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Waffenschmidt, Siw; Navarro-Ruan, Tamara; Hobson, Nick; Hausner, Elke; Sauerland, Stefan; Haynes, R. Brian – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
A retrospective analysis published by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) in 2018 concluded that no filter for non-randomized studies (NRS) achieved sufficient sensitivity ([greater than or equal to] 92%), a precondition for comprehensive information retrieval. New NRS filters are therefore required, taking into…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Information Storage, Information Retrieval, Online Searching
Korevaar, Daniël A.; Salameh, Jean-Paul; Vali, Yasaman; Cohen, Jérémie F.; McInnes, Matthew D. F.; Spijker, René; Bossuyt, Patrick M. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Introduction: Many diagnostic accuracy studies are never reported in full in a peer-reviewed journal. Searching for unpublished studies may avoid bias due to selective publication, enrich the power of systematic reviews, and thereby help to reduce research waste. We assessed searching practices among recent systematic reviews of diagnostic…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Accuracy, Research Reports, Bibliographic Databases
Spry, Carolyn; Mierzwinski-Urban, Monika – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of the peer review of literature search strategies prepared in support of rapid reviews. Methods: A sample of 200 CADTH rapid reviews was selected. For each rapid review meeting the inclusion criteria, the pre-peer-reviewed and corresponding post-peer-reviewed search strategies…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Literature Reviews, Search Strategies, Information Retrieval