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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Twelve myths about systematic reviews for health system policymaking rebutted
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, Volume 18, No. 1, Year 2013
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Description
Systematic reviews are increasingly being viewed as important sources of information for policymakers who need to make decisions on different aspects of the health system, often under tight time constraints and with many factors competing for their attention. Unfortunately, a number of misconceptions, or 'myths', stand in the way of promoting their use. The belief that systematic review topics are not relevant to health systems policymaking, that they cannot be found quickly, and that they are not available in formats that are useful for policymakers are but three examples of such myths. This paper uses evidence drawn mainly from Health Systems Evidence, a continuously updated repository of syntheses of health systems research, to counter these and nine other common myths, with the aim of changing the constraining beliefs associated with them, while improving the prospects for the use of systematic reviews in health system policymaking. © SAGE Publications Ltd 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moat, Kaelan A.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Lavis, John Norman
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Wilson, Michael G.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Røttingen, John-Ame
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Bärnighausen, Till Winfried
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1258/jhsrp.2012.011175
ISSN:
13558196
Study Approach
Systematic review