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Evidence-based retrieval in evidence-based medicine.

Timothy B Patrick1, George Demiris, Lillian C Folk

  • 1Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. PatrickT@health.missouri.edu

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|April 21, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Most meta-analyses lack proof of effective search strategies, potentially harming patient care. Developing peer-review standards is crucial to ensure reporting of retrieval strategy effectiveness in meta-analyses.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Evidence-Based Medicine

Background:

  • Clinical decisions rely on meta-analyses.
  • Ineffective retrieval strategies in meta-analyses can negatively impact patient outcomes.
  • The effectiveness of retrieval strategies used in meta-analyses is often not reported.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the extent to which meta-analyses report evidence of their retrieval strategies' effectiveness.
  • To identify the proportion of meta-analyses with detailed and validated search strategies.

Main Methods:

  • A random sample of 100 meta-analysis articles published between 1996-2002 from Ovid MEDLINE was analyzed.
  • Articles were classified based on the reporting of retrieval strategy detail and evidence of effectiveness.
  • Category A: detailed strategy with evidence; Category B: detailed strategy without evidence; Category C: neither detail nor evidence.

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Main Results:

  • Only 6.7% (6/89) of analyzed meta-analyses reported both a detailed retrieval strategy and evidence of its effectiveness (Category A).
  • The majority (64%) reported a detailed strategy but lacked evidence of effectiveness (Category B).
  • A significant portion (29%) reported neither a detailed strategy nor evidence of effectiveness (Category C).

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need for improved peer-review standards in meta-analysis reporting.
  • Authors of meta-analyses must be required to provide evidence for the effectiveness of their chosen retrieval strategies.
  • Enhancing reporting standards will improve the reliability and clinical utility of meta-analyses.