ReviewTropical medicine and health2025
A step-by-step guide for conducting an umbrella review.
Review in Tropical medicine and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Occupational injuries in Ethiopia: an umbrella review of prevalence, factors, and prevention from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Early childhood caries in Africa: prevalence, determinants, and implications for oral health promotion-an umbrella review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary and Nutrition Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep and mental illness: an umbrella review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Outcomes reported in interventional studies for mild cognitive impairment: a scoping umbrella review to inform core outcome set development.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
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- Mental health chatbots and their technical features: A systematic review of reviews and a thematic analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Commentary: The effect of probiotics on the diarrhea and constipation outcomes in children: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Umbrella Reviews: Concepts, Methodological Frameworks, and Step-by-Step Implementation.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
8 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundThe rapid increase in published research poses challenges for healthcare professionals aiming to stay updated. While systematic reviews help synthesize findings, their abundance can overwhelm readers. Umbrella reviews address this by summarizing multiple systematic reviews, offering a comprehensive perspective on specific topics.
methodsThis article offers a practical, step-by-step guide for conducting an umbrella review, aimed at researchers and clinicians alike.
resultsUmbrella reviews effectively integrate data from systematic reviews, ensuring clearer evidence synthesis. Tools like Rayyan and Covidence streamline processes such as screening and data extraction. Strategies for managing overlapping studies and assessing methodological quality enhance the validity of findings.
conclusionUmbrella reviews are invaluable for evidence-based decision-making, especially in healthcare. This guide equips researchers and clinicians with a structured approach to navigate and synthesize the growing body of systematic reviews, fostering reliable and actionable insights.
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