Database selection in systematic reviews: an insight through clinical neurology.
Background Failure to perform a comprehensive search when designing a systematic review ( SR) can lead to bias, reducing the validity of review's conclusions. Objective We examined the frequency and choice of databases used by reviewers in clinical neurology. Methods Ninety-five SRs and/or meta-anal...
| Publicado en: | Health Information & Libraries Journal Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 156 - 165 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=122960965&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 122960965 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14711834 EVZ jtl: Health Information & Libraries Journal issn: 14711834 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jun2017 vid: 34 iid: 2 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 122960965 122960965 122960965 10.1111/hir.12176 122960965 ppf: 156 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Database selection in systematic reviews: an insight through clinical neurology. aug: au: Vassar, Matt Yerokhin, Vadim Sinnett, Philip Marcus Weiher, Matthew Muckelrath, Halie Carr, Branden Varney, Laura Cook, Gregory affil: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa OK, USA sug: subj: Computerized Literature Searching Reference Databases, Health Nervous System Diseases Systematic Review Human PubMed Embase Health Sciences Librarians Medline ab: Background Failure to perform a comprehensive search when designing a systematic review ( SR) can lead to bias, reducing the validity of review's conclusions. Objective We examined the frequency and choice of databases used by reviewers in clinical neurology. Methods Ninety-five SRs and/or meta-analyses were located across five prominent neurology journals between 2008 and 2014. Methods sections were reviewed, and all bibliographic databases were coded. Results On average, 2.59 databases were used in SR searches. Seven reviews included an information specialist, and these reviews reported a greater number of information sources used during the search process. Thirty-nine databases were reported across studies. PubMed/ MEDLINE® and EMBASE were cited most frequently. Discussion Searching too few databases may reduce the validity and generalisability of SR results. We found that the majority of systematic reviewers in clinical neurology do not search an adequate number of databases, which may yield a biased sample of primary studies and, thus, may influence the accuracy of summary effects. Conclusions Systematic reviewers should aim to search a sufficient number of databases to minimise selection bias. Additionally, systematic reviewers should include information specialists in designing SR methodology, as this may improve systematic review quality. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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