meta-analysis

Meta-analysis of Cognitive Function Following Non-severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection Austin, Tara A.; Thomas, Michael L.; Lu, Min; Hodges, Cooper B.; Darowski, Emily S.; Bergmans, Rachel; Parr, Sarah; Pickell, Delaney; Catazaro, Mikayla; Lantrip, Crystal; Twamley, Elizabeth W. To effectively diagnose...

Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075847 (Published 14 February 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:e075847 Michael Noetel, senior lecturer1, Taren Sanders, senior...

Efficacy and Acceptance of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Meta-analysis Maas genannt Bermpohl, Frederic; Kucharczyk-Bodenburg, Ann-Cathrin; Martin, Alexandra Background The systematic aggregation of research on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in...

Background and Objective Meta-analysis and meta-regression are often highly cited and may influence practice. Unfortunately, statistical errors in meta-analyses are widespread and can lead to flawed conclusions. The purpose of this article was to review common statistical errors in...

Objectives: This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods: Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to May 2022. Two reviewers screened studies, extracted the data, and assessed...

John Derek Franklin, Michael Graham (School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK) Received 31 May 2022, Accepted 29 Jul 2022, Published online: 16 Aug 2022 Background Repeated maximal exercise separated by 24 hours may be useful in identifying possible objective...

Background Estimated effects vary across studies, partly because of random sampling error and partly because of heterogeneity. In meta-analysis, the fraction of variance that is due to heterogeneity is estimated by the statistic I2. We calculate the bias of I2, focusing on the situation where...

Full title: What psychological interventions are effective for the management of persistent physical symptoms (PPS)? A systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract Objectives Presentation of persistent physical symptoms is associated with increased health care utilization, yet clinical...

How the Lancet lost our trust Stuart Ritchie The Spectator (UK) 26/06/2021 A few of us have tried to get Ritchie interested in the PACE trial, but he has previously refused. But since it now seems to support his argument, he does cautiously mention it...

Frequency of Adverse Events in the Placebo Arms of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Julia W. Haas, PhD1,2; Friederike L. Bender, MS3; Sarah Ballou, PhD1,2; John M. Kelley, PhD1,4; Marcel Wilhelm, PhD3; Franklin G. Miller, PhD5; Winfried Rief, PhD3; Ted J...

Carley ME, Chaparro LE, Choinière M, Kehlet H, Moore RA, Van Den Kerkhof E, Gilron I., Pharmacotherapy for the Prevention of Chronic Pain after Surgery in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anesthesiology. 2021 Aug 1;135(2):304-325. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003837. PMID...

Objective: As the number of recovering COVID-19 patients increases worldwide, the persistence of symptoms and signs through the post-acute phase indicates an urgent need for prolonged follow-up care. To explore existing data about post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, this meta-analysis assesses the...

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia (FM) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are devastating metabolic neuroimmune diseases that are difficult to diagnose because of the presence of numerous symptoms and a lack of specific biomarkers. Despite patient heterogeneity linked to...

Abstract Introduction: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a neurological disease that is accompanied by excessive fatigue or tiredness. There are several reports confirming the association between Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection and CFS illness. This systematic review and meta-analysis...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399921002014 Journal of Psychosomatic Research Available online 24 June 2021, 110556 Review article Functional somatic syndromes and joint hypermobility: A systematic review and meta-analysis Author links open overlay...

"This publication is provided for historical reference only and the information may be out of date." Introduction The AHRQ evidence report on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was published in December, 2014 and provided a literature review for...

A meta-analysis review worth reading, giving pause to how truly (in)effective many common FDA approved are compared to placebo. How effective are common medications: a perspective based on meta-analyses of major drugs. Leucht et al. BMC Medicine (2015) Abstract The vastness of clinical data...

The methodological quality of 176,620 randomized controlled trials published between 1966 and 2018 reveals a positive trend but also an urgent need for improvement Christiaan H. Vinkers, Herm J. Lamberink, Joeri K. Tijdink, Pauline Heus, Lex Bouter, Paul Glasziou, David Moher, Johanna A. Damen...

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The evidence for cognitive behavioural therapy in any condition, population or context: a meta-review of systematic review and panoramic meta-analysis by Fordham et al. Abstract The majority of psychological treatment research is dedicated to investigating the effectiveness of cognitive...