A search of just four key databases would identify most randomized controlled trials of acupuncture: a meta ‐epidemiological study
ConclusionThe combined retrieval power of CNKI, WanFang, PubMed and CENTRAL was considered an efficient choice to retrieve acupuncture RCTs included in SRs.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Research Synthesis Methods)
Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 18, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Qiong Guo,
Yifan Cheng,
Chenyang Zhang,
Huifang Yang,
Xia Chen,
Xinyi Wang,
Liu Yang,
Kun Feng,
Youlin Long,
Zilun Shao,
Yutian Wang,
Yifei Lin,
Ga Liao,
Jin Huang,
Liang Du Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Lessons learnt: Undertaking rapid reviews on public health and social measures during a global pandemic
This article describes our experiences, responses and lessons learnt regarding key challenges when planning and conducting rapid reviews of PHSM during the COVID-19 pandemic.Stakeholder consultations and scoping reviews to obtain an overview of the evidence inform the scope of reviews that are policy-relevant and feasible. Multiple complementary reviews serve to examine the benefits and harms of PHSM across different populations and contexts. Conceiving reviews of effectiveness as adaptable living reviews helps to respond to evolving evidence needs and an expanding evidence base.An appropriately skilled review team and goo...
Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 18, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: E. A. Rehfuess,
J. B. Burns,
L. M. Pfadenhauer,
S. Krishnaratne,
H. Littlecott,
J. J. Meerpohl,
A. Movsisyan Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
A semiparametric approach for meta ‐analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies with multiple cut‐offs
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 15, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Cornelia Fr ömke,
Mathia Kirstein,
Antonia Zapf Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Assessment of key characteristics, methodology and effect size measures used in meta ‐analysis of human‐health‐related animal studies
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 9, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Carlijn R. Hooijmans,
Rogier Donders,
Kristen Magnuson,
Kimberley E. Wever,
Mehmet Erg ün,
Andrew A. Rooney,
Vickie Walker,
Miranda W. Langendam Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Efficient searching for NICE Public Health Guidelines: would using fewer sources still find the evidence?
ConclusionsA range of databases and techniques, covering a multi-disciplinary evidence base, was required to identify all included publications. It would be possible to reduce the number of sources searched and make some gains in productivity. It is important to create a tailored set of sources to do an efficient search.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Research Synthesis Methods)
Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 3, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Paul Levay,
Andrea Heath,
Daniel Tuvey Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
How to observe the principle of concurrent control in an arm ‐based meta‐analysis using SAS procedures GLIMMIX and BGLIMM
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - June 1, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Hans ‐Peter Piepho,
Laurence V. Madden Tags: SOFTWARE FOCUS Source Type: research
Retrieving Cochrane reviews is sometimes challenging and their reporting is not always optimal
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - May 19, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Dawid Pieper,
Falk Hoffmann Tags: DISCUSSION PAPER Source Type: research
Causal assessment in evidence synthesis: A methodological review of reviews
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - May 15, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Michal Shimonovich,
Anna Pearce,
Hilary Thomson,
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
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A comparison of methods for enriching network meta ‐analyses in the absence of individual patient data
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - May 7, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Tanja Proctor,
Samuel Zimmermann,
Svenja Seide,
Meinhard Kieser Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Meta ‐analysis of dichotomous and ordinal tests with an imperfect gold standard
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - May 1, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Enzo Cerullo,
Hayley E. Jones,
Olivia Carter,
Terry J. Quinn,
Nicola J. Cooper,
Alex J. Sutton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Bayesian Approaches to Fixed Effects Meta ‐Analysis
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - April 29, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Clara Dom ínguez Islas,
Kenneth M. Rice Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parametric G ‐computation for Compatible Indirect Treatment Comparisons with Limited Individual Patient Data
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - April 29, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Antonio Remiro ‐Azócar,
Anna Heath,
Gianluca Baio Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Cluster wild bootstrapping to handle dependent effect sizes in meta ‐analysis with a small number of studies
AbstractThe most common and well-known meta-regression models work under the assumption that there is only one effect size estimate per study and that the estimates are independent. However, meta-analytic reviews of social science research often include multiple effect size estimates per primary study, leading to dependence in the estimates. Some meta-analyses also include multiple studies conducted by the same lab or investigator, creating another potential source of dependence. An increasingly popular method to handle dependence is robust variance estimation (RVE), but this method can result in inflated Type I error rate...
Source: Research Synthesis Methods - April 27, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Megha Joshi,
James E. Pustejovsky,
S. Natasha Beretvas Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
citationchaser: a tool for transparent and efficient forward and backward citation chasing in systematic searching
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Source: Research Synthesis Methods - April 26, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Neal R. Haddaway,
Matthew J. Grainger,
Charles T. Gray Tags: SOFTWARE FOCUS Source Type: research
