Enhancing title and abstract screening for systematic reviews with GPT-3.5 turbo

After conducting a database search, the subsequent phase in the execution of systematic reviews (SRs) involves title and abstract screening.1 This stage bears significant importance and necessitates the involvement of dedicated and experienced researchers who can exhibit precision and accuracy, particularly when the search yields a substantial number of studies. Besides the qualities of experience and dedication demonstrated by the screeners, several other factors influence the quality of the screening process, such as effective team management, the adoption of a double-screening approach and, notably, the implementation of a well-structured screening design. A screening tool comprises a set of questions that must be addressed by the screeners, and these questions should adhere to the following criteria: (1) they must be objective, (2) they should be single-barrelled and (3) they should encompass questions answerable with ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘unsure’ responses.2 The domain of large language and transformer...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access Letters Source Type: research