| Systematic reviews on tobacco control from Cochrane and the Community Guide: different methods, similar findings. | |
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PMID: 20056382 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVES: To compare the methods and findings of systematic reviews (SRs) on common tobacco control interventions from two organizations: the Cochrane Collaboration ("Cochrane") and the US Task Force for Community Preventive Services ("the Guide"). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Literature review. We retrieved all reviews pertaining to tobacco control produced by the Cochrane and the Guide. We identified seven common topics and compared methods and findings of the retrieved reviews. RESULTS: There was considerable variability in the designs of included studies and methods of data synthesis. On average, Cochrane identified more studies than did the Guide (Mean 43.7 vs. 19.0), with only limited overlap between sets of included studies. Most Cochrane reviews (71.4%) were synthesized narratively, whereas most Guide reviews (85.7%) were synthesized using a median of effect size. Despite these differences, findings of the reviews yielded substantial agreement. CONCLUSION: Cochrane and the Guide conduct SRs on similar tobacco control-related topics differently. The SRs of the two organizations include overlapping, but nonidentical sets, of studies. Still, they usually reach similar conclusions. Identification of all pertinent original studies seems to be a weak point in the SR process. Policy makers should use reviews from both organizations in formulating tobacco control policy. |
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Authors:
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Laura J Rosen; Michal Ben Noach |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review Date: 2010-01-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical epidemiology Volume: 63 ISSN: 1878-5921 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Epidemiol Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-03 Completed Date: 2010-09-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801383 Medline TA: J Clin Epidemiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 596-606 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. Rosenl@post.tau.ac.il |
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Clinical Trials as Topic Evidence-Based Medicine Health Policy* Humans Smoking / epidemiology, prevention & control Smoking Cessation* / methods, statistics & numerical data Tobacco Industry* Tobacco Smoke Pollution / statistics & numerical data |
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0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution |
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