| Ref ID | 235 |
| First Author | M. Pearson |
| Journal | ADDICTION |
| Year Of Publishing | 2010 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02713.x?download=true |
| Keywords |
• Policy • External validity • Mental health |
| Problem(s) |
• Overly stringent inclusion criteria affecting external validity |
| Article Type | Non-systematic literature review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess the methods utilized in the conduct of one systematic review in the field of substance misuse using participant-observation in the review process, semi-structured interviews with review team members and management and structured observation of the process of guidance development. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The systematic review methods used produced an evidence base that did not inform the development of guidance to the extent that it could have done due to: (i) an emphasis upon internal research validity to produce an evidence base with an emphasis on short-term interventions at the level of the individual; (ii) criteria for appraising the external validity of studies were not developed sufficiently; and (iii) the systematic review of evidence and development of guidance were strongly reliant upon the judgement of reviewers and committee members. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |