Table 7 Barriers to and facilitators of including non-English studies
Barriers | Number (%) of reviews that identify this as a barrier | Facilitators | Number (%) of reviews that identify this as a facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|
Cost and time | 18 (38.3) | Language resources | 20 (42.6) |
Lack of language resources | 17 (36.2) | Funding and time | 11 (23.4) |
Lack of language skills | 12 (25.5) | Training in and guidelines on how to deal with non-English studies | 9 (19.1) |
Lack of (access to) non-English specialised databases | 8 (17.0) | Access to non-English specialised databases | 8 (17.0) |
Complacency of review authors | 3 (6.4) | Language skills | 7 (14.9) |
Biases and low quality of non-English studies | 3 (6.4) | Cochrane and Campbell cooperation | 5 (10.6) |
Availability of quality non-English studies | 3 (6.4) | ||
Other | 9 (19.1) | Other | 6 (12.8) |