse), Director of Research Operations and Strategy (Dr Apen), Associate Chief Nursing Officer: Research and Health Equity (Dr Williams), and Research Program Manager (Dr Crawford), Office of Research and Health Equity, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California
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Ipsen EØ, Dalvad J, Koch A, Bundgaad JS. Overview of health research in Greenland from 2001 to 2020. Scand J Public Health 2024:14034948241245184. [PMID: 38600438 DOI: 10.1177/14034948241245184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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AIMS Health research in Greenlanders is challenged by a small population, few dedicated researchers and limited funding. Some research areas have proven impactful but gaps in knowledge are unknown. We aimed to quantify health research in Greenland, providing insights for researchers, policymakers and funding agencies to guide future research. METHODS We identified all peer-reviewed health research publications with the term 'Greenland***' in title or abstract from 2001 to 2020 through the platform entitled The Lens. Our bibliometric analysis included number of publications, publication rate, research types, research topics, citations and author affiliations, as well as funding. RESULTS From 2001 to 2020, a total of 640 health research publications concerning Greenland or Greenlanders were identified, with an average annual publication growth rate of 2.9%. The major health research topics studied in Greenland were infectious diseases, environmental health and general health. Several research fields, including rheumatology, nephrology and dermatology among others proved understudied at best. Three Danish universities contributed with 33% of all publications, with the International Journal of Circumpolar Health (N=176, 28%) being the top journal destination. The most productive author had 119 article authorships during the period. CONCLUSION During the past 20 years, Greenland's annual publication rate has been steadily increasing, with an average of 32 articles about health research published each year, which is a higher publication rate than world average. The health research in Greenland is primarily epidemiologic with infectious disease being the most studied research area. Most publications were anchored in Denmark and centred around a few highly productive authors.
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- Emil Ø Ipsen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nuuk, Greenland
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Queen Ingrid Primary Health Care Centre, Nuuk, Greenland
- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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Siedler MR, Harris KN, Rodriguez C, Lewis MH, Semidey-Lamadrid P, Stratton MT, Blacutt M, Hosseini Z, Falck-Ytter Y, Mustafa RA, Sultan S, Dahm P, Morgan RL, Murad MH. Certainty of Evidence Assessment in Systematic Reviews Published by High-Impact Sports Science Journals: A Meta-epidemiological Study. Sports Med 2024; 54:473-484. [PMID: 37776465 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-023-01941-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Assessing certainty of evidence is a key element of any systematic review. The aim of this meta-epidemiology study was to understand the frequency and ways with which certainty of evidence is assessed in contemporary systematic reviews published in high-impact sports science journals. METHODS We searched PubMed and relevant journal web sites from 1 August 2016 to 11 October 2022 for systematic reviews published in the top-ten highest-impact journals within the 2020 Journal Citation Report for the Sports Sciences category. Pairs of independent reviewers screened items using a priori established criteria. RESULTS Of 1250 eligible documents, 258 (20.6%) assessed the certainty of evidence, defined as using two or more distinct domains to provide an overall rating of the trustworthiness of findings across studies. Nine methods were cited for assessing certainty, with the most common being the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach (61.6%). The proportion of systematic reviews assessing certainty of evidence appeared to increase over the 6-year timeframe analyzed. Across all reviews analyzed, a large majority addressed the domains of risk of bias, imprecision, and inconsistency of the results. Other certainty domains including indirectness/applicability were less commonly assessed. DISCUSSION Only one in five recent contemporary systematic reviews in the field of exercise and sports science assessed certainty of evidence. Organizational and institutional education on methods for assessing evidence may help further increase uptake of these methods and improve both the quality and clinical impact of systematic reviews in the field.
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- Madelin R Siedler
- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Urology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Evidence Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Evidence-Based Practice Center, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Morgan RM, Kneebone RL, Pyenson ND, Sholts SB, Houstoun W, Butler B, Chesters K. Regaining creativity in science: insights from conversation. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:230134. [PMID: 37206962 PMCID: PMC10189591 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The 'early modern' (Renaissance) workshop was predicated on the idea that informal, open-ended cooperation enables participants to experience difference and develop new insights, which can lead to new ways of thinking and doing. This paper presents the insights that emerged from a conversation event that brought wide-ranging voices together from different domains in science, and across the arts and industry, to consider science leadership as we look to the future in a time of interlocking crises. The core theme identified was a need to regain creativity in science; in the methods of scientific endeavours, in the way science is produced and communicated, and in how science is experienced in society. Three key challenges for re-establishing a culture of creativity in science emerged: (i) how scientists communicate what science is and what it is for, (ii) what scientists value, and (iii) how scientists create and co-create science with and for society. Furthermore, the value of open-ended and ongoing conversation between different perspectives as a means of achieving this culture was identified and demonstrated.
