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Direct linkPieper, Dawid; Hoffmann, Falk – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Cochrane reviews are known to be a high-quality source of evidence synthesis supporting health care decisions. In a recently conducted study, we analyzed the trends in epidemiology and reporting of published systematic reviews over the last 20 years. This sample of 1132 systematic reviews included 84 Cochrane reviews. We have learned several…
Descriptors: Evidence, Health Services, Decision Making, Medical Research
Casey, Monica; Raynor, Michael; Jacob, Catherine; Sharp, Stephen; McFarlane, Emma – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Introduction and aim: NICE guideline surveillance determines whether previously published guidelines need updating. The surveillance process must balance time constraints with methodological rigor. It includes a rapid review to identify new evidence to contradict, reinforce or clarify guideline recommendations. Despite this approach, the screening…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Guidelines, Information Retrieval, Databases
Levay, Paul; Heath, Andrea; Tuvey, Daniel – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Systematic searches are integral to identifying the evidence that is used in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidelines (PHGs). This study analyses the sources, including bibliographic databases and other techniques, required for PHGs. The aims were to analyse the sources used to identify the publications…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Public Health, Guidelines, Information Sources
Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grotpeter, Jennifer K. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Abstract screening is one important aspect of conducting a high-quality and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract screening allows the review team to conduct the tedious but vital first step to synthesize the extant literature: winnowing down the overwhelming amalgamation of citations discovered through research databases to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Documentation, Databases
Franco, Juan Víctor Ariel; Garrote, Virginia Laura; Escobar Liquitay, Camila Micaela; Vietto, Valeria – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Objective: Search strategies are essential for the adequate retrieval of studies in a systematic review (SR). Our objective was to identify problems in the design and reporting of search strategies in a sample of new Cochrane SRs first published in The Cochrane Library in 2015. Study design and setting: We took a random sample of 70 new Cochrane…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Literature Reviews, Online Searching, Intervention
Atkinson, Kayla M.; Koenka, Alison C.; Sanchez, Carmen E.; Moshontz, Hannah; Cooper, Harris – Research Synthesis Methods, 2015
A complete description of the literature search, including the criteria used for the inclusion of reports after they have been located, used in a research synthesis or meta-analysis is critical if subsequent researchers are to accurately evaluate and reproduce a synthesis' methods and results. Based on previous guidelines and new suggestions, we…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Reports, Meta Analysis, Evaluation Methods
