Detecting congenital chiasmal misrouting using multichannel VEPs: protocol for a scoping review.

IntroductionThe global burden of cancer is escalating, with Asia accounting for over half of cancer-related deaths worldwide. As cancer often diminishes patients’ quality of life and sense of dignity, dignity-related...

This scoping review (ScR) protocol aims to establish the methodological approach for identifying and mapping the evidence regarding the actual contribution of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to spatial conservation targets. Emphasis will be placed on examining the research conducted, including the methodologies applied. OECMs, introduced by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2010, refer to areas outside of protected areas, such as fisheries restricted areas, archaeological sites, and military areas, that effectively conserve biodiversity in-situ over the long term. OECMs are recognized rather than designated. Many countries currently endeavor to identify, recognize and report OECMs to the CBD for formal acceptance to support the implementation of spatial conservation targets. Studies that assess the contribution of OECMs to spatial conservation targets will be considered. Potential OECMs with primary, secondary or ancillary conservation objectives established by all sectors in the terrestrial, freshwater and marine realm worldwide will be considered. Peer-reviewed and grey literature will be considered without imposing limitations based on publication year, stage, subject area and source type. Both experimental and observational studies in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Spanish will be reviewed. The ScR will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. The protocol will be guided by the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) extension for scoping reviews. The search will encompass bibliographic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Grey literature sources will include databases, pre-print archives and organizational websites. The Covidence platform will be utilized for data management and extraction.

IntroductionHospital-based nurses and midwives play a pivotal role in promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding. However, variation in preservice education, in-service training and institutional policies contributes to inconsistent breastfeeding support across healthcare systems. Given the global push toward improving breastfeeding outcomes and the centrality of skilled nursing support, this scoping review protocol aims to systematically map the breadth, characteristics and reported outcomes of breastfeeding education and training initiatives targeting hospital-based nurses and midwives.Methods and analysisThis scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley and advanced by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). A systematic search will be conducted across major databases including OVID Medline, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science, as well as grey literature sources. Studies will be selected using the Population–Concept–Context (PCC) framework, focusing on breastfeeding-related education and training interventions designed for nurses and midwives in hospital settings. Two independent reviewers will screen all titles, abstracts and full texts, extract data using a standardised tool and resolve discrepancies via discussion or third-party consultation. The extracted data will be analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic synthesis to identify trends, gaps and directions for future research. The literature search will be conducted between August and October 2025.Ethics and disseminationThis scoping review involves the analysis of existing literature and does not require ethical approval. The findings will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication and presentations at nursing and maternal–child health conferences to inform educators, hospital administrators and policy makers involved in breastfeeding support and clinical education.

Systematic Reviews in Medical Education.

IntroductionAcademic-practice partnerships are a promising strategy that could strengthen the promotion and innovation of evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP). However, there is little evidence of how academic and clinical institutions and...

Monitoring the pace of Health Information Technology (HIT) adoption across states is critical for providing data to formulate future national and regional HIT policies. However, repeated monitoring of the progress on implementation of the strategies is often scarce. The lack of systematic monitoring of progress in availability and use of HIT has led to a need for an overview of the key concepts and methodologies used in the scattered scientific literature. The scoping study aims at achieving both in-depth and broad results, identifying all relevant material, regardless of the design. This paper presents and discuss a protocol for a scoping review. We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing body of knowledge and to assess the extent, range and nature of monitoring and evaluation of availability and use of HIT at a national or regional level. This scoping review includes peer reviewed and grey literature. The search strategy is iterative and developed in cooperation with information specialists and key researchers in the field. Inclusion, data extraction, and quality assessment will be done by two independent reviewers. Data will be collated, summarized and analyzed thematically. 1760 references were included for screening. After screening for eligibility based on title and abstract 84 publications were included for full text review, which is currently being done. Final results are expected in March 2017. This scoping review will map the existing body of literature and describe the current approaches to monitoring and evaluating HIT on a national or regional level. The review will provide evidence-based information in order advance national strategies for monitoring and evaluating availability and use of HIT.

The objective of this review was to collate and summarize the current literature on what is known about organ donation following medical assistance in dying (MAiD). For this second part of a 2-part scoping review, the focus is on the existing procedures and processes for organ donation following MAiD. Organ donation following MAiD is a novel and contentious issue worldwide. To give direction for future research and initiatives, a comprehensive understanding of the available evidence of existing procedures and processes for organ donation following MAiD is needed. For this review, the population of interest included all individuals who underwent organ donation following MAiD; the concept was defined as procedures and processes involved in organ donation after MAiD; and the context was reports of organ donation following MAiD at home or in any health care setting worldwide. We considered quantitative and qualitative studies, text and opinion papers, gray literature, and unpublished material provided by stakeholders. This scoping review was conducted in line with JBI methodology. Published studies were retrieved from MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection, and Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost). Gray and unpublished literature included reports from websites and organ donation organizations in Canada, Belgium, and The Netherlands. Two independent reviewers screened all reports (both title and abstract, and full text) against the predetermined inclusion criteria, extracted data, and completed a content analysis. Any disagreements between the 2 reviewers were resolved through discussion or with another reviewer. We included 121 documents across parts I and II, and we report on 107 documents in this second part. The majority of the 107 documents were discussion papers, published in English, and in Canada from 2019 to 2021. In the content analysis, we identified 5 major categories regarding existing procedures and processes of organ donation following MAiD: i) clinical pathways for organ donation following MAiD; ii) organ donation following MAiD and the donor; iii) clinical practice tools for organ donation following MAiD; iv) education and support for health care providers involved in organ donation following MAiD; and v) health care providers' roles and perceptions during organ donation following MAiD. Findings from this review can be used to provide support and guidance for improvements in procedures and processes, as well as a rich resource for countries currently planning to establish programs for organ donation after MAiD.

Understanding mild behavioral impairment, a relatively recent notion in neuropsychological studies, provides significant insights into early behavioral indicators of cognitive decline and predicts the onset of dementia in older adults. Although the importance of understanding mild behavioral impairment is acknowledged, comprehensive reviews of its correlates with older adults are limited. This scoping review aims to identify the impact of mild behavioral impairment on health outcomes in older adults and the factors associated with mild behavioral impairment. The review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodological principles for scoping reviews. We will include studies focusing mainly on mild behavioral impairment in older adults, with the literature on this topic being limited to the period from 2003 to the present. Other clinical diagnoses, such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis, will not be included. We will use databases including PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Scopus for relevant articles published in English. Both gray literature and peer-reviewed articles will be considered during screening. Three independent reviewers will extract data using a predefined data extraction tool. Extracted data will be presented using tables, figures, and a narrative summary aligned with review questions, accompanied by an analysis of study characteristics and categorization of mild behavioral impairment correlates. The results will be presented as a descriptive summary, structured according to the associated factors related to mild behavioral impairment, and the health outcomes. Additionally, the data on study characteristics will be presented in tabular format. An exploratory search was conducted in July 2023 to establish a comprehensive search strategy, and iterative refinements to the scoping review protocol and formalization of methods were completed. A follow-up search is planned for May 2024, with the aim of submitting the findings for publication in peer-reviewed journals. To our knowledge, this would be the first study to map the literature on the health-related factors and outcomes of mild behavioral impairment. The findings will support the development of interventions to prevent the occurrence of mild behavioral impairment and mitigate the negative outcomes of mild behavioral impairment. DERR1-10.2196/60009.

IntroductionResearch on effectively navigating older adults into primary care is urgently needed. Community–clinic linkage models (CCLMs) aim to improve population health by linking the health and community sectors in order...

IntroductionDementia is a growing public health concern, and providing long-term care for individuals affected by this condition is challenging for their family caregivers. While researchers have explored various intervention options...

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the growing need for digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine training. Family medicine departments must understand and recognize the use and effectiveness of digital tools in order to integrate them into curricula and develop effective learning tools that fill gaps and meet the learning needs of trainees.ObjectiveThis scoping review will aim to explore and organize the breadth of knowledge regarding digital learning tools in family medicine training.MethodsThis scoping review follows the 6 stages of the methodological framework outlined first by Arksey and O’Malley, then refined by Levac et al, including a search of published academic literature in 6 databases (MEDLINE, ERIC, Education Source, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science) and gray literature. Following title and abstract and full text screening, characteristics and main findings of the included studies and resources will be tabulated and summarized. Thematic analysis and natural language processing (NLP) will be conducted in parallel using a 9-step approach to identify common themes and synthesize the literature. Additionally, NLP will be employed for bibliometric and scientometric analysis of the identified literature.ResultsThe search strategy has been developed and launched. As of October 2021, we have completed stages 1, 2, and 3 of the scoping review. We identified 132 studies for inclusion through the academic literature search and 127 relevant studies in the gray literature search. Further refinement of the eligibility criteria and data extraction has been ongoing since September 2021.ConclusionsIn this scoping review, we will identify and consolidate information and evidence related to the use and effectiveness of existing digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine training. Our findings will improve the understanding of the current landscape of digital learning tools, which will be of great value to educators and trainees interested in using existing tools, innovators looking to design digital learning tools that meet current needs, and researchers involved in the study of digital tools.Trial RegistrationOSF Registries osf.io/wju4k; https://osf.io/wju4kInternational Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/34575

The purpose of this scoping review is to explore the extent to which self-management of youth and young adults with special health care needs is reported in the health care transition literature. It is essential for youth and young adults with special health care needs to learn the self-management skills, to the extent possible, that are essential in maintaining the stability of their chronic condition to seamlessly transfer to adult care and live independently. Acquisition of self-management competencies for chronic care management is an essential component of health care transition preparation. The inclusion criteria will be based upon age and condition designation. The age range of participants will include youth and young adults, aged nine to 35 years, who have special health care needs. Inclusion criteria consists of both non-categorical and diagnostic specific terminology for youth and young adults with a childhood acquired chronic condition. Non-categorical terms used include "long-term chronic condition," "special health care needs," "medical complex condition," "complex care needs," "developmental disability," "intellectual disability," "mental health condition," "emotional disabilities," "physical disabilities," "chronic illness," and "chronic condition." The following databases will be accessed for this health care transition scoping review: CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Relevant gray literature will be accessed as well. The Covidence software platform will be used to review citations and full-text articles. Two reviewers will independently review abstracts and full texts of studies, and extract data using the data extraction tool. Any conflicts will be resolved with a third reviewer. Review findings will be presented in tabular format and narrative synthesis based upon the scoping review objective.

ObjectiveThis scoping review will explore and chart the evidence relating to non-pharmacological interventions that support education and/or employment for adolescent and young adults (AYAs) following a cancer diagnosis. IntroductionThe number of newly diagnosed AYAs with cancer is increasing and so too is the number of AYAs living with and beyond cancer. In line with missed schooling and long-term side-effects of treatment, it is unsurprising that this group may under-perform academically and be at higher risk of unemployment in comparison to their peers. Developing an overview of existing interventions to support education and/or employment for this cohort, is therefore important.Inclusion CriteriaStudies that explore non-pharmacological interventions that support education and/or employment for AYAs (aged 15–39 years at cancer diagnosis) post-cancer diagnosis. Interventions can be group-based, individual, and/or online in format, and can be vocational, psychosocial, physical, educational or multidisciplinary in nature. Qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods studies, case studies, observational studies, reports and theses will be included.MethodsThis scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews. Databases to be searched include EMBASE, Web of Science, Medline (OVID), CINAHL, and PsycInfo, with no limitation on publication date. Grey literature will be searched, limited to the first 100 searches on Google Scholar. Titles and abstracts will be screened and two independent reviewers will review identified fill-texts. A data extraction tool will be used for data extraction.

Emergency triage is prone to error, and quality assurance measures to detect errors are mostly retrospective. Undetected triage practice errors may expose patients to unsafe delays in care, contributing to patient deterioration and harm. To map the academic and gray literature on the impact of emergency triage practice errors on patient outcomes. The scoping review will incorporates reports of patient outcomes related to emergency triage practice errors. Studies reporting patient outcomes of triage (case and cohort), patient experience surveys, and reviews will be included. Studies will be excluded if they omit patient outcomes of triage or report only accuracy, reliability, validity, or clinician opinion. The search will include the academic literature databases of Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health literature; PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science; Australasian Legal Information Institute; British and Irish Legal Information Institute; and the gray literature search engines of Google Advanced, Patient Safety Network, and the Clinical Excellence Commission. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts, then full-text papers, with a third reviewer resolving any conflicts. Data extraction and summary will be presented in charts, tables, and narrative formats. This protocol details our planned scoping review of the impact of triage practice errors on patient outcomes. Identification of the impact of specific triage practices on patient safety may inform nurses working in and supporting the role of triage.

Introduction: Virtual reality has emerged as an innovative tool in nursing education, enabling immersive and interactive learning experiences that may support the development of technical and non-technical skills. In undergraduate training, access to real surgical environments is often restricted due to safety, ethical and logistical concerns, which limits experiential learning in the operating theatre. Virtual reality may represent a valuable complement; however, current evidence is dispersed and has not yet been systematically summarized, justifying the need to map existing knowledge. Objectives: To map the published evidence on the use of virtual reality in undergraduate nursing education within the operating theatre context, identifying modalities, educational purposes, learning outcomes, and existing research gaps. Methodology: Following Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines, this scoping review will comprehensively map the existing evidence on the use of virtual reality (Concept) in undergraduate nursing education (Population) within the operating theatre setting (Context). Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, SciELO and the Cochrane Library. Grey literature will also be systematically explored through multiple sources, including Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, international dissertation and thesis repositories such as ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, and websites of relevant professional organizations and academic institutions. Study selection and data extraction will be carried out independently by two reviewers using a pre-designed tool, and the findings will be synthesized descriptively, supported using charts and tables to map key concepts, evidence types, and research gaps. Results: The review is expected to map virtual reality technologies, educational approaches, competencies targeted, and measured outcomes in undergraduate perioperative nursing education, as well as research gaps and methodological limitations. Conclusion: This protocol supports the transparent and rigorous development of a scoping review on virtual reality in undergraduate operating theatre nursing education. The expected findings may inform educational planning, guide simulation design and support future research in perioperative nursing education.