Scientific literature

Given the quantity of information available on COVID-19, it is necessary to improve the accessibility of new scientific knowledge. With this objective in mind, we are carrying out systematic literature reviews (rapid and scoping reviews) to synthesize the key empirical findings from the available literature. Made in a short period of time, rapid and scoping reviews follow the steps of systematic reviews but simplify or sometimes omit some of these steps to speed up the process. For each review, we will ensure transparency of the methods description.

 

Research objectives

 

Our systematic reviews aim to provide the state of knowledge on:

  • the resilience of public health institutions, hospitals, and their staff in the context of COVID-19;
  • the consideration of health inequities in the design of public health interventions related to contact tracing;
  • the consideration of health inequities in the design of public health interventions related to mass testing.

 

Methods

 

The analysis of the new scientific knowledge will take the form of rapid or scoping reviews. Within the HoSPiCOVID project, three reviews will be produced:

 

  • A scoping review on the resilience of public health systems, hospitals and professionals to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here for the protocol of the review on resilience

 

To carry out this review, we will use the following research strategy:

  1. Downloading the collection of articles available on the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library website;
  2. Importing the CDC Library references on Zotero (bibliographic data management software) and sorting of the data with an English request;
  3. Sorting of the data retained with the ATCER tool (Automated Text Classifier of Empirical Research) to retain only the most empirical publications;
  4. Sorting of the data selected on Covidence (web software simplifying the production of systematic reviews) for the analysis of titles, abstracts and full texts;
  5. Data extraction and writing of the review;
  6. Publication of the review in a peer reviewed journal.

Click here for the research strategy of the review on resilience

 

 

  • A rapid review on the consideration of health inequities in the design of public health interventions related to contact tracing.

Click here for the protocol of the review on contact tracing

 

To carry out this review, we will use the following research strategy:

  1. Importing references from PubMed and Web of Science;
  2. Sorting of the data retained with the ATCER tool (Automated Text Classifier of Empirical Research) ​​to retain only the most empirical publications;
  3. Sorting of data selected on Rayyan (web software simplifying the production of systematic reviews) for the analysis of titles, abstracts and full texts;
  4. Data extraction and writing of the review;
  5. Publication of the review in a peer reviewed journal.

Click here for the research strategy of the review on contact tracing

 

 

  • A rapid review on the consideration of health inequities in the design of public health interventions related to mass testing.

Click here for the protocol of the review on mass testing

 

To carry out this review, we will use the following research strategy:

  1. Importing references from PubMed and Web of Science;
  2. Sorting of the data retained with the ATCER tool (Automated Text Classifier of Empirical Research) ​​to retain only the most empirical publications;
  3. Sorting of data selected on Rayyan (web software simplifying the production of systematic reviews) for the analysis of titles, abstracts and full texts;
  4. Data extraction and writing of the review;
  5. Publication of the review in a peer reviewed journal.

Click here for the research strategy of the review on mass testing

 

Expected results

 

The reviews will focus on specific themes related to the resilience of public health institutions, hospitals, and professionals to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through these reviews, practitioners and decision makers will have access to updated state of knowledge regarding relevant COVID-19 themes, in particular for health systems and interventions.