JBI evidence synthesisPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-10-08DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00124
Bernardita Troncoso-Valenzuela, Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz, Natalia Quiroga Toledo
{"title":"Characteristics of advanced practice nurses' clinical competence in primary health care settings: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Bernardita Troncoso-Valenzuela, Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz, Natalia Quiroga Toledo","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00124","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review aims to identify the clinical competency characteristics, in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, of advanced practice nurses in primary health care settings.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although much has been written about the competencies of advanced practice nurses, more detail about the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that inform their clinical competence in primary health care needs to be ascertained. This will promote the development, implementation, and evaluation of advanced nursing practice in contexts where it is unavailable.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Studies that address the clinical competency characteristics of advanced practice nurses in primary health care settings will be considered for inclusion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will be conducted according to JBI methodology for scoping reviews. A comprehensive search will be conducted in PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, Virtual Health Library, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Embase, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar for primary and secondary qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies on the topic of relevance. Gray literature will be searched in DART-E, TESES CAPES, CAUL (Australian Digital Theses), and Theses Canada Editorials. Letters, editorials, commentaries, conference abstracts, and documents published by advanced practice nurses' associations will also be considered for inclusion. Two independent reviewers will screen the studies at title and abstract and at full text. The same reviewers will extract relevant data using an instrument developed by the reviewers. These data will be presented in a narrative synthesis to facilitate the analysis of the evidence found.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>Open Science Framework https://osf.io/zbqdn.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"386-393"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142898228","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":"Early introduction of oral feeding and its impact on full oral feeding and discharge in preterm infants: a systematic review protocol.","authors":"Maki Fujitsuka, Kenji Takao, Shingo Ueki, Seiichi Morokuma","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review aims to examine the impact of early introduction of oral feeding, compared with standard care, on the duration of achieving full oral feeding, postmenstrual ages at full oral feeding and discharge, and weight gain in preterm infants.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Because of their immature oral function, preterm infants are prone to feeding difficulties during hospitalization and after hospital discharge. Early introduction of oral feeding helps infants to coordinate sucking, swallowing, and respiration, thereby improving their oral feeding skills. However, early introduction of oral feeding may also contribute to respiratory adverse events; therefore, safety verification is necessary.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Early introduction of oral feeding is defined as beginning oral feeding at < 33 weeks' postmenstrual age and transitioning from tube feeding to oral feeding. The primary outcomes are the duration from the initial oral feeding to full oral feeding; postmenstrual age at full oral feeding and discharge; and weight gain. The secondary outcomes are oxygen desaturation and bradycardia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight databases, including MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, will be used with no restrictions on language or publication year. Study selection, critical appraisal, data extraction, and data synthesis will be conducted by 2 independent reviewers according to the JBI methodology for systematic reviews. Quantitative data will be extracted and pooled in a statistical meta-analysis, if possible. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach will be used to assess the certainty of evidence.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42024530910.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":"23 2","pages":"379-385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411117","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}
JBI evidence synthesisPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2025-01-14DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00405
Christine Huel, Karen MacKinnon, Jillian Harding, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, Carol Gordon, Shannon E MacDonald
{"title":"Parental experiences of caring for their preschool children after declining vaccines: a qualitative systematic review.","authors":"Christine Huel, Karen MacKinnon, Jillian Harding, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, Carol Gordon, Shannon E MacDonald","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00405","DOIUrl":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00405","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review synthesizes qualitative research about the experiences of parental caregivers enhancing their children's health after making the decision to not vaccinate their preschool children. This review aims to help health care providers understand the parental work involved in caring for under-vaccinated or unvaccinated children.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Much of the current qualitative research literature about parents who are vaccine-hesitant or who decide not to vaccinate their children focuses on parental perceptions about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and decision-making. However, limited attention has been paid to measures taken by parents to help their young children avoid contracting vaccine-preventable communicable diseases, promote resistance, and enhance their children's health.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>This review considered qualitative studies that described parents' experiences of caring for their young children, aged 0 to 6 years, after making the decision not to vaccinate. Studies undertaken in any context were considered. Studies that focused on young children who were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated for reasons not related to parental refusal were excluded.