| Ref ID | 1049 |
| First Author | C. Pawliuk |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(23)00327-X/abstract |
| Keywords |
• Searching • General medical • Expertise • Team |
| Problem(s) |
• Literature searches not validated by information specialist |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Aim | To investigate whether an increased level of librarian involvement in systematic reviews (SRs) published by Vancouver authors correlated with higher quality in reporting of search methods. Additionally, for the SRs that did not include a librarian, to ascertain from the author the reason for this. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 191 included SRs, 118 (62%) of the SRs published by Vancouver authors, authors indicated whether a librarian was involved in the SR. Quality was assessed using a tool based on the Institute of Medicine’s standards for systematic reviews, and found that SRs including a librarian as a co-author had a 15.4% higher quality assessment score than SRs that did not include a librarian. Most authors (27; 75%) who did not include a librarian in their SR did not do so because they did not believe it was necessary. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 191 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1152 |
| Treatment impacted | Not Applicable |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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