scholarly journals Does oxygen limit thermal tolerance in arthropods? A critical review of current evidence

2016 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 64-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilco C.E.P. Verberk ◽  
Johannes Overgaard ◽  
Rasmus Ern ◽  
Mark Bayley ◽  
Tobias Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Thermal Tolerance ◽  
Current Evidence

Pedicle-Based Non-fusion Stabilization Devices: A Critical Review and Appraisal of Current Evidence

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Obernauer ◽  
Pujan Kavakebi ◽  
Sebastian Quirbach ◽  
Claudius Thomé
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Current Evidence

Ethnic and Gender Biases in Clinical Performance Assessment (CPA) in Healthcare Education: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris C.I. Chao ◽  
Efrem Violato ◽  
Brendan Concannon ◽  
Charlotte McCartan ◽  
Katarzyna Nicpon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Frame Of Reference Training ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background: Several forms of bias, including ethnic and gender bias, are thought to impact evaluations on Clinical Performance Assessments (CPAs). Unfairness may influence student learning attitudes if a loss of trust causes a lack of engagement in learning. Understanding the biases occurring in CPAs can lead to well-designed examiner training to ensure equality and fairness. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the current evidence in the literature for ethnic and/or gender bias by examiners evaluating pre-licensure healthcare students in CPAs using standardized patients (SPs). Methods: Literature was systematically searched in CINAHL, PubMed and Medline from inception to February 2019, and no date range was set. Studies related to the investigation of ethnic and/or gender biases occurring in CPAs using SPs for examining health professions students were selected. A systematic review was conducted to assess the methodological quality and strength of evidence of relevant research and to identify if any potential ethnic and/or gender bias occurred in CPAs. The Guidelines for Critical Review were used to appraise the selected studies. Results: Nine studies published from 2003 to 2017 were retrieved for review. Three studies met all the Guidelines for Critical Review quality criteria, indicating stronger evidence of their outcomes, two of the studies reported ethnic and/or gender bias existing in the CPAs. Overall, four studies found ethnic and/or gender bias in CPAs, but all study results had small effect sizes. Conclusions: No systematic and consistent bias was found across the studies; nonetheless, the possibility of ethnic or gender bias by some examiners cannot be ignored. To minimize potential examiner bias, the investigation of Frame of Reference training, multiple examiners per station, and combination assessments in CPAs is recommended.

A critical review of current evidence on multiple types of discrimination and mental health.

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvanna M. Vargas ◽  
Stanley J. Huey ◽  
Jeanne Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Current Evidence

Pharmacotherapy of bipolar II disorder: a critical review of current evidence

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Hadjipavlou ◽  
Hiram Mok ◽  
Lakshmi N Yatham
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Bipolar Ii Disorder ◽  
Bipolar Ii

scholarly journals Exploring the Group Prenatal Care Model: A Critical Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Thielen
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Group Prenatal Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
Pender's Health Promotion Model

Few studies have compared perinatal outcomes between individual prenatal care and group prenatal care. A critical review of research articles that were published between 1998 and 2009 and involved participants of individual and group prenatal care was conducted. Two middle range theories, Pender’s health promotion model and Swanson’s theory of caring, were blended to enhance conceptualization of the relationship between pregnant women and the group prenatal care model. Among the 17 research studies that met inclusion criteria for this critical review, five examined gestational age and birth weight with researchers reporting longer gestations and higher birth weights in infants born to mothers participating in group prenatal care, especially in the preterm birth population. Current evidence demonstrates that nurse educators and leaders should promote group prenatal care as a potential method of improving perinatal outcomes within the pregnant population.

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