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The JBI methodology for systematic reviews of qualitative evidence was followed. Databases were searched from 1998 onward, and included Web of Science Core Collection, MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (EBSCOhost), Google Scholar, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, with no language limits. Following critical appraisal, findings that described parental experiences and the care activities they performed relating to their young children were extracted. The JBI process of meta-aggregation was used to identify categories and synthesize findings. The ConQual approach was used to assess confidence in the findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty studies met the criteria for inclusion. The studies were conducted in 14 countries across 4 continents, with approximately 676 participants. From these studies, 115 findings were extracted and combined to form 12 categories based on similarity in meaning and 3 synthesized findings: i) Parental care strategies in the home-focused on the individual and family, ii) Parental care strategies in the community-managing social interactions and community networks, and iii) Parental care strategies at the systems-level-challenging societal discourses and institutional work processes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The major conclusions from this review highlight the laborious activities that parents undertake to care for their children's health after declining vaccines. Care activities extended from the household to the community, encompassing myriad anticipatory and reactive measures. Parents demonstrated a strong commitment to their children's health and well-being while responding to stigma they experienced am","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":"244-332"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142979571","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}
JBI evidence synthesisPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2025-01-07DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00532
Telma Vidinha, Diana Santos, Daniela Pinto, Filipa Margarida Duque, Daniela Cardoso, Ana Filipa Cardoso, Maria José Magalhães, Tatiana Moura, Maria Neto
{"title":"Fathers' lived experiences of fatherhood during the child's first 1000 days: a qualitative systematic review protocol.","authors":"Telma Vidinha, Diana Santos, Daniela Pinto, Filipa Margarida Duque, Daniela Cardoso, Ana Filipa Cardoso, Maria José Magalhães, Tatiana Moura, Maria Neto","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00532","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this review will be to synthesize the best available evidence on fathers' lived experiences of fatherhood during the child's first 1000 days of life.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Involved and caring fatherhood is crucial for the healthy cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development of children; however, fatherhood is a challenging process for most men. It is characterized by profound changes that require the development of a new identity and the assumption of new roles within the family. Understanding adult fathers' lived experiences during this stage of life can provide valuable knowledge to families, health care professionals, and policymakers.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>This review will include studies on the experiences of fatherhood during the child's first 1000 days of life. It will include heterosexual biological fathers of healthy infants, who are 18 years or over, and belong to an intact family.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for systematic reviews of qualitative evidence. The search strategy will aim to locate both published and unpublished qualitative studies published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Ten databases or gray literature sources will be searched, with no date limitations. Study selection, critical appraisal, and data extraction will be performed by 2 independent reviewers. Any disagreements that arise between the reviewers will be resolved through discussion or with an additional reviewer. Data will be presented in narrative format, and data synthesis will follow the JBI meta-aggregation approach. A ConQual Summary of Findings will be presented.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>PROSPERO (CRD42023487167).</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":"23 2","pages":"416-422"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411140","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}
JBI evidence synthesisPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2025-02-12DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00480
Gemiele Elaine Delasas, Ninfa Mae Delgado, Isabelle Kezia Mojica, Stepanie Ragasa, Valentin Dones, Donald Manlapaz
{"title":"Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy vs conservative pain management for occupational performance in patients with low back pain: a systematic review protocol.","authors":"Gemiele Elaine Delasas, Ninfa Mae Delgado, Isabelle Kezia Mojica, Stepanie Ragasa, Valentin Dones, Donald Manlapaz","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-23-00480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) compared with conservative pain management for improving the occupational performance of individuals with low back pain.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Low back pain is a condition that describes pain between the lower edge of ribs and the buttocks. It is projected to affect 843 million people by 2050, with significant economic and occupational consequences. CBT is a growing treatment for chronic pain that aims to change maladaptive thoughts and behaviors. This review will examine the effectiveness of CBT for improving occupational performance.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>The review will focus on the effect of CBT on adults with musculoskeletal low back pain, whether acute, subacute, or chronic. It will analyze randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and quasi-experimental studies to assess CBT's impact on occupational performance, including activities of daily living, work, and sleep.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts, and full-text manuscripts from PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, OTSeeker, and ScienceDirect. Unpublished studies and gray literature will also be searched in ClinicalTrials.gov, Google Scholar, World Health Organization, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. A subgroup analysis will explore the effects of CBT on post-treatment outcomes, identifying sources of heterogeneity in its impact on activities of daily living, work, and sleep. Factors such as CBT type, delivery method, participant age, and low back pain chronicity will be considered. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach will assess evidence certainty, and a Summary of Findings will be provided.</p><p><strong>Registration number: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42023472522.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":"23 2","pages":"365-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411124","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}
