Prospective longitudinal associations between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental health outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Christina Thurston, Aja Louise Murray, Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Franziska Meinck

“…CINAHL, World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Index Medicus, and WHO Violence Info will also be searched. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review on tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries by Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Thomas Frese, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lucas Adam, Alexander Bauer, Susanne Unverzagt

“…Systematic search will include eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Cab-Direct, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), African Journals Online and African Index Medicus) and the International Clinical Trials Register Platform and base on predefined search terms. …”
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A systematic review of home-based records in maternal and child health for improving informational continuity, health outcomes, and perceived usefulness in low and middle-income co... by Linju Joseph, Anna Lavis, Sheila Greenfield, Dona Boban, Prinu Jose, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Semira Manaseki-Holland

“…We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Global Index Medicus databases for studies with home-based records from LMICs. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of medicine use studies in Ethiopia using the WHO patient care indicators with an emphasis on the availability of prescribed medicines by Befikadu Legesse Wubishet, Fitsum Sebsibe Teni, Dawit Kumilachew Yimenu

“…Objective To collate the findings of studies on patient care indicators in Ethiopia using the WHO/International Network for Rational Use of Drugs indicators with a focus on the availability of medicines to patients.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Embase, Global Index Medicus, Google Scholar, Medline (via PubMed) and Web of Science.Eligibility criteria Medicine use studies employing the WHO patient care indicators across health facilities in Ethiopia.Data extraction and synthesis Descriptive summary of the indicators and a random-effects meta-analysis were performed for quantitative synthesis of findings on the percentage of medicines actually dispensed. …”
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Leishmaniases in Ethiopia: a scoping review protocol to determine the scope of research and remaining gaps by Ermias Diro, Katherine O'Brien, Mezgebu Silamsaw Asres, Richard Wamai, Hugh Shirley, Grace Grifferty, Eleni Ayele, Philip Espinola Coombs

“…The following databases will be searched: PubMed, Embase via Embase.com, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane CENTRAL, Global Index Medicus, ClinicalTrials.gov, the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry and PROSPERO. …”
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Mapping health service coverage inequalities in Africa: a scoping review protocol by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Hillary Kipruto, Benson Droti, Doris Osei Afriyie, Ali Ben Charif, Sokona SY, Taiwo Oyelade

“…We will also hand-search Google and Global Index Medicus, and screen reference lists of relevant studies. …”
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Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in dialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Raoul Kenfack-Momo, Marceline Djuidje Ngounoue, Sebastien Kenmoe, Guy Roussel Takuissu, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Cyprien Kengne-Ndé, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Elisabeth Zeuko'o Menkem, Robertine Lontuo Fogang, Serges Tchatchouang, Juliette Laure Ndzie Ondigui, Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse, Josiane Kenfack-Zanguim, Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Maimouna Mahamat, Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Lucy Ndip, Richard Njouom

“…We searched PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), Global Index Medicus and Web of Science until October 2022. …”
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Mapping the evidence of hepatoprotective properties of Moringa oleifera from sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review protocol by Willy Tambwe Muzumbukilwa, Mukanda Gedeon Kadima, Manimbulu Nlooto, Peter Mark Oroma Owira

“…Search engines will include MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, Google Scholar, SABINET, EBSCO, and WHO/African Index Medicus. The screened results will be grouped according to any noteworthy grouping variable, such as study characteristics. …”
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Palliative care interventions for patients with head and neck cancer: protocol for a scoping review by Camilla Zimmermann, Jenny Lau, Rouhi Fazelzad, Nadisha Ratnasekera, Rebecca Bagnarol, Vanessa Cunha

“…We developed a search strategy across ten databases, to be searched from the inception to 11 September 2023: Medline ALL (Medline and EPub Ahead of Print and In-Process, In-Data-Review & Other Non-Indexed Citations), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase Classic+Embase, Emcare and PsycINFO all from the OvidSP platform; CINAHL from EBSCOhost, Scopus from Elsevier, Web of Science from Clarivate and Global Index Medicus from WHO. We will extract data using a piloted data form and analyse the data through descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not needed for a scoping review. …”
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The role of selenium in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human observational and interventional studies by Sana Sadat Sajjadi, Sahar Foshati, Sajjad Haddadian-Khouzani, Mohammad Hossein Rouhani

