Clark, Justin Michael, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 108 No. 2 (2020): April 2020 - Original Investigation
Improving the translation of search strategies using the Polyglot Search Translator: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract PDF HTML Appendix B: Results of searches conducted to find systematic review search strings used in the trial Appendix A: Description of how the Polyglot Search Translator (PST) (intervention) works Appendix F: Table S3 Mean time, standard deviations, and mean differences in all times in minutes in search translations Appendix E: Table S2 Search stings ranked by order of complexity (1=least complex, 20=most complex) Appendix D: Instructions provided to trial participants Appendix C: Systematic reviews whose search strategies were used in the trial Appendix G: Table S4 Totals, means, mean differences, and standard deviations in all errors in search translations; Table S5 Totals, means, mean differences, and standard deviations in all recall errors in search translations; Table S6 Totals, means, me Appendix H: Table S8 Median percentage difference in the number of references retrieved relative to the number of references retrieved by the reference standard (with ranges) -
Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 109 No. 2 (2021): April 2021 - Original Investigation
The decisions and processes involved in a systematic search strategy: a hierarchical framework
Abstract PDF HTML Appendix A: Search strategies to identify decisions or processes used to conduct a systematic search strategy Appendix B: Data extraction form, with examples Appendix C: Documents used to create the hierarchical framework Appendix D: Studies used to test the hierarchical framework Appendix E: Decisions or processes of studies on searching identified in 2019 Appendix F: Hierarchical framework of decisions or processes that can be used to conduct a systematic search with scope notes