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Gray Literature in Evaluating Effectiveness in Digital Health and Health and Welfare Technology: A Source Worth Considering.

Sara Landerdahl StridsbergMatt X RichardsonWilliam Ken RedekopMaria EhnSarah Wamala Andersson
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)
Gray literature is particularly relevant for digital health and HWT but searches need to be conducted systematically and reported transparently. This way gray literature can broaden the range of studies, highlight context specificity, and decrease the publication bias of reviews of effectiveness of HWT. Thus, researchers conducting systematic reviews related to HWT should consider including gray literature based on a systematic approach.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • randomized controlled trial
  • health information
  • health promotion
  • meta analyses
  • human health
  • risk assessment
  • climate change
  • structural basis