included fall older represent admissions

The gap

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Comparison of falls and non-fall admissions to the emergency department in older adults and evaluation of the Barthel index and the Falls Efficacy Scale International scores (2025) · doi

  Only ED admissions were evaluated, and non-fall ED admissions were included as a control group, which may not represent the general population of older adults.

  Keywords: admissions evaluated fall included control group represent general population older adults
• Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Barthel Index Self-Report (BI-SR-TH) for People with Spinal Cord Injury (2026) · doi

  The sample included only individuals with SCI; therefore, validation in other populations, such as stroke or other neurological conditions, is warranted.

  Keywords: sample included individuals validation populations stroke neurological conditions warranted
• Comparative effects of weight-loss diet, exercise training, respiratory muscle training, and oropharyngeal muscle training in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2026) · doi

  SUCRA rankings may be influenced by the number and quality of included studies and underlying network geometry, and should be interpreted with caution.

  Keywords: sucra rankings influenced number quality included underlying network geometry interpreted caution
• Effects of noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of poststroke depression: an overview of systematic reviews (2026) · doi

  85% of the studies were of low or critically low methodological quality, with common issues including studies not being registered, failure to explain study designs included in the review, incomplete literature searches, and lack of reporting on conflicts of interest and funding sources.

  Keywords: critically methodological quality common issues including registered failure explain designs included review incomplete literature searches
• The Relationship Between Fat Free Mass and Asthma Control (2019) · doi

  The study included a relatively small sample size (n=32) which may limit the generalizability of findings.

  Keywords: included relatively small sample size limit generalizability
• Effectiveness, safety, and pharmacoeconomic profile of Sophora flavescens film in the treatment of postpartum vaginal dysbiosis: a non-randomized controlled trial (2026) · doi

  The economic analysis included only direct transportation costs; broader indirect costs, such as productivity losses, were not captured as they were difficult to quantify within the present study design.

  Keywords: costs economic included direct transportation broader indirect productivity losses captured difficult quantify within present design
• Effects of noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of poststroke depression: an overview of systematic reviews (2026) · doi

  The included studies were mainly from the Chinese literature with research subjects primarily from the Chinese population, which may limit the universality of the results.

  Keywords: chinese included mainly literature subjects primarily population limit universality
• Chinese herbal medicine for children with idiopathic short stature (ISS): a meta-analysis (2022) · doi

  The meta-analysis only included seven studies, so publication bias was not investigated using a funnel plot.

  Keywords: meta included seven publication bias investigated using funnel plot