Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence syntheses

• Evidence synthesis projects are executed by teams including members with expertise in:
  • the topic being studied - ideally from both researcher and patient perspectives
  • research methods
  • statistical analysis
  • literature searching
• To reduce bias, studies must be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers; a third team member must be available to resolve any screening discrepancies e.g. if Review A says Yes and Reviewer B says No

Tools

• You will need access to:
  • Appropriate databases and information sources to gather evidence
  • Software for managing and sharing citations, removing duplicates, etc.,
  • Software or system for screening studies and extracting data

Review this guidance from the Library of Rush University Medical Center for a checklist of questions to be considered before undertaking a systematic review or other evidence synthesis project.