Abstract:
:A truly international and systematic review (SR) identifies and synthesizes relevant evidence regardless of the geographical provenance or language of publication. Despite recommendations, international SRs continue to exclude papers in languages other than English (LOE) at searching, screening, and analysis phases either explicitly in their protocols or by omitting to attend to LOE. Although guidelines on including LOE publications in SRs are lacking, a small body of literature provides strategies for screening LOE titles and abstracts. Drawing on experience from published SRs, this commentary summarizes the existing literature and highlights further strategies that can be used. Online translation tools and language skills of colleagues can often be used during searching and screening at no financial cost. When LOE papers meet inclusion criteria, a member of the SR team with relevant language skills, if available, or an external translator will ideally be involved multiple times during the review process. Weighing up the novelty and import of insights from a paper against translation costs can inform decisions about whether LOE papers should be included and the frequency with which a translator should be involved. Removing language restrictions requires attention at all stages of an SR. A plan for addressing LOE papers at each stage should be documented at the outset of the review and may need to be revised depending on the number of papers identified. Reporting of the approach used is important for transparency and confirmability.
journal_name
J Clin Epidemioljournal_title
Journal of clinical epidemiologyauthors
Walpole SCdoi
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.03.004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-07-01 00:00:00pages
127-134eissn
0895-4356issn
1878-5921pii
S0895-4356(18)30960-0journal_volume
111pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate cost savings from and implications of replacing the single risk with a total cardiovascular risk approach in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A cost analysis using data from the 2007-08 Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey of 1,432 persons aged 40 ye...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.027
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Educational attainment has been negatively associated with the prevalence, morbidity and mortality of many diseases. With knee osteoarthritis as an example, we used NHANES I data to examine whether the cross-sectional association between formal education and disease is due to known risk factors, and also whether educa...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(92)90006-9
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is a growing evidence base on methods to improve response rates in surveys among patients. This study aimed to determine the additional effect of two intensive follow-up procedures compared to a simple follow-up procedure. METHODS:Randomized controlled trial that compared repeated mailin...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.002
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our objective was to describe distortion in outcome studies due to "frailty bias" or differential susceptibility to adverse health outcomes due to frailties but attributed to other factors. We linked an administrative database to survey data (n = 5934) containing functional, condition, and outcome measures. The diseas...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00056-6
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We assessed the relative responsiveness of generic and specific quality of life instruments in 43 randomized controlled trials that compared head-to-head 31 generic and 84 specific instruments. Using weighted effect size as the metric of responsiveness, we assessed the impact of instrument type, disease category, and ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00537-1
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of unpublished systematic reviews (SRs) and explore factors contributing to their occurrence. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:First or corresponding authors from a sample of SRs published in 2005 were asked to participate in a 26-item survey administered through the Internet, facsimile, a...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.09.014
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We aimed to determine to what extent covariate adjustment could affect power in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a heterogeneous population with traumatic brain injury (TBI). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:We analyzed 14-day mortality in 9,497 participants in the Corticosteroid Randomization After Significan...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.08.012
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::A small variability of exposure in a population, for example small variance in nutrient intake, limits the power of an epidemiologic study. McKeown-Eyssen and Thomas (J Chron Dis 1985; 38:559-568) have shown that by selecting a population with larger exposure variance vs one with smaller variance, the study sample siz...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(94)90190-2
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Lower levels of serum albumin are associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality as well as with coronary heart disease and stroke incidence. These relationships have been examined with specific focus on the role of cigarette smoking. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective study of ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.07.001
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare and contrast clinical epidemiology and population health perspectives on the role of health care in reducing socioeconomic disparities in health. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A review of concepts outlined in selected articles on population health and clinical epidemiology and a systematic literature s...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.10.020
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recently updated guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology recommend at least 12 hours bed rest in patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction. METHODS:We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomized a...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00121-5
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The probability of a disease, given the result of two diagnostic tests, can be calculated by multiplying the odds of disease after the first test by the likelihood ratio of the second test. OBJECTIVE:To illustrate the error that occurs when calculating disease probability by combining the results of tests t...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.010
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Measurement of physical activity in epidemiological studies is usually achieved by means of a questionnaire. Little work has been done to determine which questionnaire format has greater validity in an elderly population. In this study of elderly subjects, physical activity as reported in two self-administered questio...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(92)90071-t
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Loss to follow-up threatens internal and external validity yet little research has examined ways to limit participant attrition. We conducted a systematic review of studies with a primary focus on strategies to retain participants in health care research. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS:We completed searches of Pu...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.11.023
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In many observational studies, the association between drugs and disease is analyzed with information from a baseline interview. We investigated the magnitude and direction of exposure misclassification by comparing interview data at baseline with prospectively gathered pharmacy data. METHODS:...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.12.017
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::To investigate reproductive maternal risk factors of intrapartum fetal asphyxia, we analyzed 556 women with singleton pregnancies complicated by intrapartum fetal asphyxia who gave birth at Kuopio University Hospital from January 1990 to December 1998. The general obstetric population (N=21746) was selected as the ref...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00329-2
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Differences in the rate of metacarpal bone loss were evaluated in a 9 year population based follow-up study among 799 women initially aged 45-64 years, using initial and follow-up radiographs of the hands. Metacarpal bone loss started around the age of 50 years and was present in more than 95% of the women. The averag...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(90)90162-i
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate how decision analytic models (DAMs) can be used to quantify impact of using a (diagnostic or prognostic) prediction model in clinical practice and provide general guidance on how to perform such assessments. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A DAM was developed to assess the impact of using the HEART s...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.07.010
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Differential recall between compared groups is discussed most often in the context of case-control studies. Cases, compared to controls, are suspected of providing a more complete report of their true exposure to an hypothesized risk factor, thereby biasing upwards the estimate of its effect. The present paper describ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(90)90100-4
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, HCV genotypes and liver function tests were evaluated in a series of 189 unselected, consecutive anti-HCV positive intravenous drug users (IVDUs). Serum HCV RNA was detected in 106/189 patients. Abnormal liver function tests were associated with alcohol abuse, but not with the presen...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00305-3
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the presence of extreme findings and fluctuation in effect size in endocrinology. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS:We systematically identified all meta-analyses published in 2014 in the field of endocrinology. Within each meta-analysis, the effect size of the primary binary outcome was compared across...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.015
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::To judge the effect on blood pressure, sodium intake of students at two boarding high schools was reduced by 15-20% through changes in food purchasing and in preparation practices in the schools' kitchens. Students were not asked to change their usual eating habits. Each school served alternately as the control or int...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(89)90056-5
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Studies predicting mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) usually rely on in-hospital data, and combine patients admitted for the first MI with recurrent MI patients. Since treatment decisions are often made or modified at the first outpatient clinic visit, this study was designed to evaluate the importance of pos...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(96)00221-1
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::To assess the independent prognostic role of functional status, as reflected by a measure of an inpatient's global requirement for nursing assistance with basic activities of daily living (Global ADL), we compared Global ADL with three validated AIDS mortality predictors: the Clinical AIDS Prognostic Staging (CAPS); t...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(95)00546-3
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess agreement between parents' proxy reports of children's respiratory-related health service use and administrative data. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A retrospective analysis of statistical agreement between clinical and claims data for reports of physician visits, emergency department (ED) visits, and h...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.02.002
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper describes a multivariate analysis of a 3-year prospective study of the covariates of age at menopause among women who were randomly sampled from a general population. This approach avoids three problems that may account for the inconsistent results of prior studies: recall bias in retrospectively collected ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(89)90044-9
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to identify and describe critical appraisal tools designed for assessing the quality of evidence (QoE) and/or strength of recommendations (SoRs) related to health care-related tests and diagnostic strategies (HCTDSs). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:We conducted a systematic review ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.09.007
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate meta-analyses with trial sequential analysis (TSA). TSA adjusts for random error risk and provides the required number of participants (information size) in a meta-analysis. Meta-analyses not reaching information size are analyzed with trial sequential monitoring boundaries analogous to interim m...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.10.007
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reliability testing was conducted on a survey instrument for a genetic epidemiological study of Parkinson's disease (PD). Information on demographics, medical history, places of residence, and occupations was collected. The instrument was administered to 11 pairs of siblings discordant for PD and then re-administered ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00229-8
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effect of weight-loss interventions on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs); to conduct a meta-analysis of weight-loss treatment on depressive symptoms; and, to examine methodological and presentation issues that compromise study validity. STUDY DESIGN...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.10.015
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00