More Information about Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Cochrane Collaboration)
- How to Review the Evidence: Systematic Identification and Review of the Scientific Literature (Australia. National Health and Medical Research Council)
- JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis (Joanna Briggs Institute)
- Summarized Research in Information Retrieval for HTA (SuRe Info) - a web resource that provides information relating to search strategies for systematic reviews
- Systematic Review Toolbox (York Health Economics Consortium)
- Systematic Reviews: CRD's Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health Care (UK. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination)
Books on Systematic Reviews
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An Introduction to Systematic Reviews by An Introduction to Systematic Reviews provides a short, accessible and technically up-to-date book covering the full breadth of approaches to reviews from statistical meta analysis to meta ethnography. The content is divided into five main sections covering: approaches to reviewing; getting started; gathering and describing research; appraising and synthesizing data; and making use of reviews and models of research use. As systematic reviews become included in many more graduate-level courses this book answers the growing demand for a user-friendly guide.Call Number: 001.4 INT 2012ISBN: 9781849201810Publication Date: 2012 -
Doing a Systematic Review by Written in a friendly, accessible style by an expert team of authors with years of experience in both conducting and supervising systematic reviews, this is the perfect guide to using systematic review methodology in a research project. It provides clear answers to all review-related questions, including: How do I formulate an appropriate review question? What's the best way to manage my review? How do I develop my search strategy? How do I get started with data extraction? How do I assess the quality of a study? How can I analyse and synthesize my data? How should I write up the discussion and conclusion sections of my dissertation or thesis?Call Number: 362.10723 DOI 2017ISBN: 9781473967007Publication Date: 2nd edtion 2017 -
Doing Your Literature Review by This highly accessible book guides students through the production of either a traditional or a systematic literature review, clearly explaining the difference between the two types of review, the advantages and disadvantages of both, and the skills needed. It gives practical advice on reading and organizing relevant literature and critically assessing the reviewed field. Contents include using libraries and the internet, note making, presentation, critical analysis, and referencing, plagiarism, and copyright.Call Number: 300.72 JES 2011ISBN: 9781848601543Publication Date: 2011 -
Systematic Reviews in Practice by In order to make the best medical recommendations or determine the best treatments, health care practitioners should rely on the peer-reviewed medical research. Often, however, one study is not enough. Health practitioners need a "one-stop shop" that synthesizes several studies. Compared to a small pilot study, or even a large study, a synthesis across studies can provide a more solid foundation upon which recommendations about a particular treatment or application can be made. A systematic review is the "gold standard" method for synthesizing these studies.This book will focus on the what, why and how of systematic reviews - what they are, why they are important and how to conduct them. Specifically, you will learn: The role of systematic reviews in evidence-based medicine. The different types of systematic reviews and what research questions they are best suited for answering. How methodological bias can play a role in research and systematic reviews and how to use practical tools to assess for and work with bias in reviews. The basic components and practical steps of conducting a systematic review.The book is organized into 11 chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 will provide you with some theoretical background regarding what systematic reviews are and why they are needed. The remaining chapters will walk you through how to conduct a systematic review in an objective, rigorous and unbiased fashion. Collectively, these chapters should provide you with enough information to develop your own research topic and conduct your own systematic review from beginning to end - from conceptualization to publication.Each chapter also includes a Practical Matters section in which commonly asked questions regarding that chapter's particular topics are addressed. Recommendations are offered throughout the book to help guide you through the conduction of a systematic review in an objective, transparent fashion. This advice represents information that the authors wished they had known when they first began learning about and conducting systematic reviews. The advice is then offered with the hopes that it will help you as you embark on your systematic review journey.This book will use a model systematic review topic to help illustrate many of the steps in conducting a systematic review. The example will explore the effect of acupuncture on acute pain in military personnel. The methodologies and results of this paper will be presented throughout this book in order to provide a consistent, ongoing example throughout the book.We encourage you and your review team to utilize this book to guide you through your journey of conducting your systematic review. We hope it will be a key reference manual as you uncover the current state of the evidence and support your research question.Call Number: 616.0072 CRA 2015ISBN: 9781511719797Publication Date: 2015 -
Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-Based Medicine by For many healthcare professionals there is a mystery surrounding systematic reviews of healthcare literature. How did they select certain studies and reject others? What did they do to pool results? How did a bunch of insignificant findings suddenly become significant? With this book you will embark on a journey that will provide the key information required to demystify these intrigues. By understanding the principles behind reviews of healthcare literature, you will be able to assess the credibility of the recommendations handed down to you in published reviews and practice guidelines. Following the success of the first edition, Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-based Medicine simplifies and explains the key steps involved in reviewing literature, directing its deliberations at a readership of nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, public health personnel, new reviewers and students of epidemiology and health technology assessment. This second edition retains the strong emphasis on effectiveness, but the reader is presented with six brand new case studies, and all of the original material has been thoroughly edited and revised to bring it up to date and bring it in line with current knowledge. The authors are veterans of over 150 systematic reviews. Over the years they have worked with healthcare commissioners, clinicians and other decision-makers, producing reviews to inform policy and practice. They have collaborated with other epidemiologists and statisticians to advance methods for undertaking systematic reviews and between them, they have a wide and appropriate range of experience of reviewing and applying findings of healthcare research. Written in a concise and easy-to-digest form, and avoiding technical jargon, Systematic Reviews toSupport Evidence-based Medicine remains a must-read for all healthcare professionals.Call Number: 616ISBN: 9781853157943Publication Date: 2011
