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Scoping reviews are conducted to map the literature available on a topic in a systematic way. Scoping reviews are useful when an area of research is new or emerging, heterogeneous and/or complex. Scoping reviews can be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute guidance.
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Apr 1, 2022 · Scoping reviews can clarify key concepts/definitions in the literature and identify key characteristics or factors related to a concept, including those related to methodological research.
Feb 4, 2021 · Scoping reviews are an invaluable form of evidence synthesis. Foundational concepts and evidence can be mapped, allowing for examination of practice, policy, and research and gaps in evidence and policy can be identified.
- Danielle Pollock, Ellen L Davies, Micah D J Peters, Micah D J Peters, Micah D J Peters, Andrea C Tri...
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- To Identify The Types of Available Evidence in A Given Field
- To Clarify Key Concepts/Definitions in The Literature
- To Examine How Research Is Conducted on A Certain Topic
- To Identify Key Characteristics Or Factors Related to A Concept
- As A Precursor to A Systematic Review
- To Identify and Analyze Gaps in The Knowledge Base
Scoping reviews that seek to identify the types of evidence in a given field share similarities with evidence mapping activities as explained by Bragge and colleagues in a paper on conducting scoping research in broad topic areas . Chambers and colleagues conducted a scoping review in order to identify current knowledge translation resources (and ...
Scoping reviews are often performed to examine and clarify definitions that are used in the literature. A scoping review by Schaink and colleagues27 was performed to investigate how the notion of “patient complexity” had been defined, classified, and understood in the existing literature. A systematic search of healthcare databases was conducted. A...
Scoping reviews can be useful tools to investigate the design and conduct of research on a particular topic. A scoping review by Callary and colleagues29 investigated the methodological design of studies assessing wear of a certain type of hip replacement (highly crosslinked polyethylene acetabular components) . The aim of the scoping review was to...
Scoping reviews can be conducted to identify and examine characteristics or factors related to a particular concept. Harfield and colleagues (2015) conducted a scoping review to identify the characteristics of indigenous primary healthcare service delivery models [30,31,32]. A systematic search was conducted, followed by screening and study selecti...
Scoping reviews conducted as precursors to systematic reviews may enable authors to identify the nature of a broad field of evidence so that ensuing reviews can be assured of locating adequate numbers of relevant studies for inclusion. They also enable the relevant outcomes and target group or population for example for a particular intervention to...
Scoping reviews are rarely solely conducted to simply identify and analyze gaps present in a given knowledge base, as examination and presentation of what hasn’t been investigated or reported generally requires exhaustive examination of all of what is available. In any case, because scoping reviews tend to be a useful approach for reviewing evidenc...
- Zachary Munn, Micah D. J. Peters, Cindy Stern, Catalin Tufanaru, Alexa McArthur, Edoardo Aromataris
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Oct 8, 2021 · Scoping reviews systematically identify and chart relevant literature that meet predetermined inclusion criteria available on a given topic to address specified objective (s) and review question (s) in relation to key concepts, theories, data and evidence gaps.
- Micah D. J. Peters, Micah D. J. Peters, Casey Marnie, Heather Colquhoun, Chantelle M. Garritty, Susa...
- 2021
Jun 26, 2024 · What is a Scoping Review? Scoping reviews are a "preliminary assessment of potential size and scope of available research literature. Scoping reviews aim to identify the nature and extent of research evidence (usually including ongoing research)." (Grant and Booth 2009).
Scoping reviews: an overview with examples. Example: Strengthening clinical governance in low- and middle-income countries. Examples of non-health related scoping reviews. Doing scoping reviews. Polling questions and Q&A session.
