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Danielle Pollock1, Catrin Evans2, Romy Menghao Jia3
1Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI), School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
|October 19, 2024
Summary
Scoping reviews map evidence for research and policy. This guide introduces conducting and reporting these reviews, addressing common challenges in evidence synthesis.
Area of Science:
- Evidence synthesis methodologies
- Research impact and efficiency
Background:
- Scoping reviews identify and map the breadth of evidence on a topic.
- They inform clinical guidelines, policy, and primary research, reducing research waste.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an introduction to conducting and reporting scoping reviews.
- To clarify the role and value of scoping reviews in evidence synthesis.
Main Methods:
- Discussing the role and value of scoping reviews within the evidence synthesis ecosystem.
- Differentiating scoping reviews from systematic reviews, mapping reviews, evidence and gap maps, and overviews.
- Addressing common challenges in the conduct, reporting, and dissemination of scoping reviews.
Main Results:
- Scoping reviews play a vital role in the evidence ecosystem.
- Acknowledging and addressing the inherent challenges of scoping reviews is crucial.
Conclusions:
- Scoping reviews are a popular form of evidence synthesis.
- Further research is needed to clarify current methodological challenges in scoping reviews.
Keywords:
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