Journal article
Issues and challenges for systematic reviews in indigenous health
E McDonald, N Priest, J Doyle, R Bailie, I Anderson, E Waters
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health | Published : 2010
Abstract
This essay outlines key issues raised during a project that aimed to (1) identify the gaps in the international evidence base of systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness relevant to public health decision making to address health inequalities experienced by indigenous people, and (2) identify priority areas and topics for future reviews. A number of indigenous researchers and clinicians invited to participate in the project expressed reservations about the appropriateness and value of conventional systematic reviews of intervention evidence to indigenous health. Ensuring that systematic review methods for indigenous health research meet the needs of those that use them, including ind..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The project was conducted under the auspices of the Australian Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH). We would like to thank Mick Gooda and Jenny Brands for their assistance and support. The Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field is funded by VicHealth. Elizabeth Waters was supported by a VicHealth Public Health Fellowship, Naomi Priest by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Training Scholarship and Ross Bailie by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. We thank all taskforce members for their contributions to this research.Australian Government Department of Health and Aging, Canberra, Australia.