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Weise, Alina; Büchter, Roland; Pieper, Dawid; Mathes, Tim – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Background: Evidence syntheses provide the basis for evidence-based decision making in healthcare. To judge the certainty of findings for the specific decision context evidence syntheses should consider context suitability (ie, generalizability, external validity, applicability or transferability). Our objective was to determine the status quo and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Synthesis, Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making
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Metzendorf, Maria-Inti; Featherstone, Robin M. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2021
The Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register (CCSR) is a public, continually updated database of COVID-19 study references. The aim of this study-based register is to support rapid and living evidence synthesis, including an evidence ecosystem of COVID-19 research (CEOsys). In November and December 2020, we conducted an evaluation of the CCSR for CEOsys,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Databases, Accuracy
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Movsisyan, Ani; Dennis, Jane; Rehfuess, Eva; Grant, Sean; Montgomery, Paul – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Introduction: Rating the quality of a body of evidence is an increasingly common component of research syntheses on intervention effectiveness. This study sought to identify and examine existing systems for rating the quality of a body of evidence on the effectiveness of health and social interventions. Methods: We used a multicomponent search…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Health Promotion