“…Also, we searched in electronical databases of WHO Global Index Medicus and ClinicalTrials.gov. No time or language restrictions were used for the search. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes of health care workers towards infection control: a review of worldwide experience by T.D. Zozulya, N.B. Haliyash, D.R. Haliyash

“…An information search on the Internet was carried out on the Google Scholar, MEDLINE/ PubMed and Index Medicus platforms for the last ten years. The English terms "infection control knowledge", "attitudes of healthcare workers toward infection control" and "potential factors contributing to infection control" were used for the search. …”
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Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charles Opondo, Holly Jenkins, Fiona Alderdice, Gracia Fellmeth, Zoe Daskalopoulou

“…Objectives To systematically synthesise the evidence on prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Global Health, Global Index Medicus and the grey literature were searched with no language or date restrictions. …”
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A scoping review on the psychosocial interventions used in day care service for people living with dementia. by Dympna Tuohy, Liz Kingston, Eileen Carey, Margaret Graham, Liz Dore, Owen Doody

“…Databases were searched (Cochrane Reviews, CINAHL, Embase, Medline EBSCO, Medline Ovid, Medline PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, Open Grey, Lenus and WHO Global Index Medicus databases) using keywords/terms with Boolean operators from 2011 to 2023. …”
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Prevalence, incidence, and survival of pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review for the global burden of disease 2020 study by Sophia Emmons‐Bell, Catherine Johnson, Alexandra Boon‐Dooley, Paul A. Corris, Peter J. Leary, Stuart Rich, Magdi Yacoub, Gregory A. Roth

“…We performed a systematic review searching Global Index Medicus (GIM) for keywords related to PAH between 1980 and 2021 and identified population‐representative sources of prevalence, incidence, and mortality for clinically diagnosed PAH. …”
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Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section targeted at organisations, facilities and systems: Systematic review of qualitative studies. by Carol Kingdon, Soo Downe, Ana Pilar Betran

“…We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, EMBASE and grey literature databases (Global Index Medicus, POPLINE, AJOL) using pre-defined terms. …”
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The impact of pulse oximetry on diagnosis, management and outcomes of acute febrile illness in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review by Arjun Chandna, Yoel Lubell, Rusheng Chew, Meiwen Zhang

“…Studies were obtained from searching PubMed, EMBASE, CABI Global Health, Global Index Medicus, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science and DARE. …”
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Views from women and maternity care professionals on routine discussion of previous trauma in the perinatal period: A qualitative evidence synthesis. by Joanne Cull, Gill Thomson, Soo Downe, Michelle Fine, Anastasia Topalidou

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic database searches (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus, APA PsycINFO and Global Index Medicus) were conducted in July 2021 and updated in April 2022. …”
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Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Caera Grady, Elaine Murtagh, Kwok Ng, Catherine Woods

“…Sources include databases (CINAHL, Education Source, Scopus, PubMED), grey literature from the World Health Organisation, Global Index Medicus and the reference lists of extracted articles will be checked from the year 1995 onwards. …”
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The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions to manage frailty in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review by Ayele Semachew Kasa, Peta Drury, Victoria Traynor, Shu-Chun Lee, Hui-Chen (Rita) Chang

“…Methods The following electronic databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, CINAHL, PsychInfo, and WHO Global Index Medicus were searched until June 2022. Nurse-led, "nurse led", education, training, intervention, program, teaching, frail*, fragile*, "frailty syndrome", debility, infirmity, elder*, aged*, old*, geriatric, "community based settings", "community-based", "community setting", community were the search terms. …”
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Burnout among Nurses Working in Ethiopia by Abrha Hailay, Woldu Aberhe, Guesh Mebrahtom, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklehaimanot Haile

“…A search strategy was implemented using electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Africa-Wide Information, and African Index Medicus) which were systematically searched online to retrieve related articles using keywords. …”
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