How-to: scoping review?

Pollock, Danielle; Evans, Catrin; Jia, Romy Menghao; Alexander, Lyndsay; Pieper, Dawid; Brandão de Moraes, Érica; Peters, Micah DJ.; Tricco, Andrea C.; Khali, Hanan; Godfrey, Christina M.; Saran, Ashrita; Campbell, Fiona; Munn, Zachary

Abstract

Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, within or across a defined context or contexts. Scoping reviews can contribute to clinical practice guideline development, policy making, reduce research waste by eliminating duplication of research effort, and be a precursor to a systematic review. This paper aims to provide a brief introduction of how to conduct and report scoping reviews, their role and value of within the evidence synthesis ecosystem, the differences and similarities between these reviews and other types of evidence syntheses such as systematic reviews, mapping reviews, evidence and gap maps and overviews and how to overcome common challenges often associated in the conduct, reporting and dissemination of scoping reviews.

Citation

POLLOCK, D., EVANS, C., JIA, R.M., ALEXANDER, L., PIEPER, D., BRANDÃO DE MORAES, E., PETERS, M.D.J., TRICCO, A.C., KHALI, H., GODFREY, C.M., SARAN, A., CAMPBELL, F. and MUNN, Z. 2024. How-to: scoping review? Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 176, article number 111572. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111572

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Oct 18, 2024
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2024
• Deposit Date: Oct 21, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 21, 2024
• Journal: Journal of clinical epidemiology
• Print ISSN: 0895-4356
• Electronic ISSN: 1878-5921
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 176
• Article Number: 111572
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111572
• Keywords: Scoping reviews; Evidence; Clinical practice; Guideline developments; Policy making; Research waste
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2541396