Title |
Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions
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Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, February 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-11-15 |
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Authors |
Valerie Smith, Declan Devane, Cecily M Begley, Mike Clarke |
Abstract |
Hundreds of studies of maternity care interventions have been published, too many for most people involved in providing maternity care to identify and consider when making decisions. It became apparent that systematic reviews of individual studies were required to appraise, summarise and bring together existing studies in a single place. However, decision makers are increasingly faced by a plethora of such reviews and these are likely to be of variable quality and scope, with more than one review of important topics. Systematic reviews (or overviews) of reviews are a logical and appropriate next step, allowing the findings of separate reviews to be compared and contrasted, providing clinical decision makers with the evidence they need. |
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United Kingdom | 11 | 28% |
Australia | 3 | 8% |
United States | 3 | 8% |
Spain | 3 | 8% |
Ecuador | 2 | 5% |
Egypt | 1 | 3% |
New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
Italy | 1 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | 3% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 14 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 20 | 50% |
Scientists | 11 | 28% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 13% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 12 | <1% |
United States | 4 | <1% |
Brazil | 4 | <1% |
South Africa | 4 | <1% |
Spain | 3 | <1% |
Canada | 3 | <1% |
Indonesia | 3 | <1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Argentina | 2 | <1% |
Other | 11 | <1% |
Unknown | 1366 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 277 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 183 | 13% |
Researcher | 172 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 99 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 78 | 6% |
Other | 332 | 23% |
Unknown | 273 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 345 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 175 | 12% |
Social Sciences | 117 | 8% |
Psychology | 70 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 62 | 4% |
Other | 299 | 21% |
Unknown | 346 | 24% |