Table 4 Number (and %) of user-friendly summaries available for systematic reviews, by type of systematic review*
From: The global stock of research evidence relevant to health systems policymaking
Source of summary | All reviews (n = 3,243)** | Systematic reviews of effects (n = 2,629) | Systematic reviews addressing other types of questions (n = 614) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australasian Cochrane Centre Policy Liaison Initiative | 85 | 3% | 85 | 3% | 0 | 0% |
Cochrane Library (plain language summaries) | 505 | 16% | 504 | 19% | 1 | 0% |
Database of Review of Effects | 1,962 | 60% | 1,821 | 69% | 141 | 23% |
Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium | 14 | 0% | 14 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Health Evidence™ | 231 | 7% | 228 | 9% | 3 | 0% |
Reproductive Health Library | 21 | 1% | 21 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Rx for Change | 211 | 7% | 201 | 8% | 10 | 2% |
SUPPORT | 34 | 1% | 34 | 1% | 0 | 0% |