Practical advice for screening in Covidence Screening studies is a central part of the systematic review process. Important decisions are made here that influence which…
📌 Consider the audience of the review Who will use this review? What do they want to know? How do they measure effectiveness? Good review teams…
You’ve decided to go ahead. You have identified a gap in the evidence and you know that conducting a systematic review, with its explicit methods…
As the medical literature continues to grow, the people who rely on it to make good decisions face a challenge: to summarise it accurately and…
Research: there’s a lot of it! So much, in fact, that keeping track gets harder by the day – even within a narrow specialism or…
Tips for abstract screening in a systematic review. The search is over Congratulations, your search for studies is complete. You have followed the process…
As teams work through a set of references it’s also common to find multiple published reports of the same study. Apply the eligibility criteria…
Creating a systematic review protocol is a crucial step in conducting high-quality research. A well-structured protocol not only guides your review but also ensures that…
The PRISMA 2020 checklist still has 27 items. These correspond to the items in the previous checklist. The wording of the items has been revised…
Clear reporting in systematic reviews is essential. It gives readers the information to form their own views about how well a review was carried out…