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Microneedling as an adjuvant to topical therapies for melasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bailey AJM, Li HO, Tan MG, Cheng W, Dover JS. Microneedling as an adjuvant to topical therapies for melasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2021, 86: 797-810. PMID: 33857549, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.03.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of melasmaTopical therapyMelasma severitySystematic reviewSerious adverse eventsTopical tranexamic acidEfficacy of microneedlingPlatelet-rich plasmaAdverse eventsTopical interventionsTopical medicationsTranexamic acidProspective studyEligible studiesRadiofrequency microneedlingPRISMA guidelinesTherapyMicroneedlingMelasmaStudy designVitamin CAdjuvantWeeksDepigmenting agentTreatmentComparing Interventions for Management of Hot Flashes in Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses.
Hutton B, Hersi M, Cheng W, Pratt M, Barbeau P, Mazzarello S, Ahmadzai N, Skidmore B, Morgan SC, Bordeleau L, Ginex PK, Sadeghirad B, Morgan RL, Cole KM, Clemons M. Comparing Interventions for Management of Hot Flashes in Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses. Oncology Nursing Forum 2020, 47: e86-e106. PMID: 32555553, PMCID: PMC7891229, DOI: 10.1188/20.onf.e86-e106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHot flash frequencyHot flashesProstate cancerHot flash scoreHistory of breastHot flash severityQuality of lifeFlash frequencyActive therapyPatients' qualitySystematic reviewAbstractTextMeta-AnalysisNarrative synthesisMore interventionsDATA EVALUATIONLiterature searchPatientsTherapyCancerBreastLittle dataInterventionMinimal dataTreatment
2021
The Efficacy Implementation Ratio: A Conceptual Model for Understanding the Impact of Implementation Strategies Using Health Outcomes
Sarkies M, Skinner E, Bowles K, Taljaard M, Cheng W, Haines T. The Efficacy Implementation Ratio: A Conceptual Model for Understanding the Impact of Implementation Strategies Using Health Outcomes. Global Implementation Research And Applications 2021, 1: 258-266. DOI: 10.1007/s43477-021-00026-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy of treatmentHealth outcomesTreatment efficacyImplementation outcomesImpact of treatmentHealth outcome improvementsImproved health outcomesImplementation ratioImplementation strategiesOutcome improvementEfficacyOutcomesTreatmentImplementation scienceImplementation evaluationValue of implementation