Characteristics and recovery methods of studies falsely excluded during literature screening-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the growing need to provide evidence syntheses under time constraints, researchers have begun focusing on the exploration of rapid review methods, which often employ single-reviewer literature screening. However, single-reviewer screening misses, on average, 13% of relevant studies, compared to 3% with dual-reviewer screening. Little guidance exists regarding methods to recover studies falsely excluded during literature screening. Likewise, it is unclear whether specific study characteristics can predict an increased risk of false exclusion. This systematic review aimed to identify supplementary search methods that can be used to recover studies falsely excluded during literature screening. Moreover, it strove to identify study-level predictors that indicate an el

SUBMITTER: Affengruber L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644550 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature