Outcome Studies: Filters
Inclusion of a search filter on this site is not an endorsement of its validity or a recommendation for its use by the editors of this site, by the InterTASC Information Specialists SubGroup or by the (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). For suggestions on the appraisal of filters see the ISSG Search Filter Appraisal Checklist.
This page shows publications that have reviewed search filter performance and individual search filters.
Please note that other filter sites/filter collections may have relevant filters for this topic.
Publications that review search filter performance
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Individual search filters
Database indexing changes over time and new vocabulary may be introduced. With older filters, please check the subject indexing to ensure that the subject indexing is still current and, if not, consider whether new vocabulary may need to be added to the filter. Please note that if filters are amended, the performance may change from that published in the original articles and the filter should be reported as amended from the original filter.
CINAHL
COSMIN translations of the search filter produced by Terwee C B, Jansma E P, Riphagen I I, de Vet H C W. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009. doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5.
The translated but unvalidated filters for CINAHL are here
Embase
COSMIN translations of the search filter produced by Terwee C B, Jansma E P, Riphagen I I, de Vet H C W. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009. doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5.
The translated but unvalidated filters for Embase.com and Ovid are here
MEDLINE
Gargon E; Williamson PR; Clarke M. Collating the knowledge base for core outcome set development: developing and appraising the search strategy for a systematic review. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2015;15:26.
Terwee C B, Jansma E P, Riphagen I I, de Vet H C W. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009. doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5. [PubMed]
Two COSMIN translations of this search filter for Ovid MEDLINE are here
Watson RJ, Richardson PH. Accessing the literature on outcome studies in group psychotherapy: the sensitivity and precision of Medline and PsycINFO bibliographic database searching. Br J Med Psychol. 1999;72(1):127-34. [Outcome studies in group psychotherapy] [Ovid]
PsycINFO
COSMIN translations of the search filter produced by Terwee C B, Jansma E P, Riphagen I I, de Vet H C W. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009. doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5.
The translated but unvalidated ProQuest filter for PsycINFO is here
Web of Science
COSMIN translations of the search filter produced by Terwee C B, Jansma E P, Riphagen I I, de Vet H C W. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009. doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5.
The translated but unvalidated filter is here