Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid

doi:10.5195/jmla.2021.1219

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. 2021 Oct 1;109(4):599-608.

doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1219.

Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid

Bert Avau¹, Hans Van Remoortel², Emmy De Buck³

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¹ bert.avau@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
² hans.vanremoortel@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
³ emmy.debuck@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Cochrane First Aid, Mechelen, Belgium.

PMID: 34858089
PMCID: PMC8608173
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1219

Observational Study

Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid

Bert Avau et al. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 1;109(4):599-608.

doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1219.

Authors

Bert Avau¹, Hans Van Remoortel², Emmy De Buck³

Affiliations

¹ bert.avau@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
² hans.vanremoortel@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
³ emmy.debuck@cebap.org, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Cochrane First Aid, Mechelen, Belgium.

PMID: 34858089
PMCID: PMC8608173
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1219

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this project was to validate search filters for systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies translated from Ovid MEDLINE and Embase syntax and used for searches in PubMed and Embase.com during the development of evidence summaries supporting first aid guidelines. We aimed to achieve a balance among recall, specificity, precision, and number needed to read (NNR).

Methods: Reference gold standards were constructed per study type derived from existing evidence summaries. Search filter performance was assessed through retrospective searches and measurement of relative recall, specificity, precision, and NNR when using the translated search filters. Where necessary, search filters were optimized. Adapted filters were validated in separate validation gold standards.

Results: Search filters for systematic reviews and observational studies reached recall of ≥85% in both PubMed and Embase. Corresponding specificities for systematic review filters were ≥96% in both databases, with a precision of 9.7% (NNR 10) in PubMed and 5.4% (NNR 19) in Embase. For observational study filters, specificity, precision, and NNR were 68%, 2%, and 51 in PubMed and 47%, 0.8%, and 123 in Embase, respectively. These filters were considered sufficiently effective. Search filters for intervention studies reached a recall of 85% and 83% in PubMed and Embase, respectively. Optimization led to recall of ≥95% with specificity, precision, and NNR of 49%, 1.3%, and 79 in PubMed and 56%, 0.74%, and 136 in Embase, respectively.

Conclusions: We report validated filters to search for systematic reviews, observational studies, and intervention studies in guideline projects in PubMed and Embase.com.

Keywords: first aid; guideline development; search filters; study design filters.

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[1] Wallace BC, Trikalinos TA, Lau J, Brodley C, Schmid CH. Semi-automated screening of biomedical citations for systematic reviews. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010. Jan 26;11:55. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-55. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[4] Brouwers MC, Kho ME, Browman GP, Burgers JS, Cluzeau F, Feder G, Fervers B, Graham ID, Grimshaw J, Hanna SE, Littlejohns P, Makarski J, Zitzelsberger L, Consortium ANS. AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care. CMAJ. 2010. Dec 14;182(18):E839–42. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090449. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[7] De Buck E, Van Remoortel H, Geuvens H, vande Veegaete A, Singhal M, Vandekerckhove P, Agarwal SP. Evidence-based first aid and prevention guidelines for laypeople in India. Ind J Community Health 2015. 27(2):176–90. https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/555.

[8] De Buck E, Van Remoortel H, Geuvens H, vande Veegaete A, Singhal M, Vandekerckhove P, Agarwal SP. Evidence-based first aid and prevention guidelines for laypeople in India. Ind J Community Health 2015. 27(2):176–90. https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/555.

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[10] Van de Velde S, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P, Volmink J. Evidence-based African first aid guidelines and training materials. PLoS Med. 2011. Jul;8(7):e1001059. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001059. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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Translation and validation of PubMed and Embase search filters for identification of systematic reviews, intervention studies, and observational studies in the field of first aid

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