| Ref ID | 702 |
| First Author | L. Neimann Rasmussen |
| Journal | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2018 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0786-6 |
| Keywords |
• Campbell • Author • Psychology • Policy • Social care • Equity • Language |
| Problem(s) |
• Language restriction • Failure to consider equity, different socioeconomic groups or disadvantaged populations |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Denmark |
| Aim | To assess the inclusion of studies published in languages other than English as well as factors which might predict the inclusion of non- English studies in Campbell systematic reviews in the social sciences up to July 2016. |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| Summary of Findings | 87% of included 123 systematic reviews did not exclude non-English studies a priori and of these, only 15% included non-English language studies. One factor that significantly correlated with the number of included non-English studies across all models was the number of countries in which the members of the review team work. There was a dominance of researchers from English-speaking countries (52.9%) and review teams consisting only of team members from these countries (65.9%). The most frequently mentioned challenge to including non-English studies was a lack of resources (funding and time) followed by a lack of language resources (e.g. professional translators). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 123 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 123 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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