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Table 5 Qualitative analysis of SRs not included in MEDLINE, Epistemonikos and reference checking

From: Database combinations to retrieve systematic reviews in overviews of reviews: a methodological study

Ref.

Topic

Website

DB Inclusion

Publisher’s DB

Google Scholar

Brunton 2003 [116]

Promoting physical activity amongst children outside of physical education classes

–

–

 

–

Büssing 2009 [117]

Impact of yoga on chronic pain

–

–

Y (ScienceDirect)

Y

Christopher 1995 [118]

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

–

ERIC

 

–

Clamp 2005 [119]

The value of electronic health records

Y

–

 

Y1

Erny-Albrecht 2007 [120]

Sublingual immunotherapy in allergic rhinitis and asthma

–

CINAHL, Embase

 

Y

Evans 2008 [121]

Yoga as treatment for chronic pain conditions

–

CINAHL, Embase

Y (De Gruyter)

Y

Horta 2007 [122]

Evidence on the long-term effects of breastfeeding

Y

–

 

–

ISMP 2010 [123]

Principles of Designing a Medication Label for Injectable Syringes

Y

–

 

–

Nelson 2004 [124]

Screening for ovarian cancer

Y

–- a

 

Y

Shekelle 2009 [125]

Costs and benefits of health information technology

Y

–- a

 

Y

  1. DB database, ERIC Education Resources Information Center. aAlternative versions in several databases including Epistemonikos and MEDLINE. Website = Availability of the Overview available on the internet