The diamond ratio: A visual indicator of the extent of heterogeneity in meta‐analysis

The purpose of the systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine if low-ratio n-6/n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation affects serum inflammation markers based on current studies.

Download Full-text

A meta-analysis of individualized instruction in dental education

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1992.56.3.tb02622.x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 183-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

LS Dacanay ◽

PA Cohen

Keyword(s):

Dental Education ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Individualized Instruction

Download Full-text

Meta-analysis Identifies Factors Associated With Persistent Stuttering

Leader Mag Digital Object Group ◽

10.1044/leader.rib2.25112020.23 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Factors Associated

Download Full-text

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH RELAPSING NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (NS): A META‐ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTs)

Nephrology ◽

10.1046/j.1440-1797.2000.abs115.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. A95-A95

Author(s):

Durkan A ◽

Hodson E ◽

Willis N ◽

Craig J

Keyword(s):

Nephrotic Syndrome ◽

Randomised Controlled Trials ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Immunosuppressive Treatment ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Randomised Controlled

Download Full-text

Chronic Pain: Fundamental Scientific Considerations, Specifically for Legal Claims

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.2013.janfeb01 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert J. Barth

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Pain Perception ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Psychological Treatment ◽

Dominant Role ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

General Medicine ◽

Pain Syndrome ◽

Problematic Relationship

Abstract Scientific findings have indicated that psychological and social factors are the driving forces behind most chronic benign pain presentations, especially in a claim context, and are relevant to at least three of the AMA Guides publications: AMA Guides to Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation, AMA Guides to Work Ability and Return to Work, and AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The author reviews and summarizes studies that have identified the dominant role of financial, psychological, and other non–general medicine factors in patients who report low back pain. For example, one meta-analysis found that compensation results in an increase in pain perception and a reduction in the ability to benefit from medical and psychological treatment. Other studies have found a correlation between the level of compensation and health outcomes (greater compensation is associated with worse outcomes), and legal systems that discourage compensation for pain produce better health outcomes. One study found that, among persons with carpal tunnel syndrome, claimants had worse outcomes than nonclaimants despite receiving more treatment; another examined the problematic relationship between complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and compensation and found that cases of CRPS are dominated by legal claims, a disparity that highlights the dominant role of compensation. Workers’ compensation claimants are almost never evaluated for personality disorders or mental illness. The article concludes with recommendations that evaluators can consider in individual cases.

Download Full-text