Cochrane (organisation)

Cochrane
Pronunciation
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993) (as Cochrane Collaboration)
TypeCharity in UK
PurposeIndependent research into data about health care
HeadquartersLondon, England[1]
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Key people
  • Tracey Howe
  • Catherine Marshall
Volunteers
Over 37,000 (2015)[2]
Websitewww.cochrane.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Cochrane Collaboration

Cochrane is a British[1] international charitable organisation formed to synthesize medical research findings to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions involving health professionals, patients and policy makers.[3][4] It includes 53 review groups that are based at research institutions worldwide. Cochrane has over 37,000[2] volunteer experts from around the world.[5]

The group conducts systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and diagnostic tests and publishes them in the Cochrane Library.[6][3] According to the Library, articles are available via one-click access, but some require paid subscription or registration before reading.[7][8] A few reviews, in occupational health for example, incorporate results from non-randomised observational studies[6] as well as controlled before–after (CBA) studies and interrupted time-series studies.[9]

  1. ^ a b "The Cochrane Collaboration". Charity Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "About us | Cochrane". www.cochrane.org. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Public Health Guidelines". NIH Library. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ Hill GB (December 2000). "Archie Cochrane and his legacy. An internal challenge to physicians' autonomy?". J Clin Epidemiol. 53 (12): 1189–92. doi:10.1016/S0895-4356(00)00253-5. PMID 11146263.
  5. ^ Sepkowitz, Kent A. (14 May 2014). "Looking for the Final Word on Treatment". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b Kongsted, Hans; Konnerup, Merete (2012). "Are more observational studies being included in Cochrane reviews?". BMC Research Notes. 5 (1): 570. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-5-570. PMC 3503546. PMID 23069208. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Access Options for the Cochrane Library". www.cochranelibrary.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "How to order the Cochrane Library". www.cochranelibrary.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ Ruotsalainen, Jani; Sauni, Riitta; Verbeek, Jos (2017). "Cochrane Work—championing facts since 2003". Occupational Medicine. 67 (7): 504–506. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqx073. PMID 29048596.