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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Chris
dc.contributor.authorLevay, Paul
dc.contributor.authorLorenc, Theo
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Gillian M
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-14T17:31:28Z
dc.date.available2018-02-14T17:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-01
dc.identifier.citationCooper , C , Levay , P , Lorenc , T & Craig , G M 2014 , ' A population search filter for hard-to-reach populations increased search efficiency for a systematic review ' , Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , vol. 67 , no. 5 , pp. 554-9 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.12.006
dc.identifier.issn0895-4356
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 11299170
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: b659dafd-6678-4eb5-81ed-fa89fc682f9a
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 24698297
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84897498377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/19781
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: This article discusses how hard-to-reach population groups were conceptualized into a search filter. The objectives of this article were to (1) discuss how the authors designed a multistranded population search filter and (2) retrospectively test the effectiveness of the search filter in capturing all relevant populations (eg, homeless people, immigrants, substance misusers) in a public health systematic review. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic and retrospective analysis via a case study. Retrospective analysis of the search filter was conducted by comparing the MEDLINE search results retrieved without using the search filter against those retrieved with the search filter. A total of 5,465 additional results from the unfiltered search were screened to the same criteria as the filtered search. RESULTS: No additional populations were identified in the unfiltered sample. The search filter reduced the volume of MEDLINE hits to screen by 64%, with no impact on inclusion of populations. CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the filter in capturing all relevant UK populations for the review. This suggests that well-planned search filters can be written for reviews that analyze imprecisely defined population groups. This filter could be used in topic areas of associated comorbidities, for rapid clinical searches, or for investigating hard-to-reach populations.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInformation Storage and Retrieval
dc.subjectMEDLINE
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectReview Literature as Topic
dc.subjectJournal Article
dc.titleA population search filter for hard-to-reach populations increased search efficiency for a systematic reviewen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Health and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionWeight and Obesity Research Group
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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