School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Health Info Libr J. 2019 Sep;36(3):202-222. doi: 10.1111/hir.12276.
The last decade has witnessed increased recognition of the value of literature reviews for advancing understanding and decision making. This has been accompanied by an expansion in the range of methodological approaches and types of review. However, there remains uncertainty over definitions and search requirements beyond those for the 'traditional' systematic review. This study aims to characterise health related reviews by type and to provide recommendations on appropriate methods of information retrieval based on the available guidance.
A list of review types was generated from published typologies and categorised into 'families' based on their common features. Guidance on information retrieval for each review type was identified by searching pubmed, medline and Google Scholar, supplemented by scrutinising websites of review producing organisations.
Forty-eight review types were identified and categorised into seven families. Published guidance reveals increasing specification of methods for information retrieval; however, much of it remains generic with many review types lacking explicit requirements for the identification of evidence.
Defining review types and utilising appropriate search methods remain challenging. By familiarising themselves with a range of review methodologies and associated search methods, information specialists will be better equipped to select suitable approaches for future projects.
过去十年，人们越来越认识到文献综述在增进理解和决策方面的价值。与此同时，方法学方法和综述类型的范围也在扩大。然而，除了“传统”系统综述之外，对于定义和搜索要求仍然存在不确定性。本研究旨在通过类型来描述与健康相关的综述，并根据现有指南就适当的信息检索方法提出建议。
从已发表的分类法中生成了一份综述类型列表，并根据其共同特征将其归类为“家族”。通过在 pubmed、medline 和 Google Scholar 中搜索，以及审查综述制作组织的网站，确定了每种综述类型的信息检索指南。
确定了 48 种综述类型，并将其归类为 7 个家族。已发表的指南揭示了信息检索方法的日益规范；然而，其中许多仍然是通用的，许多综述类型缺乏对证据识别的明确要求。
定义综述类型和利用适当的搜索方法仍然具有挑战性。信息专家通过熟悉一系列综述方法学和相关的搜索方法，将能够更好地为未来的项目选择合适的方法。
