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Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series

Developing a Systematic Review Protocol

Learning objectives:

  • Describe required items to include in a systematic review protocol (PRISMA-P checklist)

After viewing the tutorial, take the quiz to gauge your understanding. (Show Quiz)

References: (Show References)

Beyramijam M, Khankeh HR, Farrokhi M, Ebadi A, Masoumi G, Aminizadeh M. Disaster Preparedness among Emergency Medical Service Providers: A Systematic Review Protocol. Emerg Med Int. 2020 Oct 26;2020:6102940. doi: 10.1155/2020/6102940. PMID: 33274079; PMCID: PMC7683168.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Systematic Reviews: CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care [Internet]. 2009 [cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://www.york.ac.uk/media/crd/Systematic_Reviews.pdf.

Cooke A, Smith D, Booth A. Beyond PICO: the SPIDER tool for qualitative evidence synthesis. Qual Health Res. 2012 Oct;22(10):1435-43. doi: 10.1177/1049732312452938. Epub 2012 Jul 24. PMID: 22829486.

Faieta JM, Devos H, Vaduvathiriyan P, York MK, et al. Exercise interventions for older adults with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev. 2021 Jan 4;10(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01555-8. PMID: 33397453; PMCID: PMC7779651.

Mares MA, Maneze D, Elmir R,et al. Health literacy and self-management in people with coronary heart disease: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2022 Oct 1;20(10):2599-2604. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00257. PMID: 36081391.

Moher D, Shamseer L, Clarke M, Ghersi D, Liberati A, Petticrew M, Shekelle P, Stewart LA; PRISMA-P Group. Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement. Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 1;4(1):1. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-4-1. PMID: 25554246; PMCID: PMC4320440.

Morgan RL, Whaley P, Thayer KA, Schünemann HJ. Identifying the PECO: A framework for formulating good questions to explore the association of environmental and other exposures with health outcomes. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt 1):1027-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.015. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PMID: 30166065; PMCID: PMC6908441.

Pieper D, Rombey T. Where to prospectively register a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 8;11(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01877-1. PMID: 34998432; PMCID: PMC8742923.

Samson D, Schoelles KM. Developing the Topic and Structuring Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: Utility of PICOTS, Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees, and Other Frameworks. In: Chang SM, Matchar DB, Smetana GW, Umscheid CA, editors. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Jun. Chapter 2. PMID: 22834028.

Schiavenato M, Chu F. PICO: What it is and what it is not. Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Oct;56:103194. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103194. Epub 2021 Sep 2. PMID: 34534728.

Shamseer L, Moher D, Clarke M, Ghersi D, Liberati A, Petticrew M, Shekelle P, Stewart LA; PRISMA-P Group. Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: elaboration and explanation. BMJ. 2015 Jan 2;350:g7647. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7647. Erratum in: BMJ. 2016 Jul 21;354:i4086. PMID: 25555855.

Sunde E, Harris A, Nielsen MB, et al. Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the associations between shift work and sickness absence. Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 16;11(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-02020-4. PMID: 35842678; PMCID: PMC9287923.

Tawfik GM, Dila KAS, Mohamed MYF, Tam DNH, Kien ND, Ahmed AM, Huy NT. A step by step guide for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis with simulation data. Trop Med Health. 2019 Aug 1;47:46. doi: 10.1186/s41182-019-0165-6. PMID: 31388330. PMCID: PMC6670166.

Thomas J, Kneale D, McKenzie JE, Brennan SE, Bhaumik S. Chapter 2: Determining the scope of the review and the questions it will address. In: Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA, editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions version 6.3 [Internet]. Cochrane; 2022 [updated 2022 Feb; cited 2023 Oct 18]. Available from: https://training.cochrane.org/handbook.




This video series should be cited as:
Kusnoor SV, Williams AM, Koonce TY, Krump P, Harding L, Zhao J, Giuse NB. Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Knowledge Management, 2023. Available from: https://spi-hub.app.vumc.org/sysrev/home.

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