{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/keep-the-exact-query-that-produced-the-evidence",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0514",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Keep the exact query that produced the evidence",
  "summary": "A conclusion without its search trail ages badly.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Save the information source, exact query or strategy, date, filters and result boundaries for consequential research. Store enough context to rerun the search after a few months or when the decision is challenged. This makes research maintainable rather than a one-time browser session.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not turn lightweight low-stakes lookups into unnecessary documentation overhead."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-research-search-strategy"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-3AD07AB0A8C89C5B",
    "RS-1356932559D1592D"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "PRISMA-S was created because literature searches are often reported with insufficient detail for reproducibility.",
      "source_id": "RS-3AD07AB0A8C89C5B",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Full PRISMA-S reporting is designed for systematic reviews, not every quick workplace lookup.",
      "locator": "Background and reporting checklist"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Cochrane recommends documenting the databases, exact search strategies, dates and selection process for reproducible evidence retrieval.",
      "source_id": "RS-1356932559D1592D",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The amount of documentation should match the stakes and need for later replay.",
      "locator": "Documenting and reporting the search process"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "A research result may need to be reproduced, updated or audited later."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not turn lightweight low-stakes lookups into unnecessary documentation overhead."
  ],
  "example": "Record the PubMed query and date behind a health-literacy card so future evidence refresh can rerun the same search before expanding it.",
  "check": "Another person can reproduce the retrieval logic without reconstructing it from your final citations.",
  "steps": [
    "Another person can reproduce the retrieval logic without reconstructing it from your final citations."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-3AD07AB0A8C89C5B",
      "title": "PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews",
      "url": "https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-020-01542-z"
    },
    {
      "id": "RS-1356932559D1592D",
      "title": "Chapter 4: Searching for and selecting studies",
      "url": "https://www.cochrane.org/authors/handbooks-and-manuals/handbook/current/chapter-04"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0514",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0421",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/preserve-the-transformation-chain-with-the-artifact"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-F645BF33EA699D13",
      "title": "Search for evidence as a reproducible process, not a lucky query",
      "url": "/collections/search-for-evidence-as-a-reproducible-process-not-a-lucky-query"
    }
  ]
}