Loneliness in Pregnant and Postpartum People and Parents of Children Aged Five Years or Younger: a Scoping Review

Abstract Background: Despite evidence that loneliness increases during times of transition, and that the incidence of loneliness is highest in young adults, loneliness during pregnancy and new parenthood has not been developed as a program of research. Because loneliness research has primarily focused on older adults and other high-risk populations, the concept of loneliness and its effects on this population are not well understood, leaving a gap in our understanding of the psychosocial needs and health risks of loneliness on pregnant people and new parents. A scoping review has been completed in order to map and synthesize the literature to date on loneliness experienced during pregnancy and the first five years of parenthood.Methods: To address the aim of this review, a wide net was cast in order to detect experiences of perinatal or parental loneliness, and/or instances where loneliness was measured in this population. Among the inclusion criteria were loneliness in people who were pregnant, who were parents in the postpartum period, or who had children aged five years or younger. A search for literature was conducted in December 2020 using nine databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (embase.com), SCOPUS (scopus.com), Cochrane Library including CENTRAL (Wiley), CINAHL (Ebscohost), PsycINFO (Ebscohost), Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest) and Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) and the Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate).Discussion: Perinatal and parental loneliness studies are limited and have rarely been targeted and developed through a program of research. Loneliness inquiry in this population has frequently been studied in relation to other concepts of interest (e.g., postpartum depression). Alternatively, the importance of loneliness has emerged from study participants as relevant to the research topic during qualitative inquiry. Across studies, the prevalence of loneliness ranged from 32% to 100%. Loneliness was commonly experienced alongside parenting difficulties, with parents feeling as though they were alone in their struggles. As loneliness has been called a sensitive indicator of wellbeing, we believe screening will help healthcare professionals identify common difficulties and early signs of depression experienced during pregnancy and parenthood.The protocol is available on Open Science Framework at DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BFVPZ.

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How we teach children with asthma to use their inhaler: A scoping review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-20630/v5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick McCrossan ◽

Orla Mallon ◽

Michael Shields ◽

Dara O'Donoghue

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Future Research ◽

Inhaler Technique ◽

Case Control Studies ◽

Children With Asthma ◽

Science Framework ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

The Cochrane Library

Abstract Background One reason that asthma remains poorly controlled in children is poor inhaler technique. Current guidelines recommend checking inhaler technique at each clinical visit. However, they do not specify how best to train children to mastery of correct inhaler technique. Currently many children are simply shown how to use inhalers (brief intervention) which results in less than 50% with correct inhaler technique. The aim of this scoping review is to explore published literature on teaching methods used to train children to master correct inhaler technique. Methods This scoping review will follow the Arksey and O'Malley framework and the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. We will search (from inception onwards): MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and the Cochrane library. We will include quantitative studies, (e.g. randomised controlled trials, cohort studies and case-control studies), published from the year 1956 to present, on teaching the skill of inhaler technique to children with asthma. Two reviewers will complete all screening and data abstraction independently. Data will be extracted onto a data charting table to create a descriptive summary of the results. Data will then be synthesised with descriptive statistics and visual mapping.Discussion This scoping review will provide a broad overview of currently used educational methods to improve inhaler technique in children with asthma. The analysis will allow us to refine future research in this area by focusing on the most effective methods and optimising them. Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework (osf.io/n7kcw).

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Oral ulcers of COVID-19 patients: a scoping review protocol

10.1101/2021.01.22.21250326 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Abanoub Riad ◽

Julien Issa ◽

Veronika Chuchmova ◽

Simona Slezakova ◽

Esraa Gomaa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Open Science ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Hand Search ◽

Oral Ulcers ◽

Cochrane Database ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Science Framework

AbstractObjectiveThis scoping review aims to systematically identify the types, characteristics, and possible pathophysiologic etiologies of the oral ulcers that emerge in COVID-19 patients.IntroductionThe oral cavity is a vulnerable niche for the most diverse microbial ecosystem in the human body; therefore, it presents a wide array of mucocutaneous complications that could indicate various acute and chronic conditions. The COVID-19-related oral conditions, including oral ulcers, had been widely debated as direct manifestations or indirect complications of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to a preliminary search of PROSPERO, MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the JBI Evidence Synthesis, there is no published nor registered scoping review concerned with the oral ulcers of COVID-19 patients.Inclusion criteriaThe review will include studies included COVID-19 patients whose infection had been confirmed by RT-PCR testing regardless of infection severity and clinical course. Only the studies that reported COVID-19 patients with oral ulcers.MethodsA three-phase search strategy will be carried out: an initial limited search, a full electronic search, and hand search using the reference lists of all included records. The main bibliographic databases of published literature will include MEDLINE® (Ovid), EMBASE (Elsevier), and Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register. All identified records will be managed using EndNote 9.2, and the titles and abstracts will be screened against the inclusion criteria before the full text of all potentially relevant studies will be examined. The data will be presented in tabular form, rating maps, and narrative summary.RegistrationThis protocol had been pre-registered in Open Science Framework (OSF) Registries.[1]

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Loneliness in pregnant and postpartum people and parents of children aged five years or younger: a scoping review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-24963/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jacqueline Kent-Marvick ◽

Sara Simonsen ◽

Ryoko Pentecost ◽

Mary M. McFarland

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Well Being ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Narrative Form ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Science Framework ◽

Study Designs

Abstract BackgroundThe experience of loneliness during pregnancy and in new parenthood has not been targeted and developed as a program of research, despite evidence indicating that the incidence of loneliness is highest in those aged 16 to 24, and that loneliness rises during transitional periods. The scarcity of parenthood-loneliness inquiries leaves a gap in our understanding of new parenthood and its effects on the health and well-being of parents and their children. Here, a scoping review protocol will be presented to address this gap. The objective of this study will be to summarize the current knowledge on loneliness experienced during pregnancy and by parents during the postpartum period through the first five years of the child’s life.MethodsA scoping review protocol was designed following Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. We will include all types of literature in English, including all study designs, reviews, opinion articles, dissertations, reports, books, and grey literature. To be considered for inclusion, sources should focus on loneliness in pregnant persons, postpartum people, and parents of children five years or younger. We will search the following electronic databases (from inception onwards): MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Dissertations & Theses Global, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus, and Web of Science. Grey literature will be identified searching the British governmental website gov.uk, the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, the Campaign to End Loneliness, and the British Red Cross’s Action on Loneliness websites. Two reviewers, working independently of each other, will screen the titles and abstracts of the articles returned by the searches, then screen the selected full-text articles, and extract data. A third reviewer will cast the deciding vote in case no consensus is reached. Results will be given in narrative form, mapped, and illustrated.DiscussionThis scoping review will capture the state of the current literature on loneliness in pregnancy and new parenthood. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. We anticipate that the study will identify gaps and make recommendations for future areas of study and related interventions. The protocol is available on Open Science Framework at DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BFVPZ.

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How we teach children with asthma to use their inhaler: A scoping review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-20630/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick McCrossan ◽

Orla Mallon ◽

Michael Shields ◽

Dara O'Donoghue

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Future Research ◽

Inhaler Technique ◽

Case Control Studies ◽

Children With Asthma ◽

Science Framework ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

The Cochrane Library

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Prehabilitation interventions for patient undergoing Primary Replacement Arthroplasty: Protocol for scoping review

10.21203/rs.3.rs-250005/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Prithi Jayaraman-Pillay ◽

Verusia Chetty ◽

Stacy Maddocks

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Replacement Arthroplasty ◽

Literature Searches ◽

Abstract Data ◽

Science Framework

Abstract BackgroundOsteoarthritis ranks fifth among all forms of disability worldwide 1 and it is estimated that 30.8 million adults have osteoarthritis 2. Primary replacement arthroplasty is the surgical treatment of choice to decrease pain and improve quality of life in late-stage OA 5. The current situation in South Africa, which is a lower- and middle-income countries LMICs, is that the waiting lists for arthroplasty is extensive with steep costs involved in the management of these patients in public sector hospitals which serves most of the population 7. Physiotherapist can have an impact on this situation by implementing measures to reduce length of stay postoperatively in the hospital by prehabilitation (Prehab). Hence a need to conduct a scoping review to identify the trends in literature regarding the content as well as the gaps.MethodsThe methodology will involve a literature search as described by Arksey and O’Malley19. The scoping review methods will adopt the framework proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. Literature searches will be conducted in the following electronic databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar and peer-reviewed journal papers will be included based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies will be included to consider different aspects of measuring the effects of physical activity and exercise. Two reviewers will screen all citations and full-text articles and the main reviewer will abstract data, organize them into themes and sub-themes, summarize them, and report the results using a narrative synthesis. The study methodological quality will be appraised using a Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.DiscussionThe proposed scoping review will map the breadth of knowledge available on topic of Prehab interventions in patients scheduled to undergo joint arthroplasty in terms of exercise prescription principles and other ways to implement pre-operative optimisation. The scoping review is the first part of a study that aims to design a prehab program suitable for a resource constrained LMICs health care system wherein the demographic and physical characteristics of its health users are unique and independent to the context. Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework https://osf.io/9fdsh/

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Loneliness in pregnant and postpartum people and parents of children aged 5 years or younger: a scoping review protocol

Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1186/s13643-020-01469-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jacqueline Kent-Marvick ◽

Sara Simonsen ◽

Ryoko Pentecost ◽

Mary M. McFarland

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Well Being ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Narrative Form ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Science Framework ◽

Study Designs

Abstract Background The experience of loneliness during pregnancy and in new parenthood has not been targeted and developed as a program of research, despite evidence indicating that the incidence of loneliness is highest in those aged 16 to 24 and that loneliness rises during transitional periods. The scarcity of parenthood-loneliness inquiries leaves a gap in our understanding of new parenthood and its effects on the health and well-being of parents and their children. Here, a scoping review protocol will be presented to address this gap. The objective of this study will be to summarize the current knowledge of loneliness experienced during pregnancy and by parents during the postpartum period through the first 5 years of the child’s life. Methods A scoping review protocol was designed following Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. We will include all types of literature in English, including all study designs, reviews, opinion articles, dissertations, reports, books, and grey literature. To be considered for inclusion, sources should focus on loneliness in pregnant persons, postpartum people, and parents of children 5 years or younger. We will search the following electronic databases (from inception onwards): MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Dissertations & Theses Global, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus, and Web of Science. Grey literature will be identified searching the British governmental website gov.uk, the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, the Campaign to End Loneliness, and the British Red Cross’s Action on Loneliness websites. Two reviewers, working independently of each other, will screen the titles and abstracts of the articles returned by the searches, then screen the selected full-text articles, and extract data. A third reviewer will cast the deciding vote in case no consensus is reached. Results will be given in the narrative form, mapped, and illustrated. Discussion This scoping review will capture the state of the current literature on loneliness in pregnancy and new parenthood. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. We anticipate that the study will identify gaps and make recommendations for future areas of study and related interventions. The protocol is available on Open Science Framework at DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BFVPZ.

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Fitoterapia no tratamento da candidíase oral: Um protocolo de revisão de escopo

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16653 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. e35010716653

Author(s):

Heloísa Nunes Brandão ◽

Ingrid Andrade Meira ◽

Carmem Silvia Laureano Dalle Piagge ◽

Dúcia Caldas Cosme-Trindade

Keyword(s):

Candida Albicans ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Oral Candidiasis ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Denture Stomatitis ◽

Biological Products ◽

Science Framework

A Candida albicans é a espécie presente na cavidade oral responsável por cerca de 95% das candidíases, sendo considerada o principal fator etiológico da estomatite protética, condição inflamatória que acomete a mucosa oral coberta pela base da prótese. O uso de antifúngicos demonstra grande eficácia no tratamento da candidíase oral, apesar de alguns efeitos colaterais, como gosto desagradável, alergias e reações gastrointestinais. Com isso, a fitoterapia vem se destacando como terapia alternativa devido ao seu poder antimicrobiano e a redução de efeitos adversos. Desta forma, o objetivo desta revisão de escopo é explorar sistematicamente a literatura, mapeando e sumarizando as evidências disponíveis quanto aos produtos naturais utilizados no tratamento da candidíase oral. Esse protocolo foi desenvolvido de acordo com as recomendações do Manual do Instituto Joanna Briggs e registrado na Open Science Framework. A busca pelos artigos será realizada em três etapas, utilizando as bases de dados PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library e LILACS, bem como fontes adicionais da literatura cinzenta e lista de referências dos estudos incluídos. Os termos “phytotherapy”, “biological products”, “oral candidiasis", “denture stomatitis”, “candida albicans”, e palavras relacionadas serão usadas na estratégia de busca. Os dados serão extraídos através de um formulário e apresentados na forma de quadro e/ou imagens e de forma descritiva. Este protocolo auxiliará o desenvolvimento da revisão de escopo para a identificação de lacunas e síntese do conhecimento para a condução de futuros estudos primários.

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Análise da produção científica brasileira sobre etnobotânica: protocolo de scoping review

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i14.22493 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (14) ◽

pp. e545101422493

Author(s):

Maria Andréa da Silva ◽

Fernando Henrique Oliveira de Almeida ◽

Davi Cravo Teles dos Santos ◽

Wellington Barros da Silva ◽

Francilene Amaral da Silva

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Open Science ◽

Scoping Reviews ◽

Science Framework

Este artigo apresenta o protocolo de revisão de escopo acerca da produção científica brasileira sobre etnobotânica. E tem como objetivo documentar os processos envolvidos no planejamento e na condução metodológica deste estudo inédito, examinando a extensão, o alcance e a natureza das atividades de pesquisa em etnobotânica no Brasil, com vistas a identificar as possíveis lacunas de pesquisa na literatura existente. Esta revisão será conduzida seguindo as diretrizes do Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) e elaborada de acordo com os itens do PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation. Para tal, serão selecionados e revisados artigos científicos publicados nos idiomas: inglês, português e espanhol nas seguintes bases de dados: Web of Science, PubMed /Medline, Lilacs/BVS, Scopus e Scielo. Este protocolo foi registrado no Open Science Framework (OSF), sob doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/N4XD3. Espera-se com esse estudo, mapear, demonstrar o cenário e o panorama dos estudos etnobotânicos realizados no Brasil, o que poderá orientar a realização de futuras pesquisas nessa temática em nosso país.

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Loneliness in pregnant and postpartum people and parents of children aged five years or younger: a scoping review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-24963/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jacqueline Kent-Marvick ◽

Sara Simonsen ◽

Ryoko Pentecost ◽

Mary M. McFarland

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Well Being ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Narrative Form ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Science Framework ◽

Study Designs

Abstract Background The experience of loneliness during pregnancy and in new parenthood has not been targeted and developed as a program of research, despite evidence indicating that the incidence of loneliness is highest in those aged 16 to 24, and that loneliness rises during transitional periods. The scarcity of parenthood-loneliness inquiries leaves a gap in our understanding of new parenthood and its effects on the health and well-being of parents and their children. Here, a scoping review protocol will be presented to address this gap. The objective of this study will be to summarize the current knowledge on loneliness experienced during pregnancy and by parents during the postpartum period through the first five years of the child’s life.Methods A scoping review protocol was designed following Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. We will include all types of literature in English, including all study designs, reviews, opinion articles, dissertations, reports, books, and grey literature. To be considered for inclusion, sources should focus on loneliness in pregnant persons, postpartum people, and parents of children five years or younger. We will search the following electronic databases (from inception onwards): MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Dissertations & Theses Global, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus, and Web of Science. Grey literature will be identified searching the British governmental website gov.uk, the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, the Campaign to End Loneliness, and the British Red Cross’s Action on Loneliness websites. Two reviewers, working independently of each other, will screen the titles and abstracts of the articles returned by the searches, then screen the selected full-text articles, and extract data. A third reviewer will cast the deciding vote in case no consensus is reached. Results will be given in narrative form, mapped, and illustrated.Discussion This scoping review will capture the state of the current literature on loneliness in pregnancy and new parenthood. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. We anticipate that the study will identify gaps and make recommendations for future areas of study and related interventions. The protocol is available on Open Science Framework at DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/BFVPZ.

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How Inhaler Technique is Assessed in Children and Young People: A Scoping Review Protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1135431/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kathryn Claire Anne Ferris ◽

Paddy McCrossan ◽

Michael D Shields ◽

James Paton ◽

Dara O’Donoghue

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Open Science ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Inhaler Technique ◽

Case Control Studies ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Randomised Control Trials ◽

Science Framework

Abstract BackgroundAsthma is the most common chronic childhood condition. Unfortunately, many children have poorly controlled asthma. Current guidelines strongly recommend that all asthma review appointments must include an assessment of the patient’s inhaler technique. However, most guidelines do not provide information on how the healthcare professional should conduct this assessment. The aim of this scoping review is to explore the published literature on methods used to assess inhaler technique. MethodsThis scoping review will follow the frameworks founded by Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. We will search MEDLINE, Embase, Cinahl and the Cochrane library for studies published from 1st January 1956 to 30th November 2021, on methods of assessing inhaler technique in children and young people aged 1 to 16 years of age with asthma. We will include randomised control trials, case control studies, cohort studies and retrospective studies which investigate methods used to assess inhaler technique in children and young people. We will include studies conducted in all areas where inhaler technique assessment occurs and studies conducted by all healthcare professionals who usually undertake inhaler assessments in practice. Two reviewers will complete all screening and data extraction independently. Data will be extracted onto a charting table and a descriptive summary of the results presented. DiscussionThis scoping review will provide a broad overview of currently used methods to assess inhaler technique in children and young people with asthma. The analysis of which will allow us to consider how these methods might be used in clinical practice and research settings. Scoping review registration Open Science Framework (osf.io/e47sa).

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