Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction: "How the adverse effect counting window affected vaccine safety calculations in randomised trials of COVID-19 vaccines".
RETRACTION: "Re: How the adverse effect counting window affected vaccine safety calculations in randomised trials of COVID-19 vaccines," by H. Daungsupawong and V. ⋯ The above article, published online on 26 February 2024 in Wiley Online Library, in Volume 30, Issue 4, has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Karen Grimmer and Michael Loughlin; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed as this Letter to the Editor lacks relevant scientific discussion and the statements in this letter are not sufficiently supported by references to the literature.
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Despite the widespread recommendation to engage in therapeutic exercise for the treatment of low back pain (LBP), there is conflicting evidence regarding clinical outcomes and effectiveness. Poor methodological quality may be to blame for reducing the overall strength of evidence for this intervention, yet little is known about the difficulties researchers encounter when designing and implementing their study methods. ⋯ Statistical power, study length and/or follow-up, and inclusion criteria were the three most commonly reported categories of SALs in exercise trials for LBP. Lack of long-term follow-up, inadequate sample size and inclusion of specific populations were the most common subcategories. Research protocols recognizing and avoiding these limitations will enhance the overall quality of evidence of exercise therapy trials for LBP.
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Medical students are demanders and future suppliers of antibiotic use. Understanding their knowledge, attitude and practice is important for appropriately using antibiotics and controlling antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study was to assess the measurement properties of existed instruments and summarize measurement items and results. ⋯ Limitations existed in the current measurement instrument including lacking validation, inconsistent classification of item and lacking item regarding the perspective of suppliers. Scientific tools for objective and accurate measure are needed.
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Despite being mentioned in well-known models of psychotherapeutic change, the concept of extra-therapeutic factors seems to have left the scene across time, eaten away by the progressive refinement of the construct of common factors. Aim of the present study is to better understanding the historical evolution of the concept of extra-therapeutic factors and its importance for psychotherapy today. ⋯ A renewed interest on extra-therapeutic factors could reinvigorate the debate over the relationship between psychotherapy and life contexts and conditions. In terms of complexity and systems thinking nothing, a priori, really falls outside the realm of psychotherapy and, in turn, psychotherapy is not a practice that could be abstracted from the context in which it is practiced or from clients' and therapists' lives.