- Framework of problems / Rigorous
- Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews
- Analysis of the reporting of search strategies in Cochrane systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 328 |
| First Author | A. Yoshii |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: JMLA |
| Year Of Publishing | 2009 |
| URL | https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/156119/Yoshii Plaut McGraw Anderson Wellik JMLA 2009.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Keywords |
• Cochrane • General medical • Searching |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 65 |
| Summary of Findings | None of the included reviews included all 7 recommended elements of describing electronic database search strategies. 6% included 6 elements. 32% included 5 or more elements, with 68% including 4 or fewer. The 65 included reviews represented 41 different Cochrane review groups. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |