Developing a Systematic Review Search Strategy | Cleveland Health Sciences Library

Learn how to develop a search strategy for a health sciences systematic review. This video was created for students, faculty, and staff at Case Western Reserve University. This video is for educational purposes only. References Bramer, W. M., De Jonge, G. B., Rethlefsen, M. L., Mast, F., & Kleijnen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(4), 531. Bramer, W. M., Rethlefsen, M. L., Kleijnen, J., & Franco, O. H. (2017). Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study. Systematic reviews, 6, 1-12. Maghsoudi, N., Tanguay, J., Scarfone, K., Rammohan, I., Ziegler, C., Werb, D., & Scheim, A. I. (2022). Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review. Addiction, 117(3), 532-544. Chapters 01:01 What Is a Systematic Review? 03:54 Overview of Bramer et a.'s method 07:49 Identifying Search Terms 08:14 Choosing Databases 10:19 MeSH Terms 15:53 Field Codes 20:05 Building the PubMed Search 30:00 Optimizing the Search