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{"title":"Evidence on the accreditation of health professionals' education in the World Health Organization Africa region: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Catherine Nakidde, Debora Marletta, Gerry McGivern, Catherine O'Keeffe, Ann Griffin","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00285","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review aims to map and examine the extent and type of available evidence on health professionals' education accreditation within Africa.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The demand for health professionals is unprecedentedly high globally. One response to this challenge has been expanding training through more liberal education policies, facilitating private sector participation in education service provision. Some evidence suggests that this is a double-edged sword, increasing quantity but compromising the quality of health professionals produced. Regulation can provide a framework to assure and continuously improve quality, with such regulation in place in 79% of World Health Organization African countries. However, it is unclear how much and what evidence has been generated on how accreditation happens, where it is concentrated, and the prevailing evidence gaps within this region; therefore, we propose to conduct a scoping review.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>This review will include articles and dissertations focusing on the accreditation of health professionals' education in Africa. All methodological approaches and designs will be included. Conference abstracts and protocols will be excluded.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will be carried out according to the JBI scoping review methodology. We conducted an initial search of CINAHL and MEDLINE to identify relevant articles. This informed our selection of keywords, along with index terms, to create a comprehensive search strategy for CINAHL (EBSCOhost), MEDLINE (Ovid), Global Health (Ovid), ERIC (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection, Embase, and Scopus. Sources included will be limited to those published from 2000 onwards. Data will be presented using tables and charts, accompanied by a narrative summary.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>Open Science Framework https://osf.io/w5g7t.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"765-771"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11974625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insights into bibliometric analyses.","authors":"Sandrine Ding","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00522","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":"23 4","pages":"564-565"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143811947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Textual evidence systematic reviews series paper 2: challenges and strategies in developing a search strategy for systematic reviews of textual evidence.","authors":"Deborah Edwards, Adam Cooper, Alexa McArthur, Brittany V Barber, Emily Gregg, Lori E Weeks, Zoe Jordan","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00292","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this paper is to highlight and address challenges as well as provide strategies for developing searches for systematic reviews of textual evidence.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>When conducting a JBI review of textual evidence, it is important to consider different sources of published and unpublished material. While systematic search methodologies have been well-established for searching traditional peer-reviewed literature, applying those same rigorous methods to literature outside of academic journals can be more challenging. This paper highlights and addresses the challenges of developing searches for systematic reviews of textual evidence and provides strategies for how to conduct these. It takes into consideration the unique complexities of locating published material outside of academic journals and presents guidance for developing more robust searches incorporating textual evidence.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Researchers should acknowledge the value of textual evidence, including opinions, narratives, and policies, as crucial for informing health care practices. It is also essential to clearly define the types of textual evidence needed and establish comprehensive search parameters to ensure thorough coverage. To enhance the search process, researchers should follow a structured 3-phase approach: first, identify relevant keywords; second, conduct tailored searches in bibliographic databases; and third, perform supplementary searches. Furthermore, it is recommended that researchers collaborate with information specialists and experts to refine and strengthen their search techniques. Researchers should also explore a variety of sources, including dedicated databases, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, and media reports, to gather valuable textual evidence. Finally, it is important to systematically document all search processes to support transparency and reproducibility in the review.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Searching broadly across bibliographic databases and including textual evidence from non-academic journals may provide the best available and most appropriate evidence to address specific questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"566-575"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of paternity leave or fathers' parental leave on infant health: a systematic review protocol.","authors":"Jan M Nick, Safiye Sahin, Lisa R Roberts, Adorée Hatton, Bryan Cafferky","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00046","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of the systematic review will be to evaluate the effect of paternity leave or fathers' parental leave on infant mortality rate, hospitalization, vaccination compliance, and breastfeeding duration.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Current studies indicate that paternity leave positively affects infant health, but there is a significant lack of synthesized research on its impact on key infant health indicators. A systematic review of the existing evidence will help identify best practices and guide further research and policy development in this area.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>The proposed systematic review will include studies such as experimental, quasi-experimental, and analytic observational studies, conducted among infants less than 1 year of age, exploring the effect of fathers' paternity leave or fathers' parental leave on the identified infant health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review will follow the JBI methodology for systematic reviews of effectiveness. A 3-step search strategy will be used, with no date or language restrictions. Study selection will also follow a 3-step process, including critical appraisal to determine methodological quality. Each step will be conducted by 2 independent reviewers; disagreements will be resolved through discussion or with other team members. The team will extract data using standardized templates, then synthesize and conduct meta-analysis, if possible. If not, narrative synthesis will be conducted. Finally, the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to determine certainty of evidence will be used to create a summary of findings.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42024502533.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"792-800"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11974624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent and carer experiences of health care professionals' communications about a child's higher weight: a qualitative systematic review.","authors":"Terhi Koivumäki, Maria Kääriäinen, Anna-Maria Tuomikoski, Marja Kaunonen","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00056","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00056","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The objective of this systematic review was to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the best available qualitative evidence on parent and carer experiences of communications from health care professionals concerning their child's higher weight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;Public discourse on obesity has shifted in recent years and created pressure to change the way that weight is discussed in health care. A child's higher weight can be a sensitive issue to discuss in health care, but successful communication with parents can increase parental compliance with treatment and improve overall family welfare. It is, therefore, important to explore how parents and carers experience the communication about children's higher weight to ensure effective, up-to-date, and ethical counseling on childhood obesity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclusion criteria: &lt;/strong&gt;This qualitative review included studies that focused on the experiences of parents or carers of children (birth to 12 years) with a higher weight who received verbal or written communication from health care professionals about their child's weight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;The following databases were systematically searched from 2010 onward: MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (Ovid), Scopus, LILACS, and the Finnish health sciences database MEDIC. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) was searched for unpublished articles. The search was conducted in July 2022 and updated in October 2023. No country or language limits were applied. A manual search was used to supplement the database searches. Study selection including title and abstract screening, full-text screening, critical appraisal, and data extraction were performed by 2 reviewers. The research findings were categorized and aggregated into synthesized findings. The synthesized findings were assigned confidence scores, and categories and finalized synthesized findings were agreed upon by all reviewers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The 33 included studies varied in qualitative study design and methodological quality. There were over 900 eligible participants (parents and carers) and 147 unequivocal and credible research findings. The research findings yielded 8 categories and 3 synthesized findings with low confidence scores. The synthesized findings were as follows: i) Parents receiving communication on a child's higher weight experience strong feelings that can affect their parenting; ii) A health care professional's active and individual communication, with the sensitive use of words, creates a good communication experience for parents; and iii) Parents want to receive information about the child's higher weight that is useful to them and is based on an acceptable weight estimation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Although confidence in the synthesized findings is low, this review indicates that communication from a health care professional on a child's higher weight ","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"576-637"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11974632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Virtual nursing care and hospital avoidance: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Jarrod Clarke, Micah D J Peters, Lynette Cusack, Francis Donnelly","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review will describe the extent and range of the literature on virtual care technologies in the delivery of nursing care for the purpose of hospitalization avoidance.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There has been a recent and rapid uptake of virtual care technologies in nursing to help reduce the burden on hospitals and to provide care for people in place. The nursing workforce must be supported to use new technologies and adopt new working methods in the delivery of care. There is a need to understand and explore how virtual care technologies can be used by nurses to provide high-quality care through synthesis of the available literature.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>This review will include primary research that examines virtual care technologies in the delivery of nursing care for the purpose of hospitalization avoidance. All care settings (primary care, aged care, etc.) will be examined and all virtual technologies will be considered, including telehealth, remote monitoring, and other digital health technologies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will use the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and report against the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRIMSA-ScR). Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, and PsycINFO (via Ovid); CINAHL (via EBSCOhost); and Scopus. Figures, tables, and accompanying narrative synthesis will be used to present the results, in line with the review questions. Studies will be mapped in terms of virtual care technologies used, patient group/condition serviced, the role of nurses in the delivery of care using virtual technologies, and the competencies that nurses require to effectively provide care using virtual technologies.</p><p><p>Details of this review project can be found in Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/5u6rj.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oral appliance therapy for the management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: an umbrella review.","authors":"Parvathy Ghosh, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Sapna Varma Nk, Sarika K, Ajith Vv","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00539","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The aim of this umbrella review was to assess the effectiveness of oral appliance therapy compared to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), surgery, inactive appliances/controls, exercise, or other conservative techniques in mitigating symptoms among adults diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;Sleep-disordered breathing encompasses a spectrum of recurrent episodes of upper airway narrowing during sleep, marked by symptoms such as snoring, heightened upper airway resistance, or obstructive sleep apnea. The management of obstructive sleep apnea involves a range of conservative and surgical approaches. Among conservative methods, oral appliances are the preferred treatment for primary snoring, mild to moderate cases, and severe cases in patients who are intolerant to CPAP. While several systematic reviews have explored the effectiveness of oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, there has been no comprehensive evaluation or synthesis of these reviews.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclusion criteria: &lt;/strong&gt;Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, were examined to assess the effectiveness of various forms of oral appliances in treating obstructive sleep apnea. Polysomnography was employed as the method for evaluating the effectiveness of the appliance. The primary outcome of interest was the effectiveness of oral appliance therapy in reducing the apnea-hypopnea index. Secondary outcomes included the mean change in the respiratory arousal index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores, minimum oxygen saturation, sleep efficiency, rapid eye movement sleep, blood pressure, quality of life, patient preference, and adverse effects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;A comprehensive search was conducted up to October 2023 in MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, Epistemonikos, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, Shodhganga, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Supplementary searches were manually performed using Google Scholar. The critical appraisal and data extraction processes were carried out independently by 2 reviewers. The extracted data were summarized using a tabular format accompanied by supporting text. The quality of evidence was evaluated utilizing the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;This umbrella review incorporated 27 systematic reviews published between 2004 and 2022. The primary studies in these systematic reviews were published between 1996-2021. Of the 68 primary studies, 50 were published between 1996-2014 and 18 were published between 2015-2021. The corrected covered area index was 15.04%, indicating very high overlap between the primary studies included in the systematic reviews. All systematic reviews that compared oral appliances with CPAP consistently reported that CPAP was more efficacious, evidenced by a decrease in the apnea","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oncology care humanization in adults: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Ana Sofia Lopes, Ana Lúcia Ribeiro, Bárbara Lamas, Daniela Santos, Davide Fernandes, Rosa Silva, Paulo Marques","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The goal of this review is to identify and map health professionals' attitudes and behaviors that promote humanization of the care provided to adults with cancer, regardless of disease stage or treatment nature, in all health care provision contexts.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In the challenging context of oncology care, it becomes imperative to adopt a humanized care paradigm. This paradigm should foster a relationship of respect and compassion between health professionals and people, and its interventions should be sensitive to their values, culture, and human dignity.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Studies involving health professionals' attitudes and behaviors focused on promoting humanization of the health care provided to people with oncological diseases will be considered for this review.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will follow the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. Publications will be identified via MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Complete, MedicLatina, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Scopus, and Web of Science. Additionally, backward and forward citation searches will be conducted, as will a thorough investigation of the gray literature. The studies identified will be screened by 2 independent reviewers based on their title and abstract, and then reviewed at the full-text level. The data will be extracted using a tool developed by the authors. The results will be summarized and presented in tables accompanied by a narrative summary.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>Open Science Framework https://osf.io/56ev9/.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-pharmacological treatment for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Anna de Beer, Chaeyoon Han, Frank Sullivan","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of the review is to systematically map the literature on non-pharmacological interventions for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome to identify and categorize interventions used, and highlight research gaps to guide future studies.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is characterized by an excessive increase in heart rate upon standing and symptoms of orthostatic intolerance. Non-pharmacological interventions are first-line treatments; however, the breadth, characteristics, and gaps in the current evidence base have not been systematically mapped, making this scoping review necessary to guide future research directions.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Studies on non-drug, non-procedural, and non-invasive interventions for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in both children and adults will be included. Both direct (affecting patients) and indirect (benefiting but not targeting patients) interventions in any setting will be considered. Original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and gray literature will be included.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive search will be conducted across 6 databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science) and gray literature platforms. Searches will be limited to articles in English, Afrikaans, French, German, and Korean, with no restriction on publication date. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts, as well as full text, against the inclusion criteria. Data will be extracted using a standardized tool and presented to highlight key findings and research gaps. The initial data extraction form was developed after scanning the literature and will be iteratively refined as part of protocol development.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>Open Science Framework https://osf.io/cg365.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pediatric functional lung imaging and pulmonary function testing: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Matthew Bruorton, Sarah Greenslade, Shagufta Perveen, Martin Donnelley, Antonia O'Connor, Jessica Phillips, David Parsons, Thomas Goddard, Kristin Carson-Chahhoud, Andrew Tai","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review aims to identify current and emerging functional lung imaging techniques that have been used in pediatric cohorts and how these techniques have been compared to pulmonary function tests.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Functional lung imaging enables the assessment of distribution of pulmonary parameters-including ventilation, perfusion, gas exchange, and biomechanics-to be mapped and quantified non-invasively throughout the lungs. In comparison to pulmonary function testing, functional lung imaging can provide additional clinically relevant information on the regional and spatial localization of lung disease. Pulmonary functional imaging has the potential to significantly benefit a pediatric cohort, giving clinicians an additional tool in assessing and managing pediatric lung disease.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Functional lung imaging techniques that have been investigated and compared or correlated with a pulmonary function test in pediatric cohorts will be identified and reviewed. Quantitative study designs and functional lung imaging techniques used in reviews and conference abstracts will be included if there is a comparative pulmonary function test. Gray literature will be screened for evidence of new and emerging technologies. Established author opinion will also be sought on new and emerging technologies in pediatric functional lung imaging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Key sources to be searched include MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts against inclusion criteria. Extracted data will include details about the concept, context, study methods, and key information relevant to the study question. Data will be presented in tabular format, accompanied by a narrative synthesis.</p><p><p>Details of the review can be found in Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SNUC6.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143721424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}