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Table 1 Components of the 'full-serve' and 'self-serve' evidence service

From: Effects of an evidence service on community-based AIDS service organizations' use of research evidence: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Evidence service components

'Full-serve' SHARE

'Self-serve' Control

1. Access to records for HIV-relevant systematic reviews*

X

X

2. Searchable database - Reviews retrievable using taxonomy of topics related to HIV/AIDS and open text search

X

 

3. Email updates highlighting newly added reviews

X

 

4. Access to user-friendly summaries produced by us or by others

X

 

5. Links to scientific abstracts

X

X*

6. Peer-relevance assessments†

X

 

7. Links to full-text (when publicly available)

X

 

8. Access to worksheets that help CBOs find and use research evidence

X

X

  1. * The 'self-serve' version will be provided as a listing of reviews grouped by year of publication with titles hyperlinked to their scientific abstract.
  2. †Based a 5-point scale that asks how useful the reviews is and through a user-forum provided for each review record