Meta-evaluation as a controlled descriptor
A Fundamental Step to Qualify Searches and Expand Studies in the Health Area
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4905972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erika Bomer Cagliari (0000-0002-7397-3562, Universidade de Brasília), Isabel Craveiro (0000-0003-4348-1986, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Francisco Rafael A Santos (0000-0003-1745-4351, Universidade de Brasília), Tania C M S B Rehem (0000-0002-4491-1661, Universidade de Brasília) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Physis Revista de Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0103-7331 • E-ISSN: 1809-4481 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0103-7331202434085en |
| OpenAlex | W4404851862 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article aims to contribute to reflection on using and appropriating the term "meta-evaluation" in health research, especially regarding the importance of adopting the controlled vocabulary. It is assumed that the DeCS/MeSH thesaurus is widely used for indexing and retrieving scientific articles in health research. However, the term "meta-evaluation" does not appear as a controlled descriptor option in this database. The text is presented in the form of a theoretical essay, discussing the relevance of evaluative practices and the need to expand and consolidate studies on meta-evaluation in the health area. Including the term "meta-evaluation" in the DeCS/MeSH database is fundamental and proposed
Data science · Computer Science · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |