A practical overview of how to conduct a systematic review

Davis, D

Abstract

With an increasing focus on evidence-based practice in health care, it is important that nurses understand the principles underlying systematic reviews. Systematic reviews are used in healthcare to present a comprehensive, policy-neutral, transparent and reproducible synthesis of evidence. This article provides a practical overview of the process of undertaking systematic
reviews, explaining the rationale for each stage. It provides guidance on the standard methods applicable to every systematic review: writing and registering a protocol; planning a review; searching and selecting studies; data collection; assessing the risk of bias; and interpreting results.

Citation

Davis, D. (2016). A practical overview of how to conduct a systematic review. Nursing Standard, 31(12), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2016.e10316

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 15, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 16, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 18, 2018
• Journal: Nursing Standard
• Print ISSN: 0029-6570
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-9018
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 60-71
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2016.e10316
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.2016.e10316
• Related Public URLs: https://rcni.com/nursing-standard