An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies
An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.10.012
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Lefebvre, Carol
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作者：
Sampson, Margaret;McGowan, Jessie;Lefebvre, Carol
目的：系统评价需要复杂和高度敏感的电子文献检索策略；然而，没有针对其同行评价的指南。糟糕的搜索可能因为回忆不充分(敏感性)而无法识别现有证据，或者由于不够精确而增加审查所需的资源。研究设计：对电子检索策略中的重要元素进行了系统的综述，并对具有系统综述搜索经验的个人进行了调查。结果：6个要素在同行评议中的重要性具有很强的共识：将研究问题准确地翻译成搜索概念，正确地选择布尔运算符和行号，对每个数据库的搜索策略进行适当的翻译，包含相关的主题标题，以及没有拼写错误。结论：这一循证指南有助于通过同行评议提高检索质量，从而提高系统评价的质量。它与图书馆员/信息专家、期刊编辑、知识翻译工具的开发者、研究组织和资助机构相关。(C)2009 Elsevier Inc.保留所有比赛。
Objective: Complex and highly sensitive electronic literature search strategies are required for systematic reviews; however, no guidelines exist for their peer review. Poor searches may fail to identify existing evidence because of inadequate recall (sensitivity) or increase the resource requirements of reviews as a result of inadequate precision. Our objective was to create an annotated checklist for electronic search strategy peer review.Study Design: A systematic review of the library and information retrieval literature for important elements in electronic search strategies was conducted, along with a survey of individuals experienced in systematic review searching.Results: Six elements with a strong consensus as to their importance in peer review were accurate translation of the research question into search concepts, correct choice of Boolean operators and of line numbers, adequate translation of the search strategy for each database, inclusion of relevant subject headings, and absence of spelling errors. Seven additional elements had partial support and are included in this guideline.Conclusion: This evidence-based guideline facilitates the improvement of search quality through peer review, and thus the improvement in quality of systematic reviews. It is relevant for librarians/information specialists, journal editors, developers of knowledge translation tools, research organizations, and funding bodies. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All fights reserved.