systematic review

• Systematic review is a type of research study that involves systematically collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing existing research evidence on a specific research question
• Systematic review follows a structured and rigorous process to provide a comprehensive overview of available literature on a particular topic, aiming to minimize bias
• Key components of a systematic review:

  • Research Question or Objective: Clearly define the research question or objective that the systematic review aims to address, specific, well-formulated, and relevant to the topic of interest
  • Protocol Development: Develop a detailed protocol outlining the methodology for conducting the systematic review, including defining inclusion and exclusion criteria, search strategies
• A systematic review involves systematically collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing existing research evidence on a specific research question, following a structured and rigorous process to minimize bias and provide a comprehensive overview of the available literature on a particular topic
• Key components of a systematic review:

  • Research Question or Objective: Clearly define the research question or objective that the systematic review aims to address, specific, well-formulated, and relevant to the topic of interest
  • Protocol Development: Develop a detailed protocol outlining the methodology, including inclusion and exclusion criteria, search strategy, data extraction process, and methods for assessing study quality
  • Literature Search: Conduct a comprehensive search of existing literature using multiple databases like PubMed, Scopus, documenting the search strategy for reproducibility
  • Study Selection: Apply pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria to select studies meeting the criteria, typically done by two or more independent reviewers
  • Data Extraction: Extract relevant data from selected studies using a standardized form detailing study design, participants, interventions, outcomes, and key variables
• • Data Synthesis: Analyze and synthesize extracted data, drawing conclusions through statistical meta-analysis or narrative synthesis
  • Results Presentation: Present findings clearly with tables, figures, and descriptive text summarizing key results
  • Discussion and Conclusion: Interpret results, discuss implications, highlight strengths and limitations, and provide recommendations for future research or practice
• PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, providing an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses
• Parts of a Systematic Review:

  • Title: Clearly states the main topic or focus
  • Abstract: Concise summary including research question, methods, results, and conclusions
  • Introduction: Defines research question, provides context, outlines scope and objectives
  • Methodology: Describes detailed methodology, search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and data extraction plan
  • Results: Detailed presentation of findings, characteristics of included studies, and results of individual studies
  • Discussion: Interprets results in the context of the research question, addressing implications
  • Limitations: Discusses the boundaries of the literature study
  • References: Lists all sources cited
• Clearly define the research question or objective that the systematic review aims to address, specific, well-formulated, and relevant to the topic of interest

  Research Question and Objective
• Clearly define the research question or objective that the systematic review aims to address, specific, well-formulated, and relevant to the topic of interest

  Research Question or Objective