How to identify existing literature on patients’ knowledge, views, and values: the development of a validated search filter

Authors

  • Monique Wessels Knowledge Institute of Medical Specialists, Mercatorlaan 1200, Utrecht
  • Lian Hielkema Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG), Utrecht
  • Trudy van der Weijden Department of Family Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2016.150

Keywords:

Patient Preference, Patient Participation, Patient Rights, Patient-Centered Care, Information Storage and Retrieval/Methods, Sensitivity and Specificity

Abstract

Objective: The research sought to establish validated search filters for retrieval of studies on patients’ knowledge and values.

Setting: Two nonprofit organizations in the Netherlands were studied for guideline development.

Methods: An existing filter was adapted to three bibliographic interfaces. After defining the scope, a reference database was built for the development of the new filters. The performance of the new filters was validated in different disease categories.

Results: Sensitivity, specificity, precision, negative predictive value, and accuracy were (%): 90.5/98/77/99.2/97 (MEDLINE-Ovid), 90.1/98.8/79.3/99.5/98.3 (PubMed), and 93.1/98.4/81.8/99.6/98.7 (Embase).

Conclusions: The filters provide pragmatic tools for searching for patients’ issues. Further optimization and validation is recommended.

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Published

2017-01-05

Issue

Vol. 104 No. 4 (2016): October 2016

Section

Case Report