PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2018 Oct 2;169(7):467-473.

doi: 10.7326/M18-0850. Epub 2018 Sep 4.

Erin Lillie 2, Wasifa Zarin 2, Kelly K O'Brien 3, Heather Colquhoun 3, Danielle Levac 4, David Moher 5, Micah D J Peters 6, Tanya Horsley 7, Laura Weeks 8, Susanne Hempel 9, Elie A Akl 10, Christine Chang 11, Jessie McGowan 12, Lesley Stewart 13, Lisa Hartling 14, Adrian Aldcroft 15, Michael G Wilson 16, Chantelle Garritty 5, Simon Lewin 17, Christina M Godfrey 18, Marilyn T Macdonald 19, Etienne V Langlois 20, Karla Soares-Weiser 21, Jo Moriarty 22, Tammy Clifford 8, Özge Tunçalp 20, Sharon E Straus 1

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PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

Andrea C Tricco et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018.

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Scoping reviews, a type of knowledge synthesis, follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. Although more scoping reviews are being done, their methodological and reporting quality need improvement. This document presents the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. The checklist was developed by a 24-member expert panel and 2 research leads following published guidance from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network. The final checklist contains 20 essential reporting items and 2 optional items. The authors provide a rationale and an example of good reporting for each item. The intent of the PRISMA-ScR is to help readers (including researchers, publishers, commissioners, policymakers, health care providers, guideline developers, and patients or consumers) develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for scoping reviews.

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