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06/03/2012 14:27
 

I am attaching a file which I have exported. Each time I go through the RIS export path It tells me the end tags are

$

There is no other option. Yet this is not the end tag. It does not appear. Even when I try a different first tag and then get a differewnt option for end tag (er) then it tells me there is an error with end tags

 

These are first few records from the file

 

FN Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge
VR 1.0
PT J
AU Bentley, Tim A.
   Catley, Bevan
   Cooper-Thomas, Helena
   Gardner, Dianne
   O'Driscoll, Michael P.
   Dale, Alison
   Trenberth, Linda
TI Perceptions of workplace bullying in the New Zealand travel industry:
   Prevalence and management strategies
SO TOURISM MANAGEMENT
VL 33
IS 2
BP 351
EP 360
DI 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.04.004
PD APR 2012
PY 2012
AB Workplace bullying is a major cause of stress and psychological harm for
   employees and a costly problem for organisations. Within the travel
   industry, little is known about the extent and nature of the workplace
   bullying problem. This paper reports on findings from a survey of 332
   New Zealand travel industry staff and managers. The finding that more
   than one-in-ten respondents experienced bullying in the workplace
   indicates a significant problem for the sector. In comparison to those
   who had not experienced bullying, targets of bullying reported lower
   levels of constructive leadership, colleague support, and supervisor
   support, and lower self-rated performance. Targets also reported higher
   levels of stress, lower levels of emotional wellbeing, higher
   absenteeism, and a higher intention to leave the organisation.
   Organisational responses to bullying reported to be most effective were
   those that focused on improvements in communication and relationships.
   The paper discusses the importance of leadership in developing a
   bully-free culture within organisations. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All
   rights reserved.
TC 0
Z9 0
SN 0261-5177
UT WOS:000298534200013
ER
PT J
AU Berry, Peggy A
   Gillespie, Gordon L
   Gates, Donna
   Schafer, John
TI Novice nurse productivity following workplace bullying.
SO Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta
   Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau
VL 44
IS 1
BP 80
EP 7
DI 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01436.x
PD 2012-Mar
PY 2012
AB Purpose: To determine the prevalence and effects of workplace bullying
   (WPB) on the work productivity of novice nurses (NNs). Design:
   Internet-based descriptive cross-sectional survey design. Methods: One
   hundred ninety seven NNs (91.4% female, 8.6% male) in practice less than
   2 years completed the Healthcare Productivity Survey, Negative Acts
   Questionnaire, and a demographic survey. Findings: The majority (72.6%,
   n= 147) of NNs reported a WPB event within the previous month, with
   57.9% (n= 114) the direct targets and another 14.7% (n= 29) witnesses of
   WPB behaviors. Using a weighted Negative Acts Questionnaire score, 21.3%
   (n= 43) of NNs were bullied daily over a 6-month period. When asked if
   bullied over the past 6 months, approximately 44.7% (n= 88) of NNs
   reported repeated, targeted WPB, with 55.3% (n= 109) reporting no WPB.
   WPB acts were primarily perpetrated by more experienced nursing
   colleagues (63%, n= 126). Further, work productivity regression modeling
   was significant and NN productivity was negatively impacted by workplace
   bullying (r=-.322, p= .045). Conclusions: WPB continues in the
   healthcare environment and negatively affects bullied NNs' productivity
   by affecting cognitive demands and ability to handle or manage their
   workload. Clinical Relevance: Healthcare facilities should continue to
   measure WPB in the work environment after policy implementation as well
   as eliminate negative behaviors through root-cause analysis to correct
   environmental factors associated with WPB. Journal of Nursing
   Scholarship, 2011; XX:X, XXX-XXX. 2011 Sigma Theta Tau International.
Z9 0
SN 1547-5069
UT MEDLINE:22339938
ER
PT J
AU Nielsen, Morten Birkeland

 

I cannot figure why

 
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06/03/2012 15:03
 

Hello Margaret,

I just tried the file in the RIS EXPORT utiltiy and was able to get it to work. The trick to this is to be sure you get the start tag correct. Even though the first tag in this file is 'FN ' the actual start tag for each reference is 'PT '. 'FN ' and 'VR ' only appear once at the top of the file.

The other thing to watch out for is that there is a blank line between each reference. It doesn't look like there is it in the references you supplied but that may have been a result of cutting and pasting them into the thread.

Best regards,

Jeff

 
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06/03/2012 16:57
 

Hi Jeff

 

I used the tags you suggested with ER as end tag.

I put in a line between records for  a few  pasting into another file (as there are about 250 records in this)

This is the messgae that came up

Import error: The number of start tags (PT ) and the number of end tags (ER) are not the same. The 'hits' file may need editing. Check around item #1 for an incorrect start or end tag. This is near item Glendinning, PM\; Mikkelsen, EG\; Vartia, MAL\; Quine, L\; Kivimaki, M\ Elo

 
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07/03/2012 09:58
 

Hello Margaret,

There might be something about the file that needs editing. I wouldn't be able to tell unless I had a look at the file.

