Systematic Review

Systematic Review are CONDUCTED according the Cochrane or JBI Guidelines.

They are REPORTED according the PRISMA standards.

These two process must be documented within your methodology section. 

• Cochrane Handbook - Chapter 15: Interpreting results and drawing conclusions

• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis - Chapter 12.3 The systematic review

• PRISMA 2020 (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis)

  The aim of the PRISMA Statement is to help authors improve the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

The purpose of the qualitative synthesis within a systematic review are to: 

• Answer the PICO research question
• Provide an overall narrative, textual summary analyzing, comparing and contrasting the evidence (data) acquired through the systematic search process

Additionally the qualitative synthesis should: 

• Provide a general summary of the data elements identified in the extraction process
• Analyze the relationships between studies, identify patterns and investigate heterogeneity
• Discuss the applicability of the evidence in relation to the PICO research question 
• Critique the strengths, weaknesses and risks of bias of the included studies
• Compare the findings with current conventional wisdom 
• Identify gaps in the evidence and suggest future research

Source: https://hslguides.osu.edu/systematic_reviews/synthesize

• RevMan

  ReviewManager (RevMan) is Cochrane's bespoke software for writing Cochrane Reviews.

• Methods Wizard

  This tool from the SR accelerator is a streamlined template for generating the methods section for your systematic review.

• PRISMA Flow Diagram Tool

  This tool allows you to produce a flow diagram for your own review that conforms to the PRISMA2020 Statement.

• Pregnant and postnatal women’s experiences of interacting with health care providers about their tobacco smoking: a qualitative systematic review

• Use of research evidence in legislatures: a systematic review

• Contact your subject librarian for a quality example systematic review in you profession or research area.