| Title |
In pursuit of certainty: can the systematic review process deliver?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-13-25 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deborah Saltman, Debra Jackson, Phillip J Newton, Patricia M Davidson |
| Abstract |
There has been increasing emphasis on evidence-based approaches to improve patient outcomes through rigorous, standardised and well-validated approaches. Clinical guidelines drive this process and are largely developed based on the findings of systematic reviews (SRs). This paper presents a discussion of the SR process in providing decisive information to shape and guide clinical practice, using a purpose-built review database: the Cochrane reviews; and focussing on a highly prevalent medical condition: hypertension. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 | 36% |
| Canada | 4 | 9% |
| Australia | 4 | 9% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 16 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 28 | 62% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 16% |
| Scientists | 7 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Egypt | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 43 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 10 | 22% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 30% |
| Unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 46% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 9% |
| Psychology | 3 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 9% |
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