BMC Medical Research Methodology (Nov 2020)
Epistemonikos: a comprehensive database of systematic reviews for health decision-making
- Gabriel Rada,
- Daniel Pérez,
- Felipe Araya-Quintanilla,
- Camila Ávila,
- Gonzalo Bravo-Soto,
- Rocío Bravo-Jeria,
- Aldo Cánepa,
- Daniel Capurro,
- Victoria Castro-Gutiérrez,
- Valeria Contreras,
- Javiera Edwards,
- Jorge Faúndez,
- Damián Garrido,
- Magdalena Jiménez,
- Valentina Llovet,
- Diego Lobos,
- Francisco Madrid,
- Macarena Morel-Marambio,
- Antonia Mendoza,
- Ignacio Neumann,
- Luis Ortiz-Muñoz,
- José Peña,
- Marcelo Pérez,
- Franco Pesce,
- Carmen Rain,
- Solange Rivera,
- Javiera Sepúlveda,
- Mauricio Soto,
- Felipe Valverde,
- Juan Vásquez,
- Francisca Verdugo-Paiva,
- Camilo Vergara,
- Cynthia Zavala,
- Ricardo Zilleruelo-Ramos,
- on behalf of Epistemonikos project
Affiliations
- Gabriel Rada
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Daniel Pérez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Felipe Araya-Quintanilla
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Camila Ávila
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Gonzalo Bravo-Soto
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Rocío Bravo-Jeria
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Aldo Cánepa
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Daniel Capurro
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Victoria Castro-Gutiérrez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Valeria Contreras
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Javiera Edwards
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Jorge Faúndez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Damián Garrido
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Magdalena Jiménez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Valentina Llovet
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Diego Lobos
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Francisco Madrid
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Macarena Morel-Marambio
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Antonia Mendoza
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Ignacio Neumann
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Luis Ortiz-Muñoz
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- José Peña
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Marcelo Pérez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Franco Pesce
- Living Knowledge SpA
- Carmen Rain
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Solange Rivera
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Javiera Sepúlveda
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Mauricio Soto
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Felipe Valverde
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Juan Vásquez
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Francisca Verdugo-Paiva
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Camilo Vergara
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- Cynthia Zavala
- Centro Evidencia UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Ricardo Zilleruelo-Ramos
- Epistemonikos Foundation
- on behalf of Epistemonikos project
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01157-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 20,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Abstract Background Systematic reviews allow health decisions to be informed by the best available research evidence. However, their number is proliferating quickly, and many skills are required to identify all the relevant reviews for a specific question. Methods and findings We screen 10 bibliographic databases on a daily or weekly basis, to identify systematic reviews relevant for health decision-making. Using a machine-based approach developed for this project we select reviews, which are then validated by a network of more than 1000 collaborators. After screening over 1,400,000 records we have identified more than 300,000 systematic reviews, which are now stored in a single place and accessible through an easy-to-use search engine. This makes Epistemonikos the largest database of its kind. Conclusions Using a systematic approach, recruiting a broad network of collaborators and implementing automated methods, we developed a one-stop shop for systematic reviews relevant for health decision making.
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