Sex differences in outcomes of methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic reviewand meta-analysis

Abstract

Sex differences were evident in polysubstance use, legal involvement and employment status among men and women receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorders. Although the quality of evidence was low, our review highlights the need for improved implementation of sex-specific treatment strategies.

Role of kinesiophobia on pain, disability and quality of life in people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review

“…The risk of bias of each included study was evaluated using an adapted version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) 44. This adapted version includes four domains of risk of bias assessment: methods for selecting study participants (selection bias), methods to control for confounding (performance bias), statistical methods (detection bias) and methods of exposure and outcome assessment (information bias).…”

A retrospective cohort study evaluating correlates of deep tissue infections among patients enrolled in opioid agonist treatment using administrative data in Ontario, Canada

“…Sex. It was important to include sex as a potential correlate because studies have shown that sex and gender may influence outcomes for OAT patients [41,42]. The sex variable was created from the RPDB database.…”

Pain-Related Fear, Pain Intensity and Function in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…158, 165 An adapted version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to analyze the risk of bias in cross-sectional studies because a specific review tool is unavailable. 16 It has been used in previous systematic reviews. 101 This tool includes 4 risk of bias domains: i) selection bias (methods for selecting study participants), ii) performance bias (methods to control for confounding), iii) detection bias (statistical methods), and iv) information bias (methods of exposure and outcome assessment).…”