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Use and interpretation of composite end points in orthopaedic trialsJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5G 2E9, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 94:65-9. 2012..We present an overview of CEPs with a focus on appropriate design and interpretation of results...
Development and validation of an instrument to predict functional recovery in tibial fracture patients: the Somatic Pre-Occupation and Coping (SPOC) questionnaireJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 26:370-8. 2012..To explore the role of patients' beliefs in their likelihood of recovery from severe physical trauma...- Attitudes towards chiropractic: an analysis of written comments from a survey of north american orthopaedic surgeonsJason W Busse
The Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E9, Canada
Chiropr Man Therap 19:25. 2011..abstract:.. - Parents' experiences discussing pediatric vaccination with healthcare providers: a survey of Canadian naturopathic patientsJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 6:e22737. 2011..Groups that are associated with reduced rates of pedicatic vaccination, such as parents who access naturopathic care, may be particularly vulnerable to this issue... - Principles of designing an orthopaedic case-control studyJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5G 2E9, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 91:15-20. 2009..They are particularly useful when the outcome of interest is rare or when the time to development of the outcome is long. We present an overview of the case-control study, with a focus on trial design and interpretation of results... - Optimizing the use of patient data to improve outcomes for patients: narcotics for chronic noncancer painJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C12, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 9:171-9. 2009..We illustrate these techniques using, as an example, current evidence for the use of opioids in chronic noncancer pain... - Use of both Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire and Short Form-36 among tibial-fracture patients was redundantJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 62:1210-7. 2009..To compare the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Dysfunction Index (SMFA DI) and the Short Form-36 Physical Component Summary (SF-36 PCS) scores among patients undergoing operative management of tibial fractures... - Low intensity pulsed ultrasonography for fractures: systematic review of randomised controlled trialsJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
BMJ 338:b351. 2009..To determine the efficacy of low intensity pulsed ultrasonography for healing of fractures... - Attitudes toward chiropractic: a survey of North American orthopedic surgeonsJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:2818-25. 2009..Questionnaire survey... - Attitudes towards disability management: A survey of employees returning to work and their supervisorsJason W Busse
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Work 40:143-51. 2011..We report on employee and supervisor feedback from one disability management experience... - Attitudes towards fibromyalgia: a survey of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, physical therapy and occupational therapy studentsJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BMC Complement Altern Med 8:24. 2008.... - The influence of study characteristics on reporting of subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: systematic reviewXin Sun
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
BMJ 342:d1569. 2011..To investigate the impact of industry funding on reporting of subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials... - Current management of tibial shaft fractures: a survey of 450 Canadian orthopedic trauma surgeonsJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Acta Orthop 79:689-94. 2008..It is not known what forms of management for tibial fractures predominate among Canadian orthopedic surgeons. We therefore asked a representative sample of orthopedic trauma surgeons about their management of tibial fracture patients... - Attitudes towards vaccination among chiropractic and naturopathic studentsJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
Vaccine 26:6237-43. 2008..Reasons for this are discussed, and we provide suggestions for strategies to address the situation... 
User's guide to the chiropractic literature-IB: how to use an article about therapyJason W Busse
McMaster Health Sciences, Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:525-32. 2003- An economic analysis of management strategies for closed and open grade I tibial shaft fracturesJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Acta Orthop 76:705-12. 2005..Closed and open grade I (low-energy) tibial shaft fractures are a common and costly event, and the optimal management for such injuries remains uncertain... - Therapeutic ultrasound and fracture healing: a survey of beliefs and practicesJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biiostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1653-6. 2004..To explore current beliefs among senior physiotherapy (PT) students and orthopedic surgeons on the clinical utility of therapeutic ultrasound for assisting fracture healing... - Health-related quality of life following operative treatment of unstable ankle fractures: a prospective observational studyMohit Bhandari
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 18:338-45. 2004..Although the explanation for variability in outcomes remains unclear, previous studies of other surgical procedures have suggested nonsurgery-related causes account for much of the variability in outcomes... - An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methodsP J Devereaux
Department of Medicine, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Room 2C8, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 57:1232-6. 2004..We undertook an observational study to determine whether concealment of randomization or blinding was used in RCTs that failed to report these bias-reducing strategies... - Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in patients receiving disability benefits: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysisShanil Ebrahim
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e50202. 2012.... - Psychological distress and quality of life after orthopedic trauma: an observational studyMohit Bhandari
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Can J Surg 51:15-22. 2008..The objective of our study was to investigate the extent of psychological symptoms that patients experience following orthopedic trauma and whether these are associated with quality of life... - Critical appraisal of the orthopaedic literature: therapeutic and economic analysisJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
Injury 37:312-20. 2006..Making this process explicit, with guidelines to assess the strength of the available evidence, will serve to improve patient care... - Specific instructions for estimating unclearly reported blinding status in randomized trials were reliable and validElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:262-7. 2012..To test the reliability and validity of specific instructions to classify blinding, when unclearly reported in randomized trials, as "probably done" or "probably not done.".. - The impact of clinical data on the evaluation of tibial fracture healingBernadette G Dijkman
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Trials 12:237. 2011..We explored the effect of adding clinical notes to radiographs in the adjudication process of a feasibility trial of tibial shaft fractures... - The radiographic union scale in tibial fractures: reliability and validityBauke W Kooistra
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of SurgeryMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 24:S81-6. 2010..This may increase the utility of radiographs as a standardized measure of treatment efficacy in the follow-up of tibial fractures... - Electrical stimulation for long-bone fracture-healing: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsBrent Mollon
CLARITY Research Group, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8L 8E7, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:2322-30. 2008..We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of electromagnetic stimulation on long-bone fracture-healing... - Complex limb salvage or early amputation for severe lower-limb injury: a meta-analysis of observational studiesJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 21:70-6. 2007..Leg threatening injuries present patients and clinicians with a difficult decision: whether to pursue primary amputation or limb salvage? The purpose of our study was to review the literature in an effort to inform this management decision... - Naturopathic care for chronic low back pain: a randomized trialOrest Szczurko
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 2:e919. 2007..Chronic low back pain represents a substantial cost to employers through benefits coverage and days missed due to incapacity. We sought to explore the effectiveness of Naturopathic care on chronic low back pain... - Effect of bisphosphonates on periprosthetic bone mineral density after total joint arthroplasty. A meta-analysisMohit Bhandari
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University Health Sciences Center, Room 2C9, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:293-301. 2005.... - Psychological intervention for premenstrual syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
Psychother Psychosom 78:6-15. 2009..We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of psychological interventions for premenstrual syndrome... - Surgeon attitudes toward nonphysician screening of low back or low back-related leg pain patients referred for surgical assessment: a survey of Canadian spine surgeonsJason W Busse
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 38:E402-8. 2013..Questionnaire survey... - Systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventions for fibromyalgia: a protocolJason W Busse
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada
Syst Rev 2:18. 2013..No review has evaluated all interventional studies for fibromyalgia, which limits attempts to make inferences regarding the relative effectiveness of treatments... - User's guide to the chiropractic literature-IA: how to use an article about therapyJason W Busse
McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:330-7. 2003 - Disclosure of natural product use to primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey of naturopathic clinic attendeesJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mayo Clin Proc 80:616-23. 2005..Our findings suggest that disclosure rates could be improved by physicians taking a more active role in asking their patients about natural product use... - The impact of non-injury-related factors on disability secondary to whiplash associated disorder type II: a retrospective file reviewJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 27:79-83. 2004..There is evidence to suggest that Whiplash Associated Disorders (WADs) are influenced by physical trauma and psychosocial factors, as well as by medicolegal and compensation systems... - Author self-citation in the general medicine literatureAbhaya V Kulkarni
Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 6:e20885. 2011..The objective of this study was to determine the extent and temporal pattern of author self-citation and the article characteristics associated with author self-citation... - The effect of bright light therapy on depression associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorderCatherine Krasnik
Department of Medical Science, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:658-61. 2005..The current evidence justifies neither enthusiastic dissemination nor confident rejection of this therapeutic modality... - Characteristics of pediatric and adolescent patients attending a naturopathic college clinic in CanadaKumanan Wilson
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 115:e338-43. 2005..We also determined factors associated with the use of CAM products and vaccination status... - Managing moral hazard in motor vehicle accident insurance claimsShanil Ebrahim
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, HHC 2C, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
J Public Health Policy 34:320-9. 2013..These findings suggest that high threshold no-fault or pure no-fault compensation systems may be associated with improved outcomes for patients and reduced moral hazard... - GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomesGordon H Guyatt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, West Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 66:158-72. 2013.... - Association between industry funding and statistically significant pro-industry findings in medical and surgical randomized trialsMohit Bhandari
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
CMAJ 170:477-80. 2004..In this study, we examine the association between industry funding and the statistical significance of results in recently published medical and surgical trials... - Subgroup Analysis of Trials Is Rarely Easy (SATIRE): a study protocol for a systematic review to characterize the analysis, reporting, and claim of subgroup effects in randomized trialsXin Sun
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Trials 10:101. 2009.... - Chiropractic antivaccination argumentsJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 28:367-73. 2005 - Characteristics associated with citation rate of the medical literatureAbhaya V Kulkarni
Division of Population Health Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 2:e403. 2007..The citation rate for articles is viewed as a measure of their importance and impact; however, little is known about what features of articles are associated with higher citation rate... - The impact of time of admission on major complications and mortality in patients undergoing emergency trauma surgeryJason W Busse
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Acta Orthop Scand 75:333-8. 2004..Previous studies have shown a relationship between time of admission to hospital and mortality rates; however, it is uncertain whether such a relationship exists for patients requiring emergency trauma surgery... - Feasibility of screening for intimate partner violence at orthopedic trauma hospitals in IndiaZahra Sohani
1Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Interpers Violence 28:1455-75. 2013..However, health professionals were reluctant to screen for IPV. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that screening for IPV at an orthopaedic clinic in India is feasible... - The effectiveness of splint therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysisShanil Ebrahim
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main St, West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1
J Am Dent Assoc 143:847-57. 2012.... - Comparisons of citations in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for articles published in general medical journalsAbhaya V Kulkarni
Hospital for Sick Children, Room 1503, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
JAMA 302:1092-6. 2009..Until recently, Web of Science was the only database available to track citation counts for published articles. Other databases are now available, but their relative performance has not been established...