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A scoping review of scoping reviews: advancing the approach and enhancing the consistency
- Source :
- Research Synthesis Methods
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2014.
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Abstract
- Background The scoping review has become an increasingly popular approach for synthesizing research evidence. It is a relatively new approach for which a universal study definition or definitive procedure has not been established. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of scoping reviews in the literature. Methods A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. A search was conducted in four bibliographic databases and the gray literature to identify scoping review studies. Review selection and characterization were performed by two independent reviewers using pretested forms. Results The search identified 344 scoping reviews published from 1999 to October 2012. The reviews varied in terms of purpose, methodology, and detail of reporting. Nearly three-quarter of reviews (74.1%) addressed a health topic. Study completion times varied from 2 weeks to 20 months, and 51% utilized a published methodological framework. Quality assessment of included studies was infrequently performed (22.38%). Conclusions Scoping reviews are a relatively new but increasingly common approach for mapping broad topics. Because of variability in their conduct, there is a need for their methodological standardization to ensure the utility and strength of evidence. © 2014 The Authors. Research Synthesis Methods published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects :
- Quality Control
Research Report
Standardization
literature review
Writing
Synthesis methods
Education
Strength of evidence
Consistency (negotiation)
Terminology as Topic
Medicine
knowledge synthesis
Research evidence
Publishing
Quality assessment
Management science
business.industry
methodology
Original Articles
Grey literature
Databases, Bibliographic
Review Literature as Topic
Educational research
Bibliometrics
scoping review
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17592887 and 17592879
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Research Synthesis Methods
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b305dd506f691664b1a138e50699f676
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1123