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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of healthcare services: a systematic review by Moynihan, Ray, Sanders, Sharon, Michaleff, Zoe A, Scott, Anna Mae, Clark, Justin, To, Emma J, Jones, Mark, Kitchener, Eliza, Fox, Melissa, Johansson, Minna, Lang, Eddy, Duggan, Anne, Scott, Ian, Albarqouni, Loai

“…ObjectivesTo determine the extent and nature of changes in utilisation of healthcare services during COVID-19 pandemic.DesignSystematic…”
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Perceptions of medical students towards online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional survey of 2721 UK medical students by Dost, Samiullah, Hossain, Aleena, Shehab, Mai, Abdelwahed, Aida, Al-Nusair, Lana

“…ObjectivesTo investigate perceptions of medical students on the role of online teaching in facilitating medical education during the COVID-19…”
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Protocol for development of a reporting guideline (TRIPOD-AI) and risk of bias tool (PROBAST-AI) for diagnostic and prognostic prediction model studies based on artificial intelligence by Collins, Gary S, Dhiman, Paula, Andaur Navarro, Constanza L, Ma, Jie, Hooft, Lotty, Reitsma, Johannes B, Logullo, Patricia, Beam, Andrew L, Peng, Lily, Van Calster, Ben, van Smeden, Maarten, Riley, Richard D, Moons, Karel GM

“…IntroductionThe Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model of Individual Prognosis Or Diagnosis (TRIPOD) statement and the Prediction model Risk…”
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Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare by O'Cathain, Alicia, Croot, Liz, Duncan, Edward, Rousseau, Nikki, Sworn, Katie, Turner, Katrina M, Yardley, Lucy, Hoddinott, Pat

“…ObjectiveTo provide researchers with guidance on actions to take during intervention development.Summary of key pointsBased on a consensus exercise informed by…”
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Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study by Dennis, Andrea, Wamil, Malgorzata, Alberts, Johann, Oben, Jude, Cuthbertson, Daniel J, Wootton, Dan, Crooks, Michael, Gabbay, Mark, Brady, Michael, Hishmeh, Lyth, Attree, Emily, Heightman, Melissa, Banerjee, Rajarshi, Banerjee, Amitava

“…ObjectiveTo assess medium-term organ impairment in symptomatic individuals following recovery from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.DesignBaseline findings from a…”
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Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies by Pijls, Bart G, Jolani, Shahab, Atherley, Anique, Derckx, Raissa T, Dijkstra, Janna I R, Franssen, Gregor H L, Hendriks, Stevie, Richters, Anke, Venemans-Jellema, Annemarie, Zalpuri, Saurabh, Zeegers, Maurice P

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to describe the associations of age and sex with the risk of COVID-19 in different severity stages ranging from infection to…”
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Incubation period of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational research by McAloon, Conor, Collins, Áine, Hunt, Kevin, Barber, Ann, Byrne, Andrew W, Butler, Francis, Casey, Miriam, Griffin, John, Lane, Elizabeth, McEvoy, David, Wall, Patrick, Green, Martin, O'Grady, Luke, More, Simon J

“…ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of estimates of the incubation period of COVID-19.DesignRapid…”
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Health effects of climate change: an overview of systematic reviews by Rocque, Rhea J, Beaudoin, Caroline, Ndjaboue, Ruth, Cameron, Laura, Poirier-Bergeron, Louann, Poulin-Rheault, Rose-Alice, Fallon, Catherine, Tricco, Andrea C, Witteman, Holly O

“…ObjectivesWe aimed to develop a systematic synthesis of systematic reviews of health impacts of climate change, by synthesising studies’ characteristics,…”
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Effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a systematic review of reviews by Stiglic, Neza, Viner, Russell M

“…ObjectivesTo systematically examine the evidence of harms and benefits relating to time spent on screens for children and young people’s (CYP) health and…”
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Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study by Williams, Simon N, Armitage, Christopher J, Tampe, Tova, Dienes, Kimberly

