Efficient searching for NICE public health guidelines: Would using fewer sources still find the evidence?

ABSTRACT: Systematic searches are integral to identifying the evidence that is used in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidelines (PHGs). This study analyses the sources, including bibliographic databases and other techniques, required for PHGs. The aims were to analyse the sources used to identify the publications included in NICE PHGs; and to assess whether fewer sources could have been searched to retrieve these publications. Data showing how the included publications had been identified was collated using search summary tables. Three scenarios were created to test various combinations of sources to determine whether fewer sources could have been used. The sample included 29 evidence reviews, compiled using 13 searches, to support 10 PHG topics. Across the P

SUBMITTER: Levay P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9795891 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature