Commentary on: Kahale LA, Hakoum MB, Tsolakian IG, et al . Anticoagulation for the long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism in people with cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev . 2018;6:CD006650.

Data extraction is the process of a systematic review that occurs between identifying eligible studies and analysing the data, whether it can be a qualitative synthesis or a quantitative synthesis ...

Evidence-based medicine integrates clinical experience with patients' values and the best available evidence.1 In the past, clinicians took responsibility not only for being well informed about the ...

Objectives Uncertainty is an integral part of science, statistics, and measurement and yet researchers, clinicians and journalists often worry that attempting to communicate uncertainty about ...

Introduction Real-world use of SDM and PDAs remains persistently and distressingly sparse. While most ISDM sessions and posters rightly explore the latest tools and strategies for improving patient ...

56 Evaluating the choosing wisely questions: a pilot study of methods to engage consumers in health decisions across health literacy levels ...

Methods The ‘implementation gap’ refers to the difference between the evidence of what works in theory and what is actually delivered in practice. A suite of integrated implementation measures was ...

Introduction Health care decisions are complex in the older adult population.1 Treatment-specific outcome data is often limited, and health-related goals and priorities are heterogenous.2 To support ...

Introduction In 2013, the Observing Patient Involvement in Decision Making instrument (OPTION-5) was developed to measure levels of shared decision-making (SDM) in consultations.1 Since then, it has ...

Introduction Shared decision-making (SDM) is central to the provision of high-quality, equitable health care. Doctoral research, focusing on people with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), showcased ...

Introduction Question prompt lists (QPLs) show considerable benefits for engaging patients in their healthcare and have previously been implemented with success in lower health literacy populations.

Cochrane reviews must be independent of conflicts of interest associated with commercial sponsorship and should be conducted by people or organisations that are free of such bias.1 However, this is ...