LibGuides: Systematic Reviews: Before You Begin

Books in the Library

Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by Andrew Booth; Diana Papaioannou; Anthea Sutton
Call Number: LB 1047 B725s 2012
ISBN: 9780857021359
Systematic Reviews in Health Care by Paul Glasziou; Chris Bain; Graham Colditz; Les Irwig
Call Number: W 20.5 S9955 2001
ISBN: 0521799627
Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-Based Medicine by Khan
Call Number: WB 102 S995 2003
ISBN: 185315525X
Finding What Works in Health Care by Jill Eden (Editor); Laura Levit (Editor); Alfred Berg (Editor); Sally Morton (Editor); Committee on Standards for Systematic Reviews of Comparative Effectiveness Research; Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Care Services Staff
Call Number: Director's Office W 84.3 F494 2011
ISBN: 9780309164252

Online Guides for Conducting a Systematic Review

Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews
The 2011 IOM's standards address the entire systematic review process, from locating studies for the review to producing the final review report.
Cochrane Collaboration Handbook
The official document that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews. The current version of the Handbook is 6, 2019.
The PRISMA Statement
PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. It is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement.
Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG; PRISMA Group. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. PLoS Med. 2009 Jul 21;6(7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097.
PRISMA Flow Diagram
Campbell Collaboration
Guidelines for producing a Campbell Systematic Review. The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions.
Systematic Reviews: CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care
Practical guidance for undertaking systematic reviews and highlights issues specific to reviews of clinical tests, public health interventions, adverse effects and economic evaluations. Discusses the incorporation of qualitative research.
Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
The AHRQ guide is organized around key issues at each step involved in researching and writing a Comparative Effectiveness review (CER).

Sources for Finding Systematic Reviews

The Community Guide
Developed and maintained by the Community Preventive Services Taskforce, the Community Guide follows a rigorous systematic review process to identify effective programs & policies.

Cochrane Library
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Includes full reviews as well as protocols for reviews in progress.
DARE: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (EBM Reviews)
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As of March 2015, DARE is no longer being updated.

EBM Reviews (Evidence Based Medicine Reviews): DARE contains the full-text of structured critical assessments of previously published systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare. It is produced by the staff of the National Health Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York, England. DARE records cover such topics as diagnosis, prevention, rehabilitation, screening, and treatment.
Prospero
An international prospective register of systematic reviews produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York. Participants may register their own systematic review protocols.

PubMed Clinical Queries
Find Clