The EPPI-Centre provides and is involved in supporting a number of databases containing primary research studies and evidence reviews, many of which have been used in EPPI-Centre systematic reviews. The databases give access to full references for primary data studies on which our research synthesis is based along with a basic description of study characteristics. Results of individual studies should be considered in light of study quality. Information on and links to each of these databases is provided below. The database of EPPI-Centre systematic reviews can be searched in the evidence library.
Bibliomap
BiblioMap, the EPPI-Centre database of health promotion research, has been compiled over a number of years as a result of searching and coding research for inclusion in systematic reviews. It contains approximately 14,100 records at present and is being added to each time a systematic review is completed.
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Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews (DoPHER)
The Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews (DoPHER) is a specialised register of health promotion reviews. It currently contains over 2,500 reviews, identified in the following ways:
- as a result of conducting systematic reviews within the EPPI-Centre.
- searches of several external sources are carried out to locate reviews.
DoPHER is updated quarterly to keep it as current as possible.
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We are consulting users about the utility and usability of our health promotion and public health research registers, TRoPHI and DoPHER. Please send any comments to EPPIAdmin@ioe.ac.uk
Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions (TRoPHI)
The Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions (TRoPHI) is a web-based database of randomised controlled trials and controlled trials (non-randomised) of Public Health and Health Promotion interventions. It currently contains over 4,500 trials, identified in the following ways:
- as a result of conducting systematic reviews within the EPPI-Centre.
- as a result of quarterly sensitive searches from August 2004.
- as the official register of the former Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health field, it has been updated with studies forwarded by members of the field.
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We are consulting users about the utility and usability of our health promotion and public health research registers, TRoPHI and DoPHER. Please send any comments to EPPIAdmin@ioe.ac.uk
Schemes to promote healthy weight among obese and overweight children in England
The government has identified obesity as a priority, and there is considerable policy interest in the UK and internationally in tackling the problem of overweight and obesity in children and young people. However, assembling a picture of activity in this area has been problematic. This searchable database contains details of those schemes in England for which we were able to obtain data. There is also a report that is available online. In order to be included in the database, schemes needed a primary focus on tackling overweight or obesity in school-age children (4-18 years) who were already overweight or obese, through dietary, exercise or other means.
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Database of Personal Development Planning (PDP) evaluation
The database of PDP evaluation studies contains reports of the implementation of Personal Development Planning initiatives in UK higher education institutions.
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Database of Education Research
The database of references in the field of education is being developed by the EPPI-Centre and Review Groups as a result of searching and coding research for systematic reviews. The aim of this database is to include all the keyworded references in all the systematic reviews; this enables searching for studies by their keyworded characteristics. References for all completed and ongoing systematic reviews are included in the database, which currently contains over 1,200 records.
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Current Educational Research in the United Kingdom (CERUK)
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), the DSCF (Deaprtment for Children, Schools and Families) the EPPI-Centre sponsor the database of Current Educational Research in the United Kingdom (CERUK). This seeks to include all recently completed and ongoing research in the United Kingdom, from large sponsored programmes to individual projects.
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The database on Obesity and Sedentary behaviour studies
The database on Obesity and Sedentary behaviour studies is unique in its focussed coverage of studies that aim to explore the relationship between obesity and sedentary behaviour. This register currently contains details of 326 studies from the world over that utilize a variety of designs to explore the association between obesity with sedentary behaviour..
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