Research and Outputs

The Pandora’s Box of Evidence Synthesis and the case for a living Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy. Z Munn, D Pollock, TH Barker, J Stone, C Stern, E Aromataris, et al. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 28 (3), 148-150. 

The Dark Side of Rapid Reviews: A Retreat From Systematic Approaches and the Need for Clear Expectations and Reporting. Z Munn, D Pollock, TH Barker, J Stone, C Stern, E Aromataris, A Pearson, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine 176 (2), 266-267. 

Clinical Practice Guidelines. Z Munn, T Hoffmann. Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions, 281. 

Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. D Pollock, MDJ Peters, H Khalil, P McInerney, L Alexander, AC Tricco … Z Munn … et al. JBI evidence synthesis 21 (3), 520-532. 

Predatory journals and their practices present a conundrum for systematic reviewers and evidence synthesisers of health research: A qualitative descriptive study. D Pollock, TH Barker, JC Stone, E Aromataris, M Klugar, AM Scott … Z Munn … et al. Research Synthesis Methods. 

Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different—the “Big Picture” review family. F Campbell, AC Tricco, Z Munn, D Pollock, A Saran, A Sutton, H White, et al. Systematic reviews 12 (1), 45. 

Residual insecticide surface treatment for preventing malaria: a systematic review protocol. Z Munn, JC Stone, TH Barker, C Price, D Pollock, AN Kabaghe, JE Gimnig, et al. Systematic Reviews 12 (1), 1-9. 

Effectiveness of dual active ingredient insecticide-treated nets in preventing malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. TH Barker, JC Stone, S Hasanoff, C Price, A Kabaghe, Z Munn. Plos one 18 (8), e0289469. 

How should we handle predatory journals in evidence synthesis? A descriptive survey‐based cross‐sectional study of evidence synthesis experts. TH Barker, D Pollock, JC Stone, M Klugar, AM Scott, C Stern, R Wiechula … Z Munn. Research Synthesis Methods 14 (3), 370-381. 

The revised JBI critical appraisal tool for the assessment of risk of bias for randomized controlled trials. TH Barker, JC Stone, K Sears, M Klugar, C Tufanaru, J Leonardi-Bee, E Aromataris, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 494-506. 

Revising the JBI quantitative critical appraisal tools to improve their applicability: an overview of methods and the development process. TH Barker, JC Stone, K Sears, M Klugar, J Leonardi-Bee, C Tufanaru, E Aromataris, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 478-493. 

Effectiveness of prophylactic tranexamic acid versus placebo or no intervention for reducing blood loss in healthy patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: a systematic review protocol. H Baghaie, K Shukla, J Stone, O Breik, Z Munn. JBI evidence synthesis 21 (2), 430-440. 

Investigating different typologies for the synthesis of evidence: A scoping review protocol. Z Munn, D Pollock, C Price, E Aromataris, C Stern, JC Stone, TH Barker, et al. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 592-600. 

Methods for developing quality indicators for evidence implementation: a scoping review protocol. A McArthur, Z Munn, L Lizarondo. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 601-608. 

Tools to assess the risk of bias of evidence syntheses: a scoping review protocol. S Hasanoff, D Pollock, T Barker, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 10.11124 

Implementation of virtual music therapy in the practice of Czech music therapists: a best practice implementation project. J Kantor, A Neuwirthová, B Hořejší, J Koucun, L Kantorová, T Vrbová … Z Munn … et al. JBI Evidence Implementation 21 (S1), S64-S71 

Providing a scaffold for considering theoretical frameworks in evidence implementation projects: the JBI approach to evidence implementation. Z Munn, A McArthur, M Klugar, D Stannard, AS Cooper, Y Enuameh, et al. JBI Evidence Implementation 21 (4), 386-393. 

Experience of having a sibling with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review protocol. J Kantor, A Smrčková, V de Goumoëns, Z Munn, Z Svobodová, M Klugar. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (12), 2406-2412. 

Effectiveness of erector spinae plane block for rib fracture analgesia: a systematic review protocol. P Harford, L Tran, D Pollock, V Thiruvenkatarajan, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 10.11124. 

