Table 2.
Included studies and their characteristics.
| Author, year | Location | Input | Purpose | Output | Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cao, 2011 (18) | USA | MD, Mono, Ab and FT, Lit | CDS, U | T, Ind and Inf, Ext | E |
| Chen, 2006 (19) | USA | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Cruz, 2012 (20) | Multinational | MD, Mono, FT, Lit | CDS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Demner-Fushman, 2006 (21) | USA | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, U | T, Ind and Inf, Ext | I |
| Elhadad, 2005 (22) | USA | MD, Mono, FT, Lit and EHR | CDS, U | T, Inf, Ext | E |
| Elhadad, 2005 (23) | Multinational | MD, Mono, FT, Lit and EHR | CDS, U | T, Ind and Inf, Abs | E |
| Fiszman, 2004 (24) | USA | SD and MD, Mono, Ab and FT, Lit | CDS, G | Gr, Inf and Ind, Abs | I |
| Fiszman, 2006 (25) | USA | MD, Mono, Abs, Lit | CDS, U | Gr, Inf and Ind, Abs | I |
| Fiszman, 2009 (26) | USA | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, G | Gr, Inf, Abs | I and E |
| Johnson, 2002 (27) | USA | SD and MD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Kushniruck, 2002 (17) | Multinational | MD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, U | T, Ind and Inf, Ext | E |
| Lin, 2007 (28) | USA | SD, Mono, Ab, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I and E |
| Mckeown, 2003 (29) | USA | MD, Mono, FT, Lit and EHR | CDS, U | T, Ind and Inf, Ext | I |
| Molla, 2011 (30) | Australia | MD, Mono, Ab and FT, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Morales, 2008 (31) | Spain | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Niu, 2006 (32) | Canada | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Plaza, 2010 (33) | UK, Spain | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Plaza, 2011 (15) | Spain | MD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Plaza, 2011 (34) | Multinational | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Plaza, 2012 (35) | Multinational | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Plaza, 2013 (36) | Spain | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Reeve, 2006 (37) | USA | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Reeve, 2006 (38) | USA | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | L |
| Reeve, 2007 (39) | USA | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Sarkar, 2009 (11) | Asia | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Sarkar, 2011(40) | Asia | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Sarker, 2012 (41) | Australia | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Shi, 2007 (42) | Canada | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Summerscales, 2011 (43) | USA | SD, Mono, FT, Lit | CDS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Workman, 2012 (44) | USA | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | CDS, U | Gr, Ind and Inf, Abs | I |
| Yoo, 2007 (45) | USA | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | BS, G | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Yue, 2011 (46) | Multinational | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | BS, U | T, Inf, Ext | I |
| Zhang, 2011 (47) | Multinational | MD, Mono, Abs, Lit | CDS, U | Gr, Inf, Abs | I |
| Zhang, 2013 (48) | Multinational | MD, Mono, Ab, Lit | BS, U | Gr, Ind and Inf, Abs | I |
Abbreviations : SD- Single document, MD- Multiple document, Mono-Monolingual, ML-Multilingual, FT-Full text, Ab- Abstract, CDS- Clinical decision support, BS- Broad spectrum, G- Generic, U-User oriented, T- Text, Gr-Graph, Inf- Informative, Ind- Indicative, Ext- Extract, Abs-Abstract, I- Intrinsic, E- Extrinsic