READ ME File For 'Assessing the impact of gut dysbiosis on mental health outcomes in critical illness: A scoping review' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3339 Date that the file was created: January, 2025 ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- ReadMe Author: SAVANNAH RIVERA, University of Southampton [https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4315-0611] Date of data collection: 22 APRIL 2024 Information about geographic location of data collection: Not specific to any location. Has to be written in English Related projects: Associated grants involved include National Institute for Health and Care Research (Southampton) Biomedical Research Council and the University of Reading Research. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse: CC BY Recommended citation for the data: Rivera S, Dushianthan A, Cusack R, Swann J (2025) Assessing the impact of gut dysbiosis on mental health outcomes in critical illness: A systematic review. University of Southampton Dataset. doi:10.5258/SOTON/D3339 This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS: Savannah Rivera, Ahilanandan Dushianthan, Rebecca Cusack, Jonathan Swann TITLE: Assessing the impact of gut dysbiosis on mental health outcomes in critical illness: A systematic review JOURNAL: BMC Systematic Reviews -------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW -------------------- This dataset contains: Results from the search strategy finalised by the authors collected from four databases. The search strategy has been adapted for each database that was used which includes MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and PsycINFO, Google Scholar and Web of Science. We have also searched for clinical trials that have been completed or are ongoing through the Cochrane library. -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: A search strategy has been developed using a combination of MeSH terminology and keywords. This has been adapted for each database that was used which included MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and PsycINFO, representing current ICU care. We will also search for clinical trials that have been completed or are ongoing through the Cochrane library. Reference lists of included studies will also be scanned for other relevant studies. Methods for processing the data: We will exclude articles with editorials, commentaries and animal studies. The results from the datasets will be collated and uploaded to the Rayyan software for ease of sorting into eligible articles. Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: Rayyan software has been used. -------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION -------------------------- Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: ICU - intensive care unit