scholarly journals P39 Healthy eating for children in early years settings: a systematic review of current guidance at local and national levels

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A48-A49
Author(s):  
K. S. Bristow ◽  
M. Mwatsama ◽  
S. Capewell ◽  
F. Lloyd-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Current Guidance

Quality of Patient-Reported Outcome Studies Utilizing the BREAST-Q: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lior Har-Shai ◽  
Sar-El Ofek ◽  
Addy Brandstetter ◽  
Keren H Cohen ◽  
Tamir Shay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Breast Surgery ◽  
Sample Size Calculation ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Current Guidance

Abstract Background Patient-reported outcome (PRO) studies are essential the assessment of surgical procedures in plastic surgery. An accepted and validated questionnaire is the Breast-Q. Objectives This study aims to assess the quality of PRO studies in plastic surgery utilizing the Breast-Q questionnaire. Methods This study included two steps: (1) A systematic review of 23 key-criteria assessing the quality of survey-research in studies utilizing the Breast-Q which were published between 2015-2018; (2) Review of current guidance for survey-research in journals related to Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgery which were included in the systematic review. Results 79 studies were included in the systematic review. Many key-criteria were poorly reported: 51.9% of the studies did not provide a defined response rate and almost 90% did not provide a method for analysis of non-response error. 67.1% lacked a description of the sample's representativeness of the population of interest, and 82.3% did not present a sample size calculation. 11.4% of papers failed to describe the data analyzing methods; in 27.8% the data analysis which was presented could not allow replication of the results. Of the 16 journals in Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgery that their "Instruction to Authors" were reviewed, 15 (93.7%) did not provide any guidance for survey reporting. Conclusions The majority of key criteria are under-reported by authors publishing their survey-research in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of plastic and breast surgery. There is an urgent need for constructing a well-developed reporting guideline for survey-research in plastic surgery and particularly in breast surgery.

scholarly journals Systematic review of interventions in the childcare setting with direct parental involvement: effectiveness on child weight status and energy balance-related behaviours

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. van de Kolk ◽  
S. R. B. Verjans-Janssen ◽  
J. S. Gubbels ◽  
S. P. J. Kremers ◽  
S. M. P. L. Gerards
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Intervention Effectiveness

Abstract Background The early years are a crucial period to promote healthy energy balance-related behaviours in children and prevent overweight and obesity. The childcare setting is important for health-promoting interventions. Increasingly, attention has been paid to parental involvement in childcare-based interventions. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions with direct parental involvement on the children’s weight status and behavioural outcomes. Methods A systematic search was conducted in four electronic databases to include studies up until January 2019. Studies written in English, describing results on relevant outcomes (weight status, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and/or nutrition-related behaviour) of childcare-based interventions with direct parental involvement were included. Studies not adopting a pre-post-test design or reporting on pilot studies were excluded. To improve comparability, effect sizes (Cohen’s d) were calculated. Information on different types of environment targeted (e.g., social, physical, political and economic) was extracted in order to narratively examine potential working principles of effective interventions. Results A total of 22 studies, describing 17 different interventions, were included. With regard to the intervention group, 61.1% found some favourable results on weight status, 73.3% on physical activity, 88.9% on sedentary behaviour, and all on nutrition-related behaviour. There were studies that also showed unfavourable results. Only a small number of studies was able to show significant differences between the intervention and control group (22.2% weight status, 60.0% physical activity, 66.6% sedentary behaviour, 76.9% nutrition behaviour). Effect sizes, if available, were predominantly small to moderate, with some exceptions with large effect sizes. The interventions predominantly targeted the socio-cultural and physical environments in both the childcare and home settings. Including changes in the political environment in the intervention and a higher level of intensity of parental involvement appeared to positively impact intervention effectiveness. Conclusion Childcare-based interventions with direct parental involvement show promising effects on the children’s energy balance-related behaviours. However, evidence on effectiveness is limited, particularly for weight-related outcomes. Better understanding of how to reach and involve parents may be essential for strengthening intervention effectiveness.

Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with COVID-19: Systematic Review of National and International Clinical Guidance Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos G Kyriakoulis ◽  
Anastasios Kollias ◽  
Ioannis G Kyriakoulis ◽  
Ioanna A Kyprianou ◽  
Chrysso Papachrysostomou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Dose Intensity ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Bleeding Risk ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Guidance Documents ◽  
Current Guidance ◽  
High Bleeding Risk ◽  
Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common among patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Anticoagulation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients has been associated with survival benefit; however, the optimal thromboprophylaxis strategy has not yet been defined. Objective: To identify published guidance reports by national and international societies regarding thromboprophylaxis strategies in COVID-19 patients in different settings (outpatients, hospitalized, post-discharge). Methods: A systematic review of the literature (Pubmed/EMBASE) was conducted independently by two investigators. Results: Among 1942 initially identified articles, 33 guidance documents were included: 20 published by national and 13 by international societies. These documents provide recommendations mainly for hospitalized (97% of reports) and post-discharge (75%) COVID-19 patients, and less so for outpatients (34%). Thrombotic and bleeding risk stratification prior to any treatment decision is the cornerstone of all suggested thromboprophylaxis strategies; 81% of the documents recommend thromboprophylaxis for all hospitalized patients with a prophylactic dosage of low molecular weight heparin irrespective of VTE risk. Intermediate or therapeutic dose intensity is recommended in high VTE risk patients by 56% and 28% of documents, respectively. Mechanical thromboprophylaxis is suggested in case of high bleeding risk or contraindication to pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (59% of documents). Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis is recommended for patients with high VTE risk after hospital discharge (63% of documents). For non-hospitalized outpatients, 28% of documents recommend pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for high VTE risk. Conclusion: The current guidance identifies thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19 patients, especially during hospitalization, as of major importance for the prevention of VTE. Recommendations are derived from limited evidence from observational studies.

scholarly journals Systematic review of the relationships between combinations of movement behaviours and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (S5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Kuzik ◽  
Veronica J. Poitras ◽  
Mark S. Tremblay ◽  
Eun-Young Lee ◽  
Stephen Hunter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Early Years

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (aged 0–4 years)

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allana G. LeBlanc ◽  
John C. Spence ◽  
Valerie Carson ◽  
Sarah Connor Gorber ◽  
Carrie Dillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Motor Skill Development

Accumulating evidence suggests that young children spend excessive time being sedentary. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the relationship between sedentary behaviours and health indicators during the early years (ages 0–4 years). Using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework, this review aimed to present the best available evidence on the threshold of sedentary behaviour associated with healthy measures of adiposity, bone health, motor skill development, psychosocial health, cognitive development, and cardiometabolic health indicators in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Online databases, personal libraries, and government documents were searched for relevant studies. Studies that included an intervention (or experimental) group or prospective analysis were included. Twenty-one unique studies, representing 23 papers and 22 417 participants, met inclusion criteria; 7 studies included information on infants, 13 on toddlers, and 10 on preschoolers. Of these, 11, 6, and 8 studies reported data on adiposity, psychosocial health, and cognitive development, respectively. No included study reported on motor skill development, bone, or cardiometabolic health indicators. In conclusion, this review found low- to moderate-quality evidence to suggest that increased television viewing is associated with unfavourable measures of adiposity and decreased scores on measures of psychosocial health and cognitive development. No evidence existed to indicate that television viewing is beneficial for improving psychosocial health or cognitive development. In several instances a dose–response relationship was evident between increased time spent watching television and decreased psychosocial health or cognitive development. This work may be used as evidence to inform public health guidelines. (PROSPERO registration: CRD4011001280.)

scholarly journals Obsessive healthy eating and orthorexic eating tendencies in sport and exercise contexts: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Strahler ◽  
Hanna Wachten ◽  
Anett Mueller-Alcazar
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exercise Behaviors ◽  
Sport And Exercise ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Meta Analyses

AbstractBackgroundOrthorexia Nervosa (ON) and exercise addiction (ExAdd) are two phenomena believed to overlap. We conducted a meta-analysis exploring the link between ON and (addictive) exercise behaviors.MethodsA systematic review of major databases and gray literature was carried out for studies reporting on ON and (addictive) exercise behaviors. Random effects meta-analyses were undertaken calculating correlations between ON and (addictive) exercise behaviors. A sub-group analysis investigated gender differences.ResultsTwenty-five studies with 10,134 participants (mean age = 25.21; 56.4% female) were included. Analyses showed a small overall correlation between ON and exercise (21 studies, r = 0.12, 95% CI |0.06–0.18|) and a medium overall correlation between ON and ExAdd (7 studies, r = 0.29, 95% CI |0.13–0.45|). Gender differences were negligible.ConclusionsOrthorexic eating correlated slightly and moderately with exercise and ExAdd, respectively, expressing some unique and shared variance of these behaviors. While this does not suggest ON and addictive exercising to be independent, it does not indicate substantial comorbidity. Future research should focus on clinical relevance, underlying mechanisms, vulnerability, and risk factors.

Ready, steady, cook!

2022 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
Sarah Scotland
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Insight Into

Healthy eating is one of the most important habits to encourage from an early age. In this article nutritionist Sarah Scotland gives us insight into a case study promoting healthy eating habits in the early years.

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