| Ref ID | 622 |
| First Author | M. M. Mullins |
| Journal | RESEARCH SYNTHESIS METHODS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/jrsm.1098?download=true |
| Keywords |
• Searching • Language • Reproducibility • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Methods not described to enable replication • Language restriction • Literature searches not validated by information specialist • Search strategy not provided |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | To assess the adequacy of search methods in systematic reviews of HIV behavioural interventions between 2000-2010, according to key search criteria from several guidelines |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Six elements were found to be less well reported across systematic reviews: describing the interface used to search each database, the years included in the electronic search, a complete search strategy for at least one or more of the databases, the language limitations applied and consulting or including an experienced searcher |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 102 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1569 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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