Usability and acceptability of four systematic review automation software packages: a mixed method design.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

New software packages help to improve the efficiency of conducting a systematic review through automation of key steps in the systematic review. The aim of this study was to gather qualitative data on the usability and acceptability of four systematic review automation software packages (Covidence, SRA-Helper for EndNote, Rayyan and RobotAnalyst) for the citation screening step of a systematic review.

Methods

We recruited three volunteer systematic reviewers and asked them to use allocated software packages during citation screening. They then completed a 12-item online questionnaire which was tailored to capture data for the software packages used.

Findings

All four software packages were reported to be easy or very easy to learn and use. SRA-Helper for EndNote w

SUBMITTER: Cleo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature