Literature Review Overview
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Last updated: 9 May 2010
Literature Review Updates
As the process of reviewing has begun, many reviewers have found glitches and issues with the method outlined for the GBD reviews. These problems and solutions to these issues will be outlined here. From this page it will be possible to determine whether a solution is available to an issue being encountered.
An Excel file has been devolped for easy recording of data being extrapolated from literature. This is an easy-to-use spread sheet developed using the criteria set out by Theo Vos in the Literature Review Package. This file is attached at the bottom of this page, many thanks to Taylor Nelp for developing the table.
More reviews are underway so make sure that you keep updated with the literature review sign in sheet to ensure that you are able to research the topic of your choice.
Summary
With the GBD project moving forward at a fast pace it is essential that the literature review process begin. This page contains information available to researchers in the form of a literature review package. The package aims to assist researchers through the process of literature reviewing and provide relevant and helpful information. The webpage will also be used to allow potential interest to be expressed and to ensure that there is no doubling up on the production of reviews. In the following table information pertaining to the group or individuals working on each injuries literature review is provided. If you wish to contribute to one of these reviews please contact either Claire Bryan-Hancock on claire.bryanhancock@flinders.edu.au or James Harrison on james.harrison@flinders.edu.au and we will update the table and provide the names of any other potential researchers to you.
Literature Review Sign-up Sheet - Sequelae Topics
This sign up sheet clarifies those who are working on the incidence/prevalence and duration of injury literature reviews as explained within the "GBD Health States" Document in "Discussion 3".
If you wish to take part in a review that is already undertaken by another group, please contact James Harrison or Claire Bryan-Hancock and your involvement in the review of interest can possibly be arranged.
*Denotes priority state, these injuries are of particular importance due to the often debilitating effects of these injuries and/or their high rate of prevalence on a global scale. These injuries are considered of importance to be reviewed.
Prior to beginning the literature review it is advisable that researchers read through the “Health States” for that injury to understand the definition and ICD codes that will be used to identify the particular injury of interest. These can be found at the end of the ‘discussion 3’ page.
Whilst the following literature reviews are in progression there is always a desire for more information and data on each topic, do not hesitate to contact those researching these areas if you may have any information or a desire to help them in the process.
Literature Review Sign-up Sheet - External Causes Topics
The sign-up sheet below lists the potential review topics for External Causes. If you are interested in being involved in one or more of these topics please contact Kavi Bhalla at kavi_bhalla@harvard.edu
Whilst the following literature reviews are in progression there is always a desire for more information and data on each topic, do not hesitate to contact those researching these areas if you may have any information or a desire to help them in the process.
If you are encountering and problems throughout the Literature Review proess simply click on this link to view problems that have previously been encountered by other reviewers and the solutions that have been found for these issues.
If there is no solution for your current problem, you have encountered something new, or have a potential solution, please contact Claire at Claire.Bryanhancock@flinders.edu.au
Literature Review Progression
Traumatic Brain Injury
Status of review: Writing Literature Review for Publication
Lead authors: Claire Bryan-Hancock
Additional authors: James Harrison
Lurking members:
Issues encountered: Information difficult to obtain for some GBD regions, particularly African Regions, Caribbean, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin American regions, and Oceania. No data found as of yet for these regions. Issues have been encountered surrounding the quality of information on certain regions, for example hospital data being used to assess incidence in countries where only limited members of the population has access to health care. Need to be careful in regards to the classification and diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, particularly in mild cases. Incidence rates can differ greatly when researchers use conflicting definitions of mild TBI.
Hip Fracture (fractured femur)
Status of review: Short listing of articles
Lead authors: Claire Bryan-Hancock and James Harrison
Additional authors: Lidia Sanchez
Lurking members: Lyn March
Issues encountered: This review is becoming a joint project between the Injury Group and the Musculoskeletal Group. Lidia and Lyn from the Musculoskeletal Group whilst researching osteoporosis came across data surrounding hip fractures. With their knowledge in this area they are helping out the injury group in this field of research. Lidia Has compiled a table outlining the literature available for each GBD region concerning hip fracture, this table is available in the attachments at the end of this page.
Spinal Cord Injury
Status of review: Data and Literature search
Lead authors: Denzil O'Brien and Claire Bryan-Hancock
Additional authors:
Lurking members: Raymond Cripps, Bonne Lee, and Peter Wing
Issues encountered: The researchers have had previous experience in the area of spinal cord injury and have completed work on databases and reviews concerning this injury. The authors are currently in the process of compiling relevant data for the GBD project from their previous work in the area.
Burns
Status of review: Short listing of articles
Lead authors: Fred Rivara, Belinda Gabbe, Taylor Nelp
Additional authors:
Issues encountered: Defining the terms of what is considered to be a burn in the GBD definition, how to classify burns in terms of "mild", "moderate" and "severe".
Severe Chest Injury
Status of review: Data Extraction, Writing of review for publication
Lead authors: Cameron Willis
Additional authors: Belinda Gabbe
Issues encountered: Multiple injuries can be considered under the definition of "severe chest injury", at present determining how these injuries will be recorded and how to gain acurate estimates for "severe chest injury".
Limited data available for incidence and prevalence rates, estimations from hospital data most appropriate in certain cases.
Eye Injury
Status of review: Short listing of articles
Lead authors: Samath Dharmaratne
Additional authors: Clare Bradley and Claire Bryan-Hancock
Issues encountered:
Pelvic Fracture
Status of review: Short listing of articles
Lead authors: Belinda Gabbe
Additional authors:
Issues encountered:
Vertebral Column Fracture
Status of review: Additional articles found, ready to be short-listed
Lead authors: Claire Bryan-Hancock and Lidia Sanchez
Additional authors:
Issues encountered: High correlation with articles found for Hip Fracture and Osteoporosis
Radius or Ulna Fracture
Status of review: Additional articles found, ready to be short-listed
Lead authors: Claire Bryan-Hancock and Lidia Sanchez
Additional authors:
Issues encountered: High correlation with articles found for Hip Fracture and Osteoporosis
Literature Review Package
This package has been developed in order to assist members in the completion of a literature review within the injury group of the Global Burden of Disease project. Particularly in the area of incidence, prevalence and duration of injury. This package ensures that the literature reviews are of a similar nature and structure throughout the injury sequelae.
The package entire can be downloaded in pdf format here or you can browse it by clicking the links below.
Package contents:
A brief outline on systematic literature reviewing in the context of the Injury Group with reference to the GBD Operations Manual
The Literature Review Map that can be completed throughout the process of literature screening. This map can be filled out whilst literature is being read and screened to keep track of databases and countries for which data is available
Countries grouped by GBD regions
A list of the GBD regions with countries included. This list is a useful tool while reading the literature so that incidence and prevalence rates for each country can be recorded easily and the reviewer is able to view which countries and regions are lacking in data and focus on the acquisition of such data pg.
A step by step guide to the literature review process, including obstacles that can present themselves and effective strategies for overcoming these obstacles pg.
A checklist that can be used as an aid for determining the quality of the journal article that is being read and assessed for use within the literature review pg.
GBD data submission specifications
Proposed GBD data submission file specifications, outlining how data should be recorded for the GBD study and a template of the table that should be used when reporting data pg.
For more information or to register interest in the analysis of a particular injury of interest to you, please contact either: Claire Bryan-Hancock at: claire.bryanhancock@flinders.edu.au or James Harrison at: james.harrison@flinders.edu.au