| Ref ID | 1053 |
| First Author | F. Sadeghi-Ghyassi |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01655515221087649?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.9#:~:text=The quality of literature search,a helpful tool for authors. |
| Keywords |
• Telemedicine • COVID • Searching • Team • Journalology/ Publication science |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • Literature searches not validated by information specialist • Grey literature excluded |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Iran |
| Checklists |
• PRISMA-S |
| Aim | To evaluate the transparency and completeness of the search strategies (PRISMA-S) in systematic reviews conducted/published on the role of telehealth during COVID-19. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 85 systematic reviews conducted/published on the role of telehealth during COVID-19 included in the review. The overall mean score of PRISMA-S checklist was 6.12 ± 1.46. More than half of the studies did not provide a full search strategy, and one review did not report a search strategy at all. Six studies (7.14%) used only one database to search for primary studies. Hand searching and grey literature searching were conducted in 14 (16.67%) and 15 (17.86%), respectively. Only in 12 studies (14.29%) librarians and information specialists were involved in the literature search process as consultants or searchers. There was a significant positive correlation between PRISMA-S score and the journal impact factor (Spearman’s rho = 0.217; P = 0.46) and CiteScore (Spearman’s rho = 0.235; P = 0.03). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 85 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 935 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |