Which information is required to generate a search strategy?

AccuSearch works best when users provide a clear review title or question, population, intervention or exposure, comparator where relevant, outcomes, and any important study-design or publication filters.

Useful details to provide

1. Review question: the exact question the search should support.
2. Population: condition, disease area, patient group, age, setting, or geography.
3. Intervention or exposure: drug, device, procedure, programme, diagnostic test, risk factor, or policy.
4. Comparator: placebo, standard care, alternative treatment, no treatment, or not applicable.
5. Outcomes: efficacy, safety, HRQoL, economic, epidemiology, diagnostic, or custom outcomes.
6. Limits: dates, article types, study designs, languages, humans or animals, and text availability.