JBI series paper 1: introducing JBI and the JBI model of EHBC (vol 150, pg 191, 2022). Z Jordan, C Lockwood, E Aromataris, B Pilla, K Porritt, M Klugar, D Riddle, N Wang, Z Munn. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 162, 190-190. 

First Nations populations’ perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about prevention and bereavement in stillbirth: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. D Pollock, HD Bailey, Z Munn, S Hasanoff, C Valenzuela, C Stern, C Price, et al. JBI evidence synthesis 21 (10), 2142-2150. 

Corrigendum to “JBI series paper 1: introducing JBI and the JBI model of EHBC” [Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 150 (2022) 191–195/10807]. Z Jordan, C Lockwood, E Aromataris, B Pilla, K Porritt, M Klugar, D Riddle, N Wang, Z Munn. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 162, 190. 

Investigating how the GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework is used in Clinical Guidelines: a scoping review protocol. R Murray, M Sharp, A Razidan, B Hibbitts, M Ryan, K Mahtani, R Lynch … Z Munn. HRB Open Research 6, 50. 

Protocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses. P Tugwell, V Welch, O Magwood, A Todhunter-Brown, EA Akl … Z Munn … et al. Systematic Reviews 12 (1), 134. 

In reply to “Bias assessment: mQ or RoB?”. TH Barker, E Aromataris, M Ritskes-Hoitinga, K Sears, M Klugar, J Leonardi-Bee, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (6), 1346-1347. 

Impact of educational and psychological interventions compared with standard care in college/university students with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review protocol. J Kantor, J Li, J Du, Z Svobodová, M Klugar, H Salehi-Pourmehr ... Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (6), 1299. 

Good or best practice statements: proposal for the operationalisation and implementation of GRADE guidance. O Dewidar, T Lotfi, MW Langendam, E Parmelli, ZS Parkinson, K Solo … Z Munn … et al. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 28 (3), 189-196. 

Lived experiences of the diagnostic assessment process for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. N Hayes, K Bagley, N Hewlett, EJ Elliott, CF Pestell, MJ Gullo, Z Munn, et al. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 

From critical appraisal to risk of bias assessment: clarifying the terminology for study evaluation in JBI systematic reviews. JC Stone, TH Barker, E Aromataris, M Ritskes-Hoitinga, K Sears, M Klugar … Z Munn. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 472-477. 

Guidance on conducting methodological studies–an overview. H Khalil, Z Munn. Current Opinion in Epidemiology and Public Health 2 (1), 2-6. 

Methodological quality assessment should move beyond design specificity. JC Stone, K Glass, M Ritskes-Hoitinga, Z Munn, P Tugwell, SAR Doi. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 507-519. 

Reporting quality and risk of bias in JBI systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of interventions: a methodological review protocol. T Grammatopoulos, JWS Hunter, Z Munn, JC Stone, TH Barker. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (3), 584-591. 

JBI's approach to evidence implementation: a 7-phase process model to support and guide getting evidence into practice. K Porritt, A McArthur, C Lockwood, Z Munn. JBI Evidence Implementation 21 (1), 3-13. 

Turning the flywheel: mobilizing the JBI model of evidence-based healthcare. Z Jordan, B Pilla, K Porritt, Z Munn, E Aromataris, C Lockwood. JBI Evidence Implementation 21 (1), 96-100. 

Effectiveness of perioperative anticoagulation interruption without heparin bridging on thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing elective invasive procedures: a systematic review protocol. J Kaur, L Thomas, A Bhat, TH Barker. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 10.11124 

Effectiveness of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen in apneic oxygenation during intubation in high-risk surgical patients: a systematic review protocol. P Sekhar, V Thiruvenkatarajan, V Sekhar, R van Wijk, TH Barker. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21 (9), 1896-1902. 

Effectiveness of NOTES versus traditional techniques on surgical outcomes in adults with diverticulitis: a systematic review protocol. M Clark, S Nann, J Kong, TH Barker. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 10.11124. 

Reporting and conducting patient journey mapping research in healthcare: A scoping review. EL Davies, LN Bulto, A Walsh, D Pollock, VM Langton, RE Laing, et al. Journal of Advanced Nursing 79 (1), 83-100. 

