@article{ref1,
title="Writing a Cochrane systematic review on preventive interventions to improve safety: the case of the construction industry",
journal="La Medicina del lavoro",
year="2009",
author="van der Molen, H. F. and Hoonakker, P. L. T. and Lehtola, Marika M. and Hsiao, H. and Haslam, R. A. and Hale, Andrew Richard and Verbeek, Jos H.",
volume="100",
number="4",
pages="258-267",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to describe the main steps and to conduct a systematic literature review on preventive interventions concerning work-related injuries and to illustrate the process. METHODS: Based on the Cochrane handbook, a structured framework of six steps was outlined for the development of a systematic review. This framework was used to describe a Cochrane systematic review (CSR) on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent work related injuries in the construction industry. RESULTS: The 6 main steps to write a CSR were: formulating the problem and objectives; locating and selecting studies; assessing study quality; collecting data; analysing data and presenting results; and interpreting results. The CSR on preventing injuries in the construction industry yielded five eligible intervention studies. Re-analysis of original injury data of the studies on regulatory interventions, through correcting for pre-intervention injury trends led to different conclusions about the effectiveness of interventions than those reported in the original studies. CONCLUSIONS: The Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions provides a practical and feasible six-step framework for developing and reporting a systematic review for preventive interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-7818",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}