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Research and scholarly methods: Systematic reviews
Author(s) -
Sobieraj Diana M.,
Baker William L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american college of clinical pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-9870
DOI - 10.1002/jac5.1440
Subject(s) - systematic review , critical appraisal , scope (computer science) , computer science , management science , systematic process , process (computing) , systematic error , data science , quality (philosophy) , psychology , epistemology , medline , medicine , political science , work in process , engineering , alternative medicine , operations management , mathematics , philosophy , statistics , law , programming language , operating system , pathology
Systematic reviews provide synthesized evidence to answer explicit research questions, using a transparent and reproducible process to minimize bias. Several guides are available to explain the in‐depth methods involved in conducting a systematic review and subsequent statistical analyses (meta‐analysis) if appropriate. Users of systematic reviews should consider the quality of the review prior to applying its evidence to practice, using a critical appraisal tool. While an in‐depth explanation of these methods is beyond the scope of this article, we present the critical steps of a systematic review and refer readers to these resources for further guidance.