If you email the file to me at eppisupport@ioe.ac.uk I will convert it to RIS format for you and send it back to you.

Best regards,

Jeff

 

 
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07/03/2012 16:50
 

Hi Jeff - me again, with more questions

1.I have some refs I would like to manually upload. I have gone into the new ref page as instructed and found the document details window. I have tried to copy and paste the abstract - as I have the document on my desktop. But it will not give me a 'paste' option. Can it be that each abstract has to be manually typed in ? Seems odd to me.

2. I now have 2060 records successfully uploaded into my review. I had coded 230 of these as a first trial. But I think i need to change my codes and start again. Should I just ignore this code set and select a new code set ?

 

Margaret

 
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08/03/2012 10:04
 

Hello Margaret,

You can paste in the abstract when manually creating an item. You need to used the keyboard commands for paste (as well as for cut and copy) when you are in EPPI-Reviewer 4. You probably know these commands already but copy is Ctrl-c, cut is Ctrl-x and paste is Ctrl-v.

It really is up to you on how to proceed. If the coding and the codeset you have used up to this point is no longer valid you could just delete the codeset and start afresh. This will also delete all of the coding that you have done with that codeset. If you wish to leave your existing work in place, I would recommend creating a new codeset for your new work to avoid confusion.

Best regards,

Jeff

 

 

 

 
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08/03/2012 13:55
 

Hi Jeff

Thanks for last response, that worked. Without your help Id have given up long ago.

Here is my next question

when it says in the manual

Flexible coding schemas for classifying studies:
o o o
Inclusion / exclusion / eligibility criteria; Codes for descriptive 'mapping' of research activity. Codes to capture detailed information about a study.

Does this mean that you can undertake three different coding exercises? For example if I code on exclude/include, with the aim of conducting a mapping exercise, I presume I only access the included for the mapping coding ? And if so does this mean that my include/exclude is very broad ?

Or could I not code for include/exclude and mapping at the same time ? For example 'exclude as a survey', exclude as a descriptive study' so I have in fact undertaken a'' sort' on all references. If I  do this, can I  still access (and perhaps further code)  the excluded ones ? I would want to be able to do this as it might be useful to return and map again, even tho these are not the focus of my initial research question ?

many thanks

 

M

 

 

 

 
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08/03/2012 14:50
 

Hello Margaret,

You are free to set up you coding tools in any fashion you wish but I would recommend keeping the different stages separate using separate coding tools.

There are many ways that people carry out systematic reviews but I will explain the process that we normally follow to explain what I mean.

After we have carried out our searches, imported the items in EPPI-Reviewer and run the duplicate checking functions we will then apply a screening tool against the titles and abstracts in our database of items. This is to identify potentially relevant studies. At this point we are not categorising the studies but determining if they meet our exclusion/inclusion criteria. Our screening tool might be called something like 'Screen on title and abstract'.

We then obtain the full text copies of the studies that have not been excluded after this first screening. A second screening of those retrieved studies is now carried out using a screening tool we might call 'Screen on full report'. This screening tool could look very similar to our first screening tool as its purpose is to see if the full text still passes our inclusion/exclusion criteria. Even at this stage we normally don't categorise the studies.

If we are carry out a mapping exercise we will then create a new coding tool that could be called something like 'Keywording tool'. This tool will be for categorising the studies to create a map of our included studies. In some cases a map of the studies is the final product.

If we are carrying out a full systematic review that includes extracting data from the individual studies we will create a data extraction tool. This tool would normally look at the results of the studies including numeric outcome data that might be used in a statistical meta-analysis.

In this process we have created at least 4 coding tools. In reality there will probably be more as we would have an allocation codeset, a study retrieval codeset and others.

There is nothing stopping a user from combining parts from the different stages into one stage but experience has shown us that it can lead to confusion and grief for the reviewer.  The systematic review process should be explicit, replicable and transparent and combining many steps into one can make this difficult to achieve.

Best regards,

Jeff

 

 

 
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12/03/2012 17:23
 

Hi

I think I am ready to start checking for duplicates - is it possible to 'wipe' or delete coding which I undertook as an earlier exercise on the first set of records I uploaded ? I see from the manual that having a code might present a problem when checking for duplicates

 

Margaret

 
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13/03/2012 10:32
 

Hello Margaret,

You can run the duplicate checking functions after you have done some coding but it makes it a bit more complicated.

The 'Mark automatically' function will ignore coded items to avoid the situation where a coded item is marked as a duplicate resulting in loss of data. You will need to manually look at those items to be sure those items are marked as 'Masters' rather than 'duplicates'.

There isn't a way to remove all of your coding in one operation other than deleting the codeset.

Another way of removing your coding (using a few more steps) is to list the 230 items that you have already coded, select them by clicking the checkbox at the top of the list, and then move through the different codes in your codeset, right-clicking each code and selecting 'Remove selected items from this code'. This will remove the selected items from those codes allowing you to start duplicate checking without any coded items.

Best regards,

Jeff

 

 

 
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