Best single terms for specific searches for retrieving studies of occupational health interventions (sensitivity at least 20%)
| Search strategy for PubMed | Sensitivity (%) (95% CI) | Specificity (%) (95% CI) | Precision (%) (95% CI) | Accuracy (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Truncation; tw, text words (word in title, abstract or keywords); ti, title; tiab, title or abstract; mh, mesh heading; sh, subheading; pt, publication type. | ||||
| Intervention terms | ||||
| effectiveness [tw] | 22 (14.9 to 28.1) | 98 (97.5 to 98.1) | 11.9 (11.3 to 12.5) | 97 (94.0 to 99.6) |
| program [tw] | 29 (21.6 to 36.1) | 97 (97.1 to 97.7) | 13.1 (12.4 to 13.7) | 96 (93.5 to 99.4) |
| intervention [tw] | 25 (17.9 to 31.8) | 96 (95.7 to 96.4) | 8.0 (7.5 to 8.5) | 95 (91.6 to 98.6) |
| reduction [tw] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 96 (95.5 to 96.2) | 6.5 (6.0 to 6.9) | 95 (91.3 to 98.4) |
| effect* [ti] | 20 (13.7 to 26.6) | 94 (93.6 to 94.5) | 4.4 (4.0 to 4.8) | 93 (89.0 to 97.1) |
| evaluation [tw] | 34 (26.0 to 41.1) | 94 (93.4 to 94.3) | 7.0 (6.5 to 7.5) | 93 (89.0 to 97.1) |
| randomized controlled trial [pt] | 22 (14.9 to 28.1) | 93 (92.4 to 93.3) | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.3) | 92 (87.5 to 96.3) |
| decrease* [tw] | 28 (21.0 to 35.4) | 92 (91.6 to 92.6) | 4.7 (4.3 to 5.1) | 92 (86.7 to 95.8) |
| prevention and control [sh] | 46 (38.3 to 54.3) | 92 (91.1 to 92.2) | 7.1 (6.6 to 7.5) | 91 (86.4 to 95.6) |
| measures [tw] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 91 (90.3 to 91.4) | 3.0 (2.7 to 3.3) | 90 (85.1 to 94.7) |
| improve* [tiab] | 32 (24.7 to 39.7) | 91 (90.2 to 91.3) | 4.6 (4.2 to 5.0) | 90 (85.1 to 94.8) |
| comparative study [mh] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 91 (90.1 to 91.2) | 3.0 (2.6 to 3.3) | 90 (84.8 to 94.6) |
| Occupational health terms | ||||
| occupational health [tw] | 22 (14.9 to 28.1) | 98 (98.2 to 98.7) | 15.8 (15.2 to 16.5) | 97 (94.8 to 100.0) |
| protect* [tw] | 22 (15.5 to 28.8) | 97 (96.8 to 97.4) | 9.6 (9.0 to 10.1) | 96 (93.0 to 99.2) |
| employ* [tw] | 25 (17.9 to 31.8) | 96 (95.9 to 96.6) | 8.4 (7.9 to 8.9) | 95 (91.9 to 98.7) |
| reduction [tw] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 96 (95.5 to 96.2) | 6.5 (6.0 to 6.9) | 95 (91.3 to 98.4) |
| industr* [tw] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 96 (95.3 to 96.1) | 6.2 (5.7 to 6.6) | 95 (91.1 to 98.3) |
| work* [ti] | 28 (20.3 to 34.7) | 95 (94.9 to 95.7) | 7.4 (6.9 to 7.9) | 94 (90.6 to 98.0) |
| injur* [tw] | 21 (14.3 to 27.3) | 94 (93.6 to 94.5) | 4.6 (4.2 to 5.0) | 93 (89.0 to 97.2) |
| worker* [tw] | 42 (34.3 to 50.2) | 93 (93.0 to 93.9) | 8.1 (7.6 to 8.6) | 93 (88.6 to 96.9) |
| pain [tw] | 27 (19.7 to 34.0) | 93 (92.9 to 93.8) | 5.2 (4.8 to 5.7) | 92 (88.2 to 96.7) |