Methodological and users' surveys on the use of the LILACS database in Cochrane reviews identified desirable improvements to the database

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Health Information and Libraries Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-13 DOI:10.1111/hir.12505

Camila Micaela Escobar-Liquitay MLib, Laura Vergara-Merino MD, Catalina Verdejo MD, Matías Kirmayr MD, Bastian Schuller-Martínez MD, Eva Madrid MD, PhD, Nicolás Meza MD, Javier Bracchiglione MD, MSc, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco MD, MSc

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Abstract

Background

Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) is the main reference database in the region; however, the way in which this resource is used in Cochrane systematic reviews has not been studied.

Objectives

To assess the search methods of Cochrane reviews that used LILACS as a source of information and explore the Cochrane community's perceptions about this resource.

Methods

We identified all Cochrane reviews of interventions published during 2019, which included LILACS as a source of information, and analysed their search methods and also ran a survey through the Cochrane Community.

Results

We found 133 Cochrane reviews that reported the full search strategies, identifying heterogeneity in search details. The respondents to our survey highlighted many areas for improvement in the use of LILACS, including the usability of the search platform for this purpose.

Discussion

The use and reporting of LILACS in Cochrane reviews demonstrate inconsistencies, as evidenced by the analysis of search reports from systematic reviews and surveys conducted among members of the Cochrane community.

Conclusion

With better guidance on how LILACS database is structured, information specialists working on Cochrane reviews should be able to make more effective use of this unique resource.

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关于在 Cochrane 综述中使用 LILACS 数据库的方法调查和用户调查确定了对该数据库的理想改进。

背景：拉丁美洲及加勒比地区健康科学文献（LILACS）是该地区的主要参考数据库；然而，Cochrane 系统综述中使用该资源的方式尚未得到研究：评估使用 LILACS 作为信息来源的 Cochrane 综述的检索方法，并探讨 Cochrane 社区对这一资源的看法：我们确定了2019年期间发表的所有将LILACS作为信息来源的干预措施Cochrane综述，分析了它们的检索方法，并通过Cochrane社区开展了一项调查：我们发现133篇Cochrane综述报告了完整的检索策略，确定了检索细节的异质性。调查对象强调了LILACS使用中许多需要改进的地方，包括搜索平台的可用性：讨论：对系统综述检索报告的分析以及在 Cochrane 社区成员中进行的调查表明，LILACS 在 Cochrane 综述中的使用和报告并不一致：结论：如果能就 LILACS 数据库的结构提供更好的指导，从事 Cochrane 综述工作的信息专家就能更有效地利用这一独特的资源。

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Health Information and Libraries Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ) provides practitioners, researchers, and students in library and health professions an international and interdisciplinary forum. Its objectives are to encourage discussion and to disseminate developments at the frontiers of information management and libraries. A major focus is communicating practices that are evidence based both in managing information and in supporting health care. The Journal encompasses: - Identifying health information needs and uses - Managing programmes and services in the changing health environment - Information technology and applications in health - Educating and training health information professionals - Outreach to health user groups