Table 2 Recall and recall-to-yield ratio
Search strategy | Recall AHRQ set (n = 25) | Recall SQUIRE set (n = 29) | Recall EPOC set (n = 26) | Recall Across sets | Recall:Yield Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strategy #1:QI text words, simple (quality AND improv* AND intervention*) (PubMed) | 11 (44%) | 7 (24%) | 16 (62%) | 43% | 0.00319 |
Strategy #2: QI text words, simple ((quality AND improv$ AND intervention$).mp) MEDLINE, Ovid) | 10 (40%) | 5 (17%) | 14 (54%) | 37% | 0.00287 |
Strategy #3: QI text words, synonyms (PubMed) | 12 (48%) | 10 (34%) | 20 (77%) | 53% | 0.00148 |
Strategy #6: QI text words, synonyms AND MeSH terms; (MEDLINE, Ovid) | 7 (28%) | 6 (21%) | 9 (35%) | 28% | 0.00361 |
Strategy #8: QI text words, synonyms AND Intervention components (MEDLINE, Ovid) | 11 (44%) | 9 (31%) | 9 (35%) | 37% | 0.00337 |
Strategy #9: CQI methods (MEDLINE, Ovid) | 2 (7%) | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 5% | 0.00210 |
Strategy #10: Combined approach (MEDLINE, Ovid) | 8 (32%) | 9 (31%) | 14 (54%) | 39% | 0.00236 |