“…ObjectiveThis study explored UK public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.DesignThis…”
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Cohort study evaluating the burden of wounds to the UK’s National Health Service in 2017/2018: update from 2012/2013 by Guest, Julian F, Fuller, Graham W, Vowden, Peter

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of wounds managed by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in 2017/2018 and associated health outcomes, resource use and…”
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Examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Gadermann, Anne C, Thomson, Kimberly C, Richardson, Chris G, Gagné, Monique, McAuliffe, Corey, Hirani, Saima, Jenkins, Emily

“…ObjectivesIn the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation, school/child care closures and employment instability have created unprecedented…”
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STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration by Cohen, Jérémie F, Korevaar, Daniël A, Altman, Douglas G, Bruns, David E, Gatsonis, Constantine A, Hooft, Lotty, Irwig, Les, Levine, Deborah, Reitsma, Johannes B, de Vet, Henrica C W, Bossuyt, Patrick M M

“…Diagnostic accuracy studies are, like other clinical studies, at risk of bias due to shortcomings in design and conduct, and the results of a diagnostic…”
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Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS) by Downes, Martin J, Brennan, Marnie L, Williams, Hywel C, Dean, Rachel S

“…ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop a critical appraisal (CA) tool that addressed study design and reporting quality as well as the risk of bias in…”
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Road to resilience: a systematic review and meta-analysis of resilience training programmes and interventions by Joyce, Sadhbh, Shand, Fiona, Tighe, Joseph, Laurent, Steven J, Bryant, Richard A, Harvey, Samuel B

“…ObjectivesTo synthesise the available evidence on interventions designed to improve individual resilience.DesignA systematic review and meta-analysisMethodsThe…”
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Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis by Kruse, Clemens Scott, Krowski, Nicole, Rodriguez, Blanca, Tran, Lan, Vela, Jackeline, Brooks, Matthew

“…BackgroundThe use of telehealth steadily increases as it has become a viable modality to patient care. Early adopters attempt to use telehealth to deliver…”
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Plea for routinely presenting prediction intervals in meta-analysis by IntHout, Joanna, Ioannidis, John P A, Rovers, Maroeska M, Goeman, Jelle J

“…Evaluating the variation in the strength of the effect across studies is a key feature of meta-analyses. This variability is reflected by measures like τ(2) or…”
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Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases by Byrne, Andrew William, McEvoy, David, Collins, Aine B, Hunt, Kevin, Casey, Miriam, Barber, Ann, Butler, Francis, Griffin, John, Lane, Elizabeth A, McAloon, Conor, O'Brien, Kirsty, Wall, Patrick, Walsh, Kieran A, More, Simon J

“…Our objective was to review the literature on the inferred duration of the infectious period of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
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Estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services and excess 1-year mortality in people with cancer and multimorbidity: near real-time data on cancer care, cancer deaths and a population-based cohort study by Lai, Alvina G, Pasea, Laura, Banerjee, Amitava, Hall, Geoff, Denaxas, Spiros, Chang, Wai Hoong, Katsoulis, Michail, Williams, Bryan, Pillay, Deenan, Noursadeghi, Mahdad, Linch, David, Hughes, Derralynn, Forster, Martin D, Turnbull, Clare, Fitzpatrick, Natalie K, Boyd, Kathryn, Foster, Graham R, Enver, Tariq, Nafilyan, Vahe, Humberstone, Ben, Neal, Richard D, Cooper, Matt, Jones, Monica, Pritchard-Jones, Kathy, Sullivan, Richard, Davie, Charlie, Lawler, Mark, Hemingway, Harry

“…ObjectivesTo estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care services and overall (direct and indirect) excess deaths in people with…”
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Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study by Jia, Ru, Ayling, Kieran, Chalder, Trudie, Massey, Adam, Broadbent, Elizabeth, Coupland, Carol, Vedhara, Kavita

“…Previous pandemics have resulted in significant consequences for mental health. Here, we report the mental health sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic in a UK…”
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