Managing Chronic otitis media with Effusion in Children with non-Syndromic Cleft Palate: Short-Term Ventilation Tubes Versus Surveillance. G Maina, D Pollock, C Lockwood, L Cook, E Ooi. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 10556656221148368. 

Scoping review of nature-based interventions in bereavement care: What are the implications for perinatal loss? J Dean, A Cleary, T Ma, L McDaid, D Pollock, F Boyle. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 8 (1), 100690. 

Interventions, outcomes and outcome measurement instruments in stillbirth care research: A systematic review to inform the development of a core outcome set. D Bakhbakhi, D Siassakos, A Davies, A Merriel, K Barnard, E Stead … D Pollock … et al. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 130 (6), 560-576. 

Systematic reviewers used various approaches to data extraction and expressed several research needs: A survey. RB Büchter, T Rombey, T Mathes, H Khalil, C Lunny, D Pollock, L Puljak, et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 

Poor reporting quality of observational studies in children with non-syndromic cleft palate makes evidence synthesis difficult. G Maina, D Pollock, C Lockwood. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences 4 (3), 87-93. 

Identifying priority questions regarding rapid systematic reviews’ methods: protocol for an eDelphi study. AM Vieira, G Szczepanik, C De Waure, AC Tricco, S Oliver, J Stojanovic … D Pollock … et al. BMJ open 13 (7), e069856. 

“Chemobrain” in childhood cancer survivors—the impact on social, academic, and daily living skills: a qualitative systematic review. I Semendric, D Pollock, OJ Haller, RP George, LE Collins-Praino, et al. Supportive Care in Cancer 31 (9), 532. 

Neonatal near-miss audits: a systematic review and a call to action. PB Medeiros, C Bailey, D Pollock, H Liley, A Gordon, C Andrews, et al. BMC pediatrics 23 (1), 573. 

Parents’ descriptions of labouring with an antepartum fetal death: Findings from the Birthing in Grief study. J Warland, D Pollock, A Collier, D Horey, F Boyle. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 

Improving the capacity of researchers and bereaved parents to co-design and translate stillbirth research together. C Andrews, A Pade, V Flenady, J Moore, K Tindal, B Farrant, S Stewart … D Pollock. Women and Birth. 

Women’s experiences with using domperidone as a galactagogue to increase breast milk supply: an Australian cross-sectional survey. GM McBride, R Stevenson, G Zizzo, AR Rumbold, LH Amir, A Keir, et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 18 (1), 1-9. 

Longitudinal trends in domperidone dispensing to mothers of very preterm infants and its association with breast milk feeding at infant discharge: a retrospective study. GM McBride, AR Rumbold, AK Keir, A Kunnel, M Buxton, S Jones, et al. BMJ Paediatrics Open 7 (1). 

Variation observed in consensus judgements between pairs of reviewers when assessing the risk of bias due to missing evidence in a sample of published meta-analyses of nutrition research. R Kanukula, JE McKenzie, AG Cashin, E Korevaar, S McDonald, AT Mello, et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 111244. 

ROB-ME: a tool for assessing risk of bias due to missing evidence in systematic reviews with meta-analysis. MJ Page, JAC Sterne, I Boutron, A Hróbjartsson, JJ Kirkham, T Li … R Kanukula … et al. BMJ 383. 

Effect estimates can be accurately calculated with data digitally extracted from interrupted time series graphs. SL Turner, E Korevaar, MS Cumpston, R Kanukula, AB Forbes, et al.  Research Synthesis Methods 14 (4), 622-638. 

Systematic reviewers' perspectives on sharing review data, analytic code, and other materials: A survey. PY Nguyen, JE McKenzie, DG Hamilton, D Moher, P Tugwell, FM Fidler … R Kanukula … et al. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 1 (2), e12008. 

Systematic reviewers' perspectives on replication of systematic reviews: A survey. PY Nguyen, JE McKenzie, DG Hamilton, D Moher, P Tugwell, FM Fidler … R Kanukula … et al. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 1 (2), e12009. 

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