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  1. The Steps of a Cochrane Review: an Overview

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  4. Grey literature and their sources

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  5. Gray Literature: An Introduction

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  6. (PDF) Grey literature and their sources

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  1. 6.2.1.8 Grey literature databases

    In a recently updated Cochrane methodology review, all five studies reviewed showed that published trials showed an overall greater treatment effect than grey literature trials (Hopewell 2007b). Thus, failure to identify trials reported in conference proceedings and other grey literature might affect the results of a systematic review.

  2. PDF Cochrane Rapid Reviews

    Cochrane Rapid Reviews - Interim Guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group 1 Cochrane Rapid Review (RR) Definition ... Limit grey literature and supplemental searching. If justified, search study registriesand screen reference lists of other reviews, or included studies AFTER screening of the abstracts and full ...

  3. Grey literature: An important resource in systematic reviews

    Grey literature, or evidence not published in commercial publications, can make important contributions to a systematic review. Grey literature can include academic papers, including theses and dissertations, research and committee reports, government reports, conference papers, and ongoing research, among others.

  4. Public Health: Defining Grey Literature

    Grey (or gray) literature is defined by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions as "...literature that is not formally published in sources such as books or journal articles." This can include information such as government reports, conference proceedings, graduate dissertations, unpublished clinical trials, and much more.

  5. Grey literature in meta-analyses of randomized trials of ...

    Cochrane Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods Grey literature in meta-analyses of randomized trials of health care interventions

  6. Grey literature in meta‐analyses of randomized trials of health care

    The inclusion of grey literature in systematic reviews may help to overcome some of the problems of publication bias, which can arise due to the selective availability of data. The definition of what constitutes grey literature varies and the terminology can be confusing (Auger 1998; Loo 1985; Alberani 1990; Cook 1993; McAuley 2000; Song 2000 ...

  7. Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a

    A grey literature search plan was developed to incorporate four different searching strategies: (1) grey literature databases, (2) customized Google search engines, (3) targeted websites, and (4) consultation with contact experts. These complementary strategies were used to minimize the risk of omitting relevant sources.

  8. Grey Literature Searching for Health Sciences Systematic Reviews: A

    Two Cochrane reviews further support why it is important to search for grey literature. A 2007 Cochrane systematic review on the use of grey literature in meta-analyses of randomized trials found that non-grey literature trials tended to be larger and showed an overall larger treatment effect when compared to grey literature trials (Hopewell ...

  9. Grey literature in systematic reviews: a practical approach to

    Grey and peer-reviewed literature was tracked throughout the review. Fifty-two documents progressed to data extraction (37% grey, 63% peer). Conclusions: This poster describes an approach to searching for grey literature that is both systematic and practical.

  10. Grey Literature Searching for Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences

    Grey literature is not peer-reviewed and omitting this time-consuming step may have the advantage of accelerating the process, which sometimes takes priority in rapidly evolving medical topics. ... James Thomas, et al., "Chapter 4: Searching for and Selecting Studies," in Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions version 6.0 ...

  11. Grey literature in meta-analyses. [Review]

    Because grey literature is a source of data that might not employ peer review, critics have questioned the validity of its data and the results of meta-analyses that include it. OBJECTIVE: To examine evidence regarding whether grey literature should be included in meta-analyses and strategies to manage grey literature in quantitative synthesis.

  12. Research Guides: Systematic Reviews: Grey Literature

    The Twelfth International Conference on Grey literature in Prague in 2010 arrived at the following definition: " Grey literature stands for manifold document types produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats that are protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality to be ...

  13. Chapter 4: Searching for and selecting studies

    4.1 Introduction #section-4-1 Cochrane Reviews take a systematic and comprehensive approach to identifying studies that meet the eligibility criteria for the review. This chapter outlines some general issues in searching for and selecting studies.

  14. Grey literature and their sources

    Grey literature stands for manifold document types produced on all levels of government, academics, business, and industry in print and electronic formats that are protected by intellectual property rights of sufficient quality to be collected and preserved by library holdings or institutional repositories, but not controlled by commercial publi...

  15. Systematic Reviews: Grey Literature Searching

    Searching for Grey Literature. Cochrane indicates that a minimum of 3 databases should be searched ( Section 4.3.1.1 ): Cochrane further recommends searching for grey literature categories including: Ongoing studies and unpublished data sources ( Section 4.3.2) Regulatory agency sources and clinical study reports ( Section 4.3.4)

  16. 6.2.1.8 Grey literature databases

    Conference abstracts and other grey literature have been shown to be sources of approximately 10% of the studies referenced in Cochrane reviews (Mallett 2002). In a recently updated Cochrane methodology review, all five studies reviewed showed that published trials showed an overall greater treatment effect than grey literature trials (Hopewell ...

  17. Systematic Reviews: Searching the Gray Literature

    What is gray literature?. Gray literature is defined by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions as "...literature that is not formally published in sources such as books or journal articles." This can include information such as government reports, conference proceedings, graduate dissertations, unpublished clinical trials, and much more.

  18. Gray literature: An important resource in systematic reviews

    Helmer found that 26% to 41% of the evidence found in some systematic reviews is found in gray literature, with 33.6% of the findings of one gray search consisting of randomized controlled trials. 16 Other gray literature, such as conference abstracts and proceedings make up approximately 10% of studies cited in Cochrane Reviews. 17 McCauley et ...

  19. Grey literature in meta-analyses of randomized trials of ...

    The inclusion of grey literature (i.e. literature that has not been formally published) in systematic reviews may help to overcome some of the problems of publication bias, which can arise due to the selective availability of data. Objectives:

  20. Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a

    The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the Institute of Medicine Standards for Systematic Review recommend incorporating grey literature in systematic reviews [2, 4]. For reviews of intervention studies, failure to include grey literature may artificially amplify estimates of treatment effects, given the effects of ...

  21. Grey literature in systematic reviews: a cross-sectional study of the

    Systematic reviews (SRs) are an important source of information about healthcare interventions. A key component of a well-conducted SR is a comprehensive literature search. There is limited evidence on the contribution of non-English reports, unpublished studies, and dissertations and their impact on results of meta-analyses. Our sample included SRs from three Cochrane Review Groups: Acute ...

  22. Searching for grey literature for systematic reviews: challenges and

    The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed account of one systematic review team's experience in searching for grey literature and including it throughout the review. We provide a brief overview of grey literature before describing our search and review approach. We also discuss the benefits and challenges of including grey literature ...

  23. Significance of including grey literature search in systematic reviews

    McAuley et al. [ 5] found that 33% of meta-analyses reviewed included grey literature, accounting for 4.5% to 75% of studies in meta-analysis. The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions also mentions that a failure to identify and analyze studies from various grey literature search could impact the results of an SRMA.

  24. Grey Literature

    Grey Literature is not academic/scholarly piece of writing. It includes government documents, foundation reports, white papers, working papers, issue briefs, organizational (versus academic) research, and other kinds of policy reports. ... grey literature doesn't necessarily go through a vetting or peer review process. As such, when using this ...

  25. Rapid reviews methods series: guidance on rapid qualitative evidence

    This paper forms part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group and addresses rapid qualitative evidence syntheses (QESs), which use modified systematic, transparent and reproducible methodsu to accelerate the synthesis of qualitative evidence when faced with resource constraints. This guidance covers the review process as it relates to synthesis of ...