The methods section of your systematic review describes what you did, how you did it, and why. Readers need this information to interpret the results…
Planning and pilot-testing reduce the amount of disagreement between reviewers but they will not remove it completely. Often, disagreement can be resolved by discussion until…
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…