TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of influenza vaccination for preventing influenza-related complications in people with asthma
T2 - A systematic review protocol
AU - Vasileiou, Eleftheria
AU - Sheikh, Aziz
AU - Butler, Chris
AU - Von Wissmann, Beatrix
AU - McMenamin, Jim
AU - Ritchie, Lewis
AU - Simpson, Colin
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Introduction: Influenza vaccination is administered annually as a preventive measure against influenza infection and influenza-related complications in highrisk individuals, such as those with asthma. However, the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in people with asthma against influenza-related complications is still not well established. Methods and analysis: We will search the following databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Web of Science Core Collection, Science direct, WHO Library Information System (WHOLIS), Global Health Library and Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang and ChongQing VIP) from Jan 1970 to Jan 2016 for observational and experimental studies on effectiveness of influenza vaccine in people with asthma. The identification of studies will be complemented with the searching of the reference lists and citations, and contacting influenza vaccine manufacturers to identify unpublished or ongoing studies. Two reviewers will extract data and appraise the quality of each study independently. Separate meta-analyses will be undertaken for observational and experimental evidence using fixed-effect or random-effects models, as appropriate. Ethics and dissemination: Formal ethical approval is not required, as primary data will not be collected. The review will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
AB - Introduction: Influenza vaccination is administered annually as a preventive measure against influenza infection and influenza-related complications in highrisk individuals, such as those with asthma. However, the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in people with asthma against influenza-related complications is still not well established. Methods and analysis: We will search the following databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Web of Science Core Collection, Science direct, WHO Library Information System (WHOLIS), Global Health Library and Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang and ChongQing VIP) from Jan 1970 to Jan 2016 for observational and experimental studies on effectiveness of influenza vaccine in people with asthma. The identification of studies will be complemented with the searching of the reference lists and citations, and contacting influenza vaccine manufacturers to identify unpublished or ongoing studies. Two reviewers will extract data and appraise the quality of each study independently. Separate meta-analyses will be undertaken for observational and experimental evidence using fixed-effect or random-effects models, as appropriate. Ethics and dissemination: Formal ethical approval is not required, as primary data will not be collected. The review will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010133
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010133
M3 - Article
C2 - 27026658
AN - SCOPUS:84962429961
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 6
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 3
M1 - e010133
ER -