Table 1 Guidance documents audited for this literature review
Guidance documents | Version: Year | Core focus | Where the guidance is reported |
|---|---|---|---|
Systematic Reviews: CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care [6]. | 2009 | Systematic reviews of health care interventions | 1.3 Pages 16–22 |
The Cochrane Handbook [9]. | Version 5.1: June 2017 | Systematic reviews of interventions | Chapter 6: Searching for studies |
Collaboration for environmental evidence: Guidelines for systematic reviews in environmental management [10]. | Version 4.2 March 2013 | Systematic reviews of environmental evidence | Section “Other handbooks exist” (pages 36–41) |
Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual [11]. | 2014 edition | Systematic reviews of qualitative studies | Chapter 7 Information Retrieval (pages 28–31) |
Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG): IQWiG [3]. | 2014 | Systematic reviews of health care interventions | Chapter 7: Information retrieval |
Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide [2]. | 2006 | Systematic reviews of social science topics | Chapter 4. How to find the studies: the literature search (pages 81–124) |
Process of information retrieval for systematic reviews and health technology assessments on clinical effectiveness. Eunethta [7]. | Version 1.1 December 2016. | Systematic reviews of health care interventions | Standalone guideline on literature searching |
The Campbell Handbook: Searching for studies: a guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews [8]. | Version 1.1. February 2017. | Systematic reviews of interventions in social science topics | Standalone guideline on literature searching |
Developing NICE guidelines: the manual [4]. | 2014 | Systematic reviews to inform health care guidelines | Chapter 5. Identifying the evidence: literature searching and evidence submission. |