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Direct linkCasey, 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
Ayiku, Lynda; Levay, Paul; Hudson, Thomas; Finnegan, Amy – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Background: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) United Kingdom (UK) geographic search filters for MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid) retrieve evidence in literature searches for UK-focused research topics with high recall. Their precision and number-needed-to-read (NNR) was examined previously in case studies using a single…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Indexing
Rogers, Morwenna; Bethel, Alison; Abbott, Rebecca – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Background: Qualitative research in dementia improves understanding of the experience of people affected by dementia. Searching databases for qualitative studies is problematic. Qualitative-specific search strategies might help with locating studies. Objective: To examine the effectiveness (sensitivity and precision) of 5 qualitative strategies on…
Descriptors: Dementia, Databases, Medical Research, Qualitative Research
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