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- Ruth M. Morgan
- Department of Security and Crime Science and UCL Centre for the Forensic Sciences, University College London, 35 Tavistock Square, London, UK
- The Arista Institute, UCL Engineering Front Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Royal College of Music–Imperial Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London, UK
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- Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Paleontology and Geology, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
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- Royal College of Music–Imperial Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London, UK
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- Harbour Collective, LABS House, 15–19 Bloomsbury Way, Holborn, London WC1A 2TH, UK
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Saravudecha C, Na Thungfai D, Phasom C, Gunta-in S, Metha A, Punyaphet P, Sookruay T, Sakuludomkan W, Koonrungsesomboon N. Hybrid Gold Open Access Citation Advantage in Clinical Medicine: Analysis of Hybrid Journals in the Web of Science. PUBLICATIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/publications11020021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Biomedical fields have seen a remarkable increase in hybrid Gold open access articles. However, it is uncertain whether the hybrid Gold open access option contributes to a citation advantage, an increase in the citations of articles made immediately available as open access regardless of the article’s quality or whether it involves a trending topic of discussion. This study aimed to compare the citation counts of hybrid Gold open access articles to subscription articles published in hybrid journals. The study aimed to ascertain if hybrid Gold open access publications yield an advantage in terms of citations. This cross-sectional study included the list of hybrid journals under 59 categories in the ‘Clinical Medicine’ group from Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR) during 2018–2021. The number of citable items with ‘Gold Open Access’ and ‘Subscription and Free to Read’ in each journal, as well as the number of citations of those citable items, were extracted from JCR. A hybrid Gold open access citation advantage was computed by dividing the number of citations per citable item with hybrid Gold open access by the number of citations per citable item with a subscription. A total of 498, 636, 1009, and 1328 hybrid journals in the 2018 JCR, 2019 JCR, 2020 JCR, and 2021 JCR, respectively, were included in this study. The citation advantage of hybrid Gold open access articles over subscription articles in 2018 was 1.45 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.24–1.65); in 2019, it was 1.31 (95% CI, 1.20–1.41); in 2020, it was 1.30 (95% CI, 1.20–1.39); and in 2021, it was 1.31 (95% CI, 1.20–1.42). In the ‘Clinical Medicine’ discipline, the articles published in the hybrid journal as hybrid Gold open access had a greater number of citations when compared to those published as a subscription, self-archived, or otherwise openly accessible option.
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Hughes AJ, Gunn H, Siengsukon C, Stearns MA, James E, Donley T, Grandner MA, Thomas SJ, Hansen K, Williams NJ. Eliminating Sleep Health Disparities and Achieving Health Equity: Seven Areas for Action in the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Community. Behav Sleep Med 2022:1-13. [PMID: 36573844 DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2149523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Racial and ethnically minoritized and under-resourced populations do not reap the same benefits of sufficient sleep as their white counterparts resulting in insufficient sleep and sleep health disparities. Research exploring these disparities have documented a plethora of factors including social determinants of health, community violence, and structural issues - all of which are associated with adverse sleep. There are robust evidence base behavioral intervention that can be leveraged to improve sleep health among racial and ethnic groups. However, EBIs are not well leveraged. In 2021, with participation from members of the society of behavioral sleep medicine, we conducted this report to bring together the field of behavioral sleep medicine including researchers, clinicians and trainees to discuss gaps and opportunities at the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, and sleep health. The goals were anchored around seven recommendations toward reducing disparities in the near-term and longer-term approaches to eliminating disparities. Furthermore, we acknowledge that reducing and eliminating disparities in sleep health requires a multifaceted approach that includes a focus on individual, community, health care and societal levels of influence with participation from diverse partners including federal, state and local.
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- Abbey J Hughes
- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama College Store, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Health and Wellness Lab, University of Kansas Medical Center School of Health Professions, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Sleep Medicine Services, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Arizona Department of Neuroscience, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, National Office, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Institue for Excellence in Health Equity, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Dotti NF, Walczyk J. What is the societal impact of university research? A policy-oriented review to map approaches, identify monitoring methods and success factors. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2022; 95:102157. [PMID: 36116348 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The discussion on the 'societal impact of university research' has emerged within the recent decade with different utilisation from the British REF impact stories to the EU Framework Programmes' criteria. The fundamental idea is that (university) research should contribute to addressing societal challenges, such as climate change, and not just pursue 'scientific excellence'. Several approaches have been developed, from case studies of the 'productive interactions' that co-create knowledge with societal stakeholders to the so-called 'altmetrics' tracking online dissemination of research outputs. Nonetheless, these experiences do not always point in the same direction, and the notion of 'societal impact' seems still unclearly defined. Given the growing policy pressure on universities to address societal challenges, this paper reviews the scientific literature on the so-called 'societal impact' of university research. By querying three scientific archives (Web of Science, Scopus and ScienceDirect), 135 relevant scientific publications are selected and discussed, looking for conceptualisations, monitoring methods and success factors. The review maps a value-laden discussion arguing for longer-term, multi-dimensional perspectives on university research impacts beyond bibliometric indicators. Findings highlight a progressive shift from 'attribution', i.e., looking for causal relationships between research and societal changes, to 'contribution', acknowledging researchers' efforts to engage with societal challenges.
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Yoon N, Ari M, Yorio P, Iskander J, D'Alessandro M. Applying the CDC Science Impact Framework to the results of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2001 survey of respirator use and practices. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2022; 19:394-407. [PMID: 35404773 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2022.2063875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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During 2001-2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the United States Department of Labor to conduct a voluntary survey of U.S. employers regarding the use of respiratory protective devices. In 2003, the survey results were jointly published by NIOSH and BLS. This study highlights and evaluates the scientific impact of the 2001-2002 survey by using the Science Impact Framework which provides a historical tracking method with five domains of influence. The authors conducted interviews with original project management as well as a thorough document review and qualitative content analysis of published papers, books, presentations, and other relevant print media. A semi-structured and cross-vetted coding was applied across the five domains: Disseminating Science, Creating Awareness, Catalyzing Action, Effecting Change, and Shaping the Future. The 2001-2002 survey findings greatly enhanced understanding and awareness of respirator use in occupational settings within the United States. It also led to similar surveys in other countries, regulatory initiatives by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration, and ultimately to a renewed partnership between NIOSH and BLS to collect contemporary estimates of respirator use in the workplace within the United States.
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- Nami Yoon
- CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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- CDC-Office of Science, Atlanta, Georgia
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OUP accepted manuscript. J Appl Lab Med 2022; 7:1476-1491. [DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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