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ArticleBMJ open2021

Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for improving pain, disability and quality of life in pregnant women with musculoskeletal conditions: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analyses.

Chinonso N Igwesi-Chidobe, Grace Nneoma Emmanuel, Obinna Chinedu Okezue

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chinonso N Igwesi-ChidobeMedical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria chinonso.chidobe@unn.edu.ng.ORCID 0000-0001-8021-0283
Grace Nneoma EmmanuelMedical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria.
Obinna Chinedu OkezueMedical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria.
University of Nigeria · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTwenty five per cent of pregnant women with musculoskeletal pain have disabling symptoms that negatively influence quality of life. Studies have reported varying effects of non-pharmacological interventions including exercise, manipulation and pelvic belts for pregnant women with musculoskeletal problems. The overall effectiveness and acceptability of these interventions is uncertain due to lack of synthesised evidence. This protocol is for the first systematic review of community-based non-pharmacological interventions for improving pain, disability and quality of life in pregnant women with musculoskeletal conditions from studies published until August 2020. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A detailed search of PubMed, CINAHL, CENTRAL, Global Index Medicus, African Index Medicus, African Journal Online, Western Pacific Region Index Medicus, Latin American and Caribbean Centre on Health Science Information, Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region, IRIS (WHO digital publications), British Library for Development Studies and Google Scholar. Additional studies will be located from the reference list of identified studies and relevant systematic reviews. The databases will be searched from inception to August 2020. Appraisal of study quality will be performed with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data will be synthesised using a mixed-studies synthesis design-the convergent synthesis. The description of interventions in all study designs will be summarised narratively. Meta-analyses will be used to statistically summarise the effectiveness of interventions in randomised controlled trials and the factors that influence these. Other quantitative studies will be summarised narratively to answer the objectives. Thematic synthesis will be used to summarise results of qualitative studies. The outcomes of interest include pain, disability and quality of life. This paper is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols 2015 guidelines. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical clearance is not required. Findings will be presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020189535.

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Musculoskeletal PainQuality of LifeCaribbean RegionExerciseFemaleHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPregnancyPregnant PeopleResearch Designmusculoskeletal disordersobstetricspain managementprimary carepublic healthrehabilitation medicine

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PMID33602706
PMCPMC7896615
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