Hi Jenny,
I've looked for examples of empty reviews in the past. This is the (very basic) search string I use in Google Scholar. I tried it again just now and the first page looked highly relevant.
"systematic review" AND ("zero eligible studies" OR "empty review" OR "no eligible studies" OR "empty systematic review")
Cheers,
Zahra
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Zahra Premji
Health Research Librarian
University of Victoria Libraries
zahrapremji@uvic.caShe/Her/Hers
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Original Message:
Sent: Apr 14, 2022 12:15 PM
From: Jenny Pierce
Subject: How to search for reviews where no studies meet the criteria
Hi
I have been working with a student and we discussed what to do if a review finds no evidence that meet the inclusion statement. I shared this article, Empty reviews: a description and consideration of Cochrane systematic reviews with no included studies, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22574201/ . The student asked if there were other reviews like that. The first method the authors used, "The Cochrane Collaboration Information Management System (Archie) was used to identify any Cochrane systematic reviews through December 2009 that contained no included studies. " is not available to me. The second. "Remaining reviews from January to August 15, 2010 were identified through hand search of The CDSR by one author and verified by a second author, " is not something I can take on.
Has anyone searched for reviews where 0 articles meet the criteria?
Thank you!
Jenny
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Jenny Pierce
Head of Research Education and Outreach Services
Temple University Health Sciences Libraries
jenny.pierce@temple.edu
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