Author(s): Vieira AM; Szczepanik G; de Waure C; Tricco AC; Oliver S; Stojanovic J; Ribeiro PAB; Pollock D; Akl EA; Lavis J; Kuchenmuller T; Bragge P; Langer L; Bacon S;

Introduction: Rapid systematic reviews (RRs) have the potential to provide timely information to decision-makers, thus directly impacting healthcare. However, consensus regarding the most efficient approaches to performing RRs and the presence of several unaddressed methodological issues pose cha ...

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Author(s): Wu N; Joyal-Desmarais K; Ribeiro PAB; Vieira AM; Stojanovic J; Sanuade C; Yip D; Bacon SL;

Background: Synthesising evidence on the long-term vaccine effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines (BNT162b2 [Pfizer-BioNTech], mRNA-1273 [Moderna], ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 [AZD1222; Oxford-AstraZeneca], and Ad26.COV2.S [Janssen]) against infections, hospitalisations, and mortality is crucial to making eviden ...

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Author(s): Joyal-Desmarais K; Stojanovic J; Kennedy EB; Enticott JC; Boucher VG; Vo H; Košir U; Lavoie KL; Bacon SL;

COVID-19 research has relied heavily on convenience-based samples, which-though often necessary-are susceptible to important sampling biases. We begin with a theoretical overview and introduction to the dynamics that underlie sampling bias. We then empirically examine sampling bias in online COVI ...

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Author(s): Beccia F; Hoxhaj I; Sassano M; Stojanovic J; Acampora A; Pastorino R; Boccia S;

Background: The increasing availability of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests (DTC-GTs) has great implications for public health (PH) and requires literate healthcare professionals to address the challenges they pose. We designed and conducted a survey to assess the state of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of PH professionals members of ...

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Author(s): Lavoie K; Gosselin-Boucher V; Stojanovic J; Gupta S; Gagné M; Joyal-Desmarais K; Séguin K; Gorin SS; Ribeiro P; Voisard B; Vallis M; Corace K; Presseau J; Bacon S;

Objective: To examine rates of vaccine hesitancy and their correlates among Canadian adults between April 2020 and March 2021. Design: Five sequential cross-sectional age, sex and province-weighted population-based samples who completed online surveys. Setting: Canada. Participants: A total of ...

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Košir U; Peretz S; Sherf-Dagan S; Stojanovic J; Sakran N;

Background: Emerging evidence suggest that problematic eating behaviors such as food addiction (FA) and binge eating (BE) may alter following bariatric surgery (BS) and impact weight outcomes. We aimed to examine the prevalence of FA and BE and their associations with weight outcomes 2 years post-sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Methods: Forty-five women (mean a ...

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Author(s): Stojanovic J; Raparelli V; Boccia S; Bacon SL; Lavoie KL;

Background: Italy was the first European country to be affected by COVID-19. Considering that many countries are currently battling the 2nd wave of the pandemic, understanding people's perceptions and responses to government policies remains critical for informing on-going mitigation strategies. We assessed attitudes towards COVID-19 policies, levels ...

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Author(s): Wübbeler M; Geis S; Stojanovic J; Elliott L; Gutierrez-Ibarluzea I; Lenoir-Wijnkoop I;

ntroduction: An important requirement for successful public health interventions is a standardized classification in order to make these health technologies comparable in all contexts and recognized by all parties. The WHO International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI), including an integrated public health component, has been developed to pr ...

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Author(s): Stojanovic J; Boucher VG; Gagne M; Gupta S; Joyal-Desmarais K; Paduano S; Aburub AS; Sheinfeld Gorin SN; Kassianos AP; Ribeiro PAB; Bacon SL; Lavoie KL;

The success of large-scale COVID-19 vaccination campaigns is contingent upon people being willing to receive the vaccine. Our study explored COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its correlates in eight different countries around the globe. We analyzed convenience sample data collected between March 202 ...

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Author(s): Hoxhaj I, Tognetto A, Acampora A, Stojanovic J, Boccia S

The continuous development and use of genomic sequencing requires healthcare professionals to constantly integrate these advancements into their clinical practice. There is a documented lack of cancer genomics contents in the teaching and learning programs. We aimed to identify the core competencies in cancer genomics for non-genetic healthcare profession ...

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Author(s): Giraldi L, Stojanovic J, Arzani D, Persiani R, Hu J, Johnson KC, Zhang ZF, Ferraroni M, Palli D, Yu GP, La Vecchia C, Pelucchi C, Lunet N, Ferro A, Malekzadeh R, Muscat J, Zaridze D, Maximovich D, Aragones N, Martin V, Vioque J, Navarret ...

BACKGROUND: The association between height and risk of gastric cancer has been studied in several epidemiological studies with contrasting results. The aim of this study is to examine the association between adult height and gastric cancer within a large pooled analysis of case-control studies me ...

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