Literature searching for social science systematic reviews: consideration of a range of search techniques

Papaioannou, Diana; Sutton, Anthea; Carroll, Christopher; Booth, Andrew; Wong, Ruth

doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00863.x

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“…[8][9][10][11] Seven articles were used for this purpose. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The database search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library in 2012 and repeated on May 19, 2014.…”

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Alternatives to Traditional EMS Dispatch and Transport: A Scoping Review of Reported Outcomes

Jensen

Carter

Rose

et al. 2015

CJEM

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Objectives: Emergency medical services (EMS) programs, which provide an alternative to traditional EMS dispatch or transport to the emergency department (ED), are becoming widely implemented. This scoping review identified and catalogued all outcomes used to measure such alternative EMS programs. Data Source: Broad systematized bibliographic and grey literature searches were conducted. Study Selection: Inclusion criteria were 911 callers/EMS patients, reported on alternatives to traditional EMS dispatch OR traditional EMS transport to the ED, and reported an outcome measure. Data Extraction: The reports were categorized as either alternative to dispatch or to EMS transport, and outcome measures were categorized and described. Data Synthesis: The bibliographic search retrieved 13,215 records, of which 34 articles met the inclusion criteria, with an additional 10 added from reference list hand-searching (n = 44 included). In the grey literature search, 31 websites were identified, from which four met criteria and were retrieved (n = 4 included). Fifteen reports (16 studies) described alternatives to EMS dispatch, and 33 reports described alternatives to EMS transport. The most common outcomes reported in the alternatives to EMS dispatch reports were service utilization and decision accuracy. Twenty-four different specific outcomes were reported. The most common outcomes reported in the alternatives to EMS transport reports were service utilization and safety, and 50 different specific outcomes were reported. Conclusions: Numerous outcome measures were identified in reports of alternative EMS programs, which were catalogued and described. Researchers and program leaders should achieve consensus on uniform outcome measures, to allow benchmarking and improve comparison across programs. RÉSUMÉObjectif: Les programmes de services médicaux d'urgence (SMU), qui offrent une solution de rechange à la répartition traditionnelle des SMU ou au transport classique des malades aux services des urgences (SU), gagnent de plus en plus de terrain. Dans l'examen d'établissement de la portée décrit ici, les auteurs ont relevé et classé tous les résultats utilisés pour mesurer l'efficacité de ces programmes novateurs de SMU. Sources des données: Les auteurs ont entrepris une vaste recherche systématisée de références bibliographiques, et effectué des recherches méthodiques dans la documentation parallèle. Sélection des études: Les critères de sélection comprenaient les appels faits aux services d'urgence 911 ou les malades examinés par les SMU, inscrits dans les rapports de solutions de rechange à la répartition traditionnelle des SMU OU au transport classique des malades au SU par les SMU, ainsi que l'existence d'un critère d'évaluation. Extraction des données: Les rapports ont été classés soit dans la catégorie des solutions de rechange à la répartition des services, soit dans la catégorie des solutions de rechange aux transports effectués par les SMU; quant aux critères d'évaluation, ils ont été classés et décrits. Synthèse...

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Section: Data Sourcementioning

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Alternatives to Traditional EMS Dispatch and Transport: A Scoping Review of Reported Outcomes

Jensen

Carter

Rose

et al. 2015

CJEM

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“…86,87 Pearl articles (see Appendix 2) were identified through checking citations in a review of health interventions for Traveller Communities 22 and through suggestions for relevant articles from representatives working with Traveller Communities, including those that described a health intervention for Traveller Communities. Pearl articles were indexed under the term 'Gypsies' or 'Travellers', despite focusing on different subgroups of Traveller Communities such as Roma.…”

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Outreach programmes for health improvement of Traveller Communities: a synthesis of evidence

Carr

Lhussier

Forster

et al. 2014

Public Health Research

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“…Search strategies may need to include supplementary techniques such as citation searching and reference chasing [49].…”

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Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 2: methods for question formulation, searching, and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis

Harris

Booth

Cargo

et al. 2018

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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This paper updates previous Cochrane guidance on question formulation,searching and protocol development, reflecting recent developments in methods for conducting qualitative evidence syntheses to inform Cochrane intervention reviews. Examples are used to illustrate how decisions about boundaries for a review are formed via an iterative process of constructing lines of inquiry, and mapping the information available to ascertain whether evidence exists to answer questions related to effectiveness, implementation, feasibility, appropriateness, economic evidence, and equity. The process of question formulation allows reviewers to situate the topic in relation to how it informs and explains effectiveness, using the criterion of meaningfulness, appropriateness, feasibility and implementation. Questions related to complex questions and interventions can be structured by drawing on an increasingly wide range of question frameworks. Logic models and theoretical frameworks are useful tools for conceptually mapping the literature to illustrate the complexity of the phenomenon of interest. Further, protocol development may require iterative question formulation and searching. Consequently, the final protocol may function as a guide rather than a prescriptive route-map, particularly in qualitative reviews that ask more exploratory and open ended questions.Keywords: Systematic reviews, question formulation, Cochrane Collaboration, methods, qualitative evidence synthesis. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Word count: 4014 words excluding tables and references Key findings:Tools and methods are recommended to assist reviewers in developing protocols, which accommodate alternative approaches to question formulation and searching and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis. What this adds to what was known?Questions within qualitative and implementation systematic review protocols may be indicative, allowing more detailed questions to be formulated when more information is needed on specific aspects of the review. A broader range of question formats is presented, to reflect the need for reviews that explore and generate theory. What is the implication and what should change now?This guidance provides examples of protocols for qualitative evidence synthesis that are flexible, to allow the incorporation of open-ended and exploratory review questions and iterative searching methods. 'recontextualise' effectiveness. Recontextualising requires considering effectiveness research in relation to issues in society [4] to enable a decision-maker to make an informed decision about whether an intervention is likely to be useful and whether that intervention is applicable to their local population. Qualitative research produces contingent and experiential knowledge on why interventions work the way that they do (or fail to work) [5]. Further, implementation questions provide information on how the implementation process produces...

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Literature searching for social science systematic reviews: consideration of a range of search techniques

Cited by 228 publications

References 17 publications

Alternatives to Traditional EMS Dispatch and Transport: A Scoping Review of Reported Outcomes

Alternatives to Traditional EMS Dispatch and Transport: A Scoping Review of Reported Outcomes

Outreach programmes for health improvement of Traveller Communities: a synthesis of evidence

Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 2: methods for question formulation, searching, and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis

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