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Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 1

Nursing StandardPublished 18 August 2010
Josette Bettany‐Saltikov
Citations82
SJR quartileQ3
SJR score0.30

TL;DR

An overview of the processes involved in writing a systematic review is provided, including the differences between a systematic and a literature review, how to write an answerable review question and how to prepare the background for the review.

Abstract

This article, the first of two, provides an overview of the processes involved in writing a systematic review. The article describes the differences between a systematic and a literature review, how to write an answerable review question and how to prepare the background for the review. The second of the two articles will focus on search strategy and the presentation of data.

Keywords

Decision Sciences