Handsearching versus electronic searching to identify reports of randomized trials

Hopewell, Sally; Clarke, Mike; Lefebvre, Carol A.; Scherer, Roberta W.

doi:10.1002/14651858.mr000001.pub2

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“…Articles were limited to the English language and human subjects. A hand search of the reference list from reviews and selected articles was also conducted to ensure a complete search (Hopewell et al 2007). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Health and Life Priorities of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

Simpson

Eng

Hsieh

et al. 2012

Journal of Neurotrauma

471

264

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Determining the priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can assist in aligning research priorities which ultimately improve these individuals' quality of life. This systematic review examined studies that directly surveyed people with SCI to ascertain their health priorities and life domains of importance. Twenty-four studies (combined sample of 5262) that met the inclusion criteria were identified using electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO). The questionnaire methods and domains of importance were reviewed and described. While the questionnaires varied across the studies, a consistent set of priorities emerged. Functional recovery priorities were identified for the following areas: motor function (including arm/hand function for individuals with tetraplegia and mobility for individuals with paraplegia), bowel, bladder and sexual function. In addition, health, as well as relationships emerged as important life domains. The information from this study, which identified the priorities and domains of importance by individuals with SCI, may be useful for informing healthcare and research agenda-setting activities.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Health and Life Priorities of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

Simpson

Eng

Hsieh

et al. 2012

Journal of Neurotrauma

471

264

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“…A systematic review that compared hand-searching (as gold-standard) with the results of searching electronic databases to identify reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), showed that only 55 % of the RCTs were retrieved in MED-LINE and 49 % in Embase [24].…”

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Safety Signal Detection: The Relevance of Literature Review

Pontes¹,

Clément²,

Rollason

2014

Drug Saf

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Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent an important risk for patients and have a significant economic impact on health systems. ADRs are the fifth most common cause of hospital death, with a burden estimated at 197,000 deaths per year in the EU. This has a societal cost of €79 billion per year. Because of this strong impact in public health, regulatory authorities (RAs) worldwide are implementing new pharmacovigilance legislation to promote and protect public health by reducing the burden of ADRs through the detection of safety signals. Although, traditionally, signal detection activities have mainly been performed based on spontaneous reporting from healthcare professionals and national health RAs, the new pharmacovigilance legislation underlines the relevance of other sources of information (such as scientific literature) for the evaluation of the benefit-risk balance of a certain product. This review aims to highlight the relevance of periodic scientific literature screening in the safety signal detection process. The authors present four practical examples where a safety signal that was detected from a literature report had an impact on the lifecycle of a drug. In addition, based on practical experience of the screening of medical and scientific literature for safety purposes, this article analyses the requirements of the new pharmacovigilance guidelines on literature screening and highlights the need for the implementation of a literature review procedure and the main challenges encountered when performing literature screening for safety aspects. Key PointsSeveral safety signals detected in literature reports have had a direct impact on the lifecycle of a drugThe reporting culture of healthcare professionals is usually less prevalent than the publishing culture The wide difference in quality, accuracy, and completeness of scientific publications is one of the biggest challenges of literature search and review 1 Introduction

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“…The changes to the search were balanced by the contact with experts, and for this reason the other articles excluded by the line of free-text were not reviewed. The three papers confirm that contact with experts (McManus et al, 1998) and hand searching (Hopewell, Clarke, Lefebvre, & Scherer, 2007) can be useful supplements to database searches.…”

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confidence: 53%

Recording Database Searches for Systematic Reviews - What is the Value of Adding a Narrative to Peer-Review Checklists? A Case Study of NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance

Craven

Levay

2011

EBLIP

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the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License 2.5 Canada (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractThis paper discusses the value of open and transparent methods for recording systematic database search strategies, showing how they have been applied at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, see Appendix C for definitions) in the United Kingdom (UK).Objective -The objectives are to: 1) Discuss the value of search strategy recording methods. 2) Assess any limitations to the practical application of a checklist approach. 3) Make recommendations for recording systematic database searches. Methods -The procedures for recording searches for Interventional ProceduresGuidance at NICE were examined. A sample of current methods for recording systematic searches identified in the literature was compared to the NICE processes. The case study analyses the search conducted for evidence about an interventional procedure and shows the practical issues involved in recording the database strategies.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2011, 6.4 73The case study explores why relevant papers were not retrieved by a search strategy meeting all of the criteria on the checklist used to peer review it. The evidence was required for guidance on non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain.Results -The analysis shows that amending the MEDLINE strategy to make it more sensitive would have increased its yield by 6614 articles. Examination of the search records together with correspondence between the analyst and the searcher reveals the peer reviewer had approved the search because its sensitivity was appropriate for the purpose of producing Interventional Procedures Guidance. The case study demonstrates the limitations of relying on a checklist to ensure the quality of a database search without having any contextual information.Conclusion -It is difficult for the peer reviewer to assess the subjective elements of a search without knowing why it has a particular structure or what the searcher intended. There is a risk that the peer reviewer will concentrate on the technical details, such as spelling mistakes, without having the contextual information. It is beneficial if the searcher records correspondence on key decisions and reports a summary alongside the search strategy. The narrative describes the major decisions that shaped the strategy and gives the peer reviewer an insight into the rationale for the search approach.

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Handsearching versus electronic searching to identify reports of randomized trials

Cited by 173 publications

References 49 publications

The Health and Life Priorities of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

The Health and Life Priorities of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

Safety Signal Detection: The Relevance of Literature Review

Recording Database Searches for Systematic Reviews - What is the Value of Adding a Narrative to Peer-Review Checklists? A Case Study of NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance

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