From: Optimal search strategies for identifying mental health content in MEDLINE: an analytic survey
Search Strategy OVID search* | Sensitivity (%) (95% CI) | Specificity (%) (95% CI) | Precision (%) (95% CI) | Accuracy (%) (95% CI) |
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Best Sensitivity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
depress:.mp. OR adolescen:.mp. OR exp mental disorders OR psych:.mp. OR "use disorder:".tw. OR behav:.mp. OR exp psychotropic drugs OR exp psychology, social OR neuro:.mp. OR dt.fs. OR exp brain diseases OR cognitive:.mp. OR exp neurotransmitter agents OR exp psychotherapy OR exp social problems OR anxiety.mp. OR attention:.mp. OR exp emotions OR exp neurobehavioral manifestations OR chronic.tw. OR mental health.mp. OR stress.mp. OR alcohol.mp. OR abus:.mp. OR prevent:.mp. OR stress, psychological.sh. OR exp adaptation, psychological OR outcome measure:.tw. OR exp mental health services | (n = 3,277) 98.4 (98.0 to 98.9) | (n = 8,956) 50.0 (49.0 to 51.1) | (n = 7,700) 41.9 (40.8 to 43.0) | (n = 12,233) 63.0 (62.2 to 63.9) |
Above strategy "ANDed" with best sensitivity strategy for detecting methodology sound treatment studies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
clinical trial.mp. OR clinical trial.pt. OR random:.mp. OR tu.xs. | (n = 129) 99.2 (95.8 to 100.0) | (n = 7,571) 69.8 (68.8 to 70.8) | (n = 2,414) 5.3 (4.4 to 6.3) | (n = 7,700) 70.3 (69.3 to 71.3) |