Avoiding searching for outcomes called for additional search strategies: a study of Cochrane review searches

Frandsen, Tove Faber; Nielsen, Michael Friberg Bruun; Eriksen, Mette Brandt

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.05.015

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“…Prior literature has shown that the inclusion of outcome concepts in a search strategy reduces the recall and sensitivity of a search strategy. 59 60 This problem is further exacerbated when only generic health terms (for example, ‘morbidity’ or ‘health status’) or specific health terms (eg, specific diseases or conditions such as ‘diabetes mellitus’) are used. 61 Because the objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the use of SNA in health research, the outcomes of interest are very broad, including: physical health and well-being, psychological health and well-being, healthcare engagement, health knowledge, health behaviours, healthcare access and use, disease prevalence and outcomes (spanning every organ system), and mortality.…”

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Use of social network analysis in health research: a scoping review protocol

Grewal,

Godley,

Wheeler

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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IntroductionSocial networks can affect health beliefs, behaviours and outcomes through various mechanisms, including social support, social influence and information diffusion. Social network analysis (SNA), an approach which emerged from the relational perspective in social theory, has been increasingly used in health research. This paper outlines the protocol for a scoping review of literature that uses social network analytical tools to examine the effects of social connections on individual non-communicable disease and health outcomes.Methods and analysisThis scoping review will be guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s framework for conducting scoping reviews. A search of the electronic databases, Ovid Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE and CINAHL, will be conducted in April 2024 using terms related to SNA. Two reviewers will independently assess the titles and abstracts, then the full text, of identified studies to determine whether they meet inclusion criteria. Studies that use SNA as a tool to examine the effects of social networks on individual physical health, mental health, well-being, health behaviours, healthcare utilisation, or health-related engagement, knowledge, or trust will be included. Studies examining communicable disease prevention, transmission or outcomes will be excluded. Two reviewers will extract data from the included studies. Data will be presented in tables and figures, along with a narrative synthesis.Ethics and disseminationThis scoping review will synthesise data from articles published in peer-reviewed journals. The results of this review will map the ways in which SNA has been used in non-communicable disease health research. It will identify areas of health research where SNA has been heavily used and where future systematic reviews may be needed, as well as areas of opportunity where SNA remains a lesser-used method in exploring the relationship between social connections and health outcomes.

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confidence: 99%