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Effects on sleep quality of physical exercise programs in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(MDPI, 2023-03)
Background: Given the beneficial effects of exercise in different populations and the close relationship between healthy ageing and sleep quality, our objective was to determine if physical exercise ...
Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: A scoping reviewInterventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: A scoping review
(MDPI, 2020-06)
Background: The work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviorally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes, which can ...
Acupoint transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in hospitalized COPD patients with severe dyspnoea: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2019-12)
Background
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is a major cause of hospital admissions and dyspnoea is its main symptom. Some studies have concluded that a new modality ...
Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: a scoping review protocol
(BioMed Central, 2019-09)
Introduction The work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviourally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes. The person ...
A methodological review revealed that reporting of trials in manual therapy has not improved over time
(Elsevier, 2020-05)
Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate a selection of major reporting aspects in manual therapy (MT) trials, before and after the publication of the CONSORT extension for non-pharmacological ...
Sample size, study length, and inadequate controls were the most common self-acknowledged limitations in manual therapy trials: A methodological review
(Elsevier, 2021-02)
Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and analyze the presence and type of self-acknowledged limitations (SALs) in a sample of manual therapy (MT) randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Study ...
Acupuncture techniques for COPD: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2020-05)
Background
This is the second part of a large spectrum systematic review which aims to identify and assess the evidence for the efficacy of non-pharmacological acupuncture techniques in the treatment ...
Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological review
(BioMed Central, 2024-11)
Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials are getting more interest to improve trials’ external validity. This
study aimed to assess how pragmatic the design of the self-labelled pragmatic ...
Defining a competency framework for health and social professionals to promote healthy aging throughout the lifespan: an international Delphi study
(Springer Nature, 2024-03)
The promotion of healthy aging has become a priority in most parts of the world and should be promoted at all ages. However, the baseline training of health and social professionals is currently not ...
Completeness of reporting acupuncture interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Review of adherence to the STRICTA statement [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
(F1000Research, 2020-11)
Background: The completeness of reporting of acupuncture interventions is critical to ensure the applicability and reproducibility of acupuncture clinical trials. In the past, different publications ...