Yingqi Xiao

This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here. Abstract Objective We systematically evaluated causal language use in systematic reviews of observational studies and explored the relation between language use and the intent of the investigation. Study Design and Setting We searched Embase, Medline, and Epistemonikos. We randomly selected 199 reviews published in 2019, stratified in a 1:1 ratio by use and non-use of the GRADE approach to rating quality of evidence.

Included studies The RCT by Walsh et al24 was a multicentre trial including 704 patients with severe AAV at 95 centres in 16 countries (median duration of follow-up: 2.9 years). This study was a 2-by-2 factorial design and compared the efficacy of plasma exchange with or without plasma exchange for AAV, as well as the efficacy of a reduced-dose regimen and a standard-dose regimen of GC over the first 6 months of the treatment period.

Nursing and Health Policy Perspectives Yingqi Xiao RN, MSN, PhD PhD Student https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-5184 West China School of Nursing/Department of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Search for more papers by this author Xiaolian Jiang RN, PhD Corresponding Author Professor E-mail address: jiang_xiaolian@126.com West China School of Nursing/Department of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China Correspondence address : Xiaolian...