138WS The US Institute Of Medicine (IOM) Criteria For Trustworthy Guidelines, The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) And You: A Workshop On NGC’s Revised Inclusion Criteria

In July 2018, the National Guideline Clearinghouse lost funding, leaving fewer freely available online guideline collections. Based on the authors’ experience of the 3 major guideline-focused databases that are currently available (Guidelines International Network, the Turning Research into Practice database, and Guideline Central) an easy to use resource with stringent inclusion criteria is currently lacking, though new resources are in development. These 3 resources vary in scope, and none stood out as an all-encompassing favorite. Regardless of the source used to find and access guidelines, clinicians must evaluate guideline quality and currency before using them in clinical practice.

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The science on front-of-package food labels

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980012000754 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 430-439 ◽

Cited By ~ 267

Author(s):

Kristy L Hawley ◽

Christina A Roberto ◽

Marie A Bragg ◽

Peggy J Liu ◽

Marlene B Schwartz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Industry ◽

Consumer Behaviour ◽

Consumer Preferences ◽

Future Research ◽

Institute Of Medicine ◽

Food Labels ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Traffic Light ◽

The Us ◽

Purchasing Patterns

AbstractObjectiveThe US Food and Drug Administration and Institute of Medicine are currently investigating front-of-package (FOP) food labelling systems to provide science-based guidance to the food industry. The present paper reviews the literature on FOP labelling and supermarket shelf-labelling systems published or under review by February 2011 to inform current investigations and identify areas of future research.DesignA structured search was undertaken of research studies on consumer use, understanding of, preference for, perception of and behaviours relating to FOP/shelf labelling published between January 2004 and February 2011.ResultsTwenty-eight studies from a structured search met inclusion criteria. Reviewed studies examined consumer preferences, understanding and use of different labelling systems as well as label impact on purchasing patterns and industry product reformulation.ConclusionsThe findings indicate that the Multiple Traffic Light system has most consistently helped consumers identify healthier products; however, additional research on different labelling systems’ abilities to influence consumer behaviour is needed.

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Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ◽

10.1007/s10903-021-01146-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gayathri S. Kumar ◽

Jenna A. Beeler ◽

Emma E. Seagle ◽

Emily S. Jentes

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Physical Health ◽

Public Health Practice ◽

The United States ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Physical Health Outcomes ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Us ◽

Bhutanese Refugee

AbstractSeveral studies describe the health of recently resettled refugee populations in the US beyond the first 8 months after arrival. This review summarizes the results of these studies. Scientific articles from five databases published from January 2008 to March 2019 were reviewed. Articles were included if study subjects included any of the top five US resettlement populations during 2008–2018 and if data described long-term physical health outcomes beyond the first 8 months after arrival in the US. Thirty-three studies met the inclusion criteria (1.5%). Refugee adults had higher odds of having a chronic disease compared with non-refugee immigrant adults, and an increased risk for diabetes compared with US-born controls. The most commonly reported chronic diseases among Iraqi, Somali, and Bhutanese refugee adults included diabetes and hypertension. Clinicians should consider screening and evaluating for chronic conditions in the early resettlement period. Further evaluations can build a more comprehensive, long-term health profile of resettled refugees to inform public health practice.

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Driving Cessation and Social Participation in Late Life: A Systematic Review

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1504 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 464-464

Author(s):

Weidi Qin

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Social Participation ◽

Social Engagement ◽

Social Life ◽

Late Life ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Driving Cessation ◽

The Us

Abstract Driving cessation is a major life transition in late life, and can affect the quality of social life in older adults. The present study aims to systematically review the literature on how driving cessation affects social participation among older adults in the US. The study selection followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Extant literature published from 1990 to 2019 that examined driving cessation and social participation or social engagement among older adults in the US was searched using eight search engines: PsycINFO, CINAHL, SocIndex, AgeLine, MedLine, Scopus, Transportation Research Board Publication Index, and Cochrane Library. Quantitative studies that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. The assessment of methodological quality was also conducted for included studies. In total, seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Six of the included studies found significant relationships between driving cessation and at least one domain of social participation, such as volunteering, employment, leisure-time activities, and the frequency of contacts. However, the measures of social participation were inconsistent across studies, which might explain that no effects of driving cessation were found on the structure of social network, such as contacts with friends and extended family. There is a need to assist older adults in successfully transitioning to driving cessation and maintaining the social participation. The overall quality of included studies is moderate based on the assessment of risk of bias and confounding.

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Guías de práctica clínica para el tratamiento de la enfermedad por Covid-19 en Brasil: revisión sistemática

Revista CUIDARTE ◽

10.15649/cuidarte.2025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Taís Carpes Lanes ◽

Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro ◽

Daianny Seoni de Oliveira ◽

Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento Junior ◽

Filipe Reis Garcia ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Guideline ◽

International Network ◽

National Guideline Clearinghouse ◽

Revisión Sistemática ◽

Toma De Decisiones ◽

De Medicina

Introducción: La enfermedad por coronavirus (Covid-19) es una patología infecciosa que afecta al sistema respiratorio, la cual se originó en China y se extendió rápidamente por todo el mundo. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad metodológica y la transparencia de las guías de práctica clínica brasileñas para el tratamiento de la enfermedad por coronavirus (Covid-19). Materiales y métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática en 2020 en las bases de datos Medline (vía PubMed), Embase, Scopus, LILACS, National Guideline Clearinghouse y Guidelines International Network, además de consultas en los sitios web del Ministerio de Salud de Brasil, Asociación Médicas Brasileña, Consejo Federal de Medicina, Consejo Federal de Enfermería y Consejo Federal de Fisioterapia. La evaluación de la calidad metodológica y la transparencia de las guías se realizó con el instrumento Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE), segunda versión realizada por cuatro autores. Resultados: Se encontraron 33 guías, de las que se incluyeron 14 en el análisis. Hubo una sola guía que obtuvo una puntuación superior al 60% en todos los dominios. Entre los seis dominios, se presentaron puntuaciones más altas en los siguientes tres dominios: alcance y objetivo, participación de las partes interesadas y claridad de la presentación. Discusión: A pesar de la fragilidad metodológica, los autores se interesaron por presentar las recomendaciones de forma clara y concisa a través de información clave y opciones terapéuticas que faciliten la toma de decisiones. Conclusión: Las guías de práctica clínica brasileñas mostraron tener una baja calidad metodológica, de las que solamente una guía fue recomendada y clasificada como de alta calidad y transparencia metodológica. Como citar este artículo: Lanes, Taís Carpes; Ribeiro, Mariane Albuquerque Lima; Oliveira, Daianny Seoni de; Junior, Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento; Garcia, Filipe Reis; Melo, Jéssyca Maria França de Oliveira; Tiguman, Gustavo Magno Baldin. Diretrizes de prática clínica para o tratamento da Covid-19 no Brasil: uma revisão sistemática. Revista Cuidarte. 2021;12(2):e2025 http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.2025

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