Stefania Di Gangi, Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Robin Baumann, Andreas Plate
{"title":"Factors affecting decisions to use antibiotic-sparing treatment approaches in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections: a scoping review protocol.","authors":"Stefania Di Gangi, Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Robin Baumann, Andreas Plate","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review will explore the evidence on factors influencing the decisions to use antibiotic-sparing treatments in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotic-sparing treatments, such as symptomatic treatment with analgesics and delayed prescriptions, have considerable potential to reduce antibiotic consumption, but the majority of patients still receive antibiotics without delay. The reasons for the poor implementation of these alternative approaches are unknown. A better understanding of the factors influencing treatment decisions is needed.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>This review will consider the experiences and attitudes of health care professionals and women, in outpatient settings in high-income countries, regarding the use of antibiotic-sparing treatments for the diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (ie, healthy women aged 18-64 years who are not pregnant, immunosuppressed, and have no functional or structural urinary tract abnormalities).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review will follow the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase, and the Cochrane Library will be searched to identify peer-reviewed articles: original research (quantitative or qualitative studies, experimental or observational), reviews, case reports, and case series. Gray literature will also be searched for. Sources in any language from 2000 to 2024 will be included. Three reviewers will screen the sources and extract data using a tool developed by the reviewers. The analysis will use counts and descriptive qualitative content analysis. The results will be presented in visual, tabular, and narrative formats.</p><p><strong>Details of this review project can be found in open science framework: </strong>https://osf.io/t8y5e/.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025155","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}
Sílvia Ramos, Aramid Gomes, Ana Rosinhas, Rosa Silva, Margarida Goes, Francisco Sampaio
{"title":"Effectiveness of Combined Physical and Psychological Interventions on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Adult Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Systematic Review Protocol.","authors":"Sílvia Ramos, Aramid Gomes, Ana Rosinhas, Rosa Silva, Margarida Goes, Francisco Sampaio","doi":"10.11124/JBIES-24-00335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of combined physical and psychological interventions on anxiety and depression symptoms in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>By 2030, COPD is expected to be the third-leading cause of death and the seventh in terms of overall health impact, measured in disability-adjusted life years. As with other comorbidities, anxiety and depression disorders influence the prognosis. Combined physical and psychological interventions may have better results than isolated interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>Studies with adult patients with COPD and anxiety and depression symptoms who have undergone combined physical and psychological interventions will be considered for inclusion. This review will primarily include randomized clinical trials.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Articles will be searched in CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Academic Search Complete, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (via EBSCOhost), APA PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and Scopus. Two independent reviewers will select the studies and apply the JBI tools for critical appraisal and data extraction. Studies will be pooled in a meta-analysis whenever possible. The χ2 test and I2 statistics will be the standard tools for assessing heterogeneity. Statistical analyses will be carried out using the random effects model. The fixed effects model will be applied if there is low heterogeneity between included studies (I2 < 50, or P ≥ 0.5). The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach will be used to grade the certainty of the evidence, and a Summary of Findings will be presented.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42024550523.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025060","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}
Terhi Koivumäki, Maria Kääriäinen, Anna-Maria Tuomikoski, Marja Kaunonen
{"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":"https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>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 by health care professionals (HCPs) concerning children's higher weight.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>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. Public discourse on obesity has shifted in recent years and created pressure to change the way that weight is discussed in health care. It is, therefore, important to explore how parents and carers experience the communication about children's higher weight to ensure an effective, up-to-date, and ethical counseling on childhood obesity.</p><p><strong>Inclusion criteria: </strong>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 a verbal or written communication from HCPs about their child's weight.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>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) were 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, and 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.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 33 studies included 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: 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.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although confidence in the synthesized findings is low, the results of this review indicate that communication on a child's higher weight in health care should meet the parents' ","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025159","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}
Jan M Nick, Safiye Sahin, Lisa R Roberts, Adorée Hatton, Bryan Cafferky
{"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":"https://doi.org/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 from JBI SUMARI, 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 number: </strong>This protocol has been registered in PROSPERO: CRD42024502533.</p>","PeriodicalId":36399,"journal":{"name":"JBI evidence synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956270","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}