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Reporting quality of search methods in systematic reviews of HIV behavioral interventions (2000-2010): are the searches clearly explained, systematic and reproducible?
Synthesis in Research synthesis methods, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Augmented Reality, Serious Games and Picture Exchange Communication System for People with ASD: Systematic Literature Review and Future Directions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Research Synthesis, HIV Prevention Response, and Public Health: CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Improving peer review of systematic reviews and related review types by involving librarians and information specialists as methodological peer reviewers: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2025Trial
- Searching for studies: A guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Guidance for systematic reviews in journal author instructions: Findings and recommendations for editorial teams.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2024Article
- A suggested data structure for transparent and repeatable reporting of bibliographic searching.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Article
- A meta-review of transparency and reproducibility-related reporting practices in published meta-analyses on clinical psychological interventions (2000-2020).Behavior research methods · 2022Review
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- PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA statement for reporting literature searches in systematic reviewsJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2021Article
- PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews.Systematic reviews · 2021Article
- Defining the process to literature searching in systematic reviews: a literature review of guidance and supporting studies.BMC medical research methodology · 2018Review
- Primary Study Quality in Psychological Meta-Analyses: An Empirical Assessment of Recent Practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
Systematic reviews are an essential tool for researchers, prevention providers and policy makers who want to remain current with the evidence in the field. Systematic review must adhere to strict standards, as the results can provide a more objective appraisal of evidence for making scientific decisions than traditional narrative reviews. An integral component of a systematic review is the development and execution of a comprehensive systematic search to collect available and relevant information. A number of reporting guidelines have been developed to ensure quality publications of systematic reviews. These guidelines provide the essential elements to include in the review process and report in the final publication for complete transparency. We identified the common elements of reporting guidelines and examined the reporting quality of search methods in HIV behavioral intervention literature. Consistent with the findings from previous evaluations of reporting search methods of systematic reviews in other fields, our review shows a lack of full and transparent reporting within systematic reviews even though a plethora of guidelines exist. This review underscores the need for promoting the completeness of and adherence to transparent systematic search reporting within systematic reviews.
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