Systematic Searching Support at Hardin Library
Methodology Resources
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of InterventionsThe handbook provides guidance for authors of Cochrane Intervention reviews and is a source for questions of methodology for anyone conducting a review.
- JBI Manual for Evidence SynthesisThe handbook provides guidance for authors of JBI evidence synthesis projects and is a source for information about methodology for anyone conducting a review.
- From Searching for Studies: A Guide to Information Retrieval for Campbell Systematic ReviewsThe handbook provides guidance for authors of Campbell Collaboration and is a source for questions of methodology for anyone conducting a review in the social sciences.
- Finding What Works in Healthcare: Standards for Systematic ReviewsThis guide from the National Academy of Medicine provides methodology for systematic reviews of the comparative effectiveness of medical or surgical interventions.
- Systematic Reviews: CRD’s Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health CareThis guide from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at York University provides methods for conducting reviews.
Methodology Training
- Evidence Synthesis AcademyThis site offers free training for Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient Centered Outcomes Research. It is created by Brown University’s Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health that is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
- Cochrane Interactive LearningCochrane offers online, fee-based training for conducting systematic reviews of interventions.
Reporting Standards
- Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ)ENTREQ provides a framework for reporting synthesis of qualitative research.
- Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE)MOOSE provides reporting standards for meta-analyses of observational studies, especially in epidemiology and public health.
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Important documentation to review includes the Checklist, Explanation or Elaboration of the Checklist, and Flow Diagrams.
- PRISMA for Scoping Reviews (PRSIMA-ScR)PRISMA provides an extension specifically for scoping reviews. The guidance includes a checklist and a statement that includes the checklist and explanation.
PRISMA Components
- PRISMA 2020 Explanation and Elaboration: Updated Guidance and Exemplars for Reporting Systematic Reviews (BMJ Article)This article defines, explains, and provides examples for the items in the PRISMA checklist.
- PRISMA ChecklistDownloadable from this link is the checklist of the 27 items that should be reported in reviews.
- PRISMA Flow DiagramThe diagram used to report the selection of studies included in a review.
- The 2020 PRISMA Statement: An Updated Guideline for Reporting Systematic ReviewsThis article describes the purpose of PRISMA and how the statement was updated from the original 2009 version.
Tools That May Help With Reporting
- Shiny App for PRISMA ChecklistThis Shiny App allows you to fill in the PRISMA 2020 Checklist details for export as a Word document or PDF.
- Shiny App for PRISMA Flow DiagramThis app allows the creation of PDF, PNG, SVG, or Interactive HTML versions of the flow diagram.
Critical Appraisal
- A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR-2)This tool can be used to appraise the quality of a systematic review.
- AMSTAR-2 Guidance DocumentThis document further explains the AMSTAR-2 tool.
- AMSTAR-2 ArticleJournal article describing the creation and purpose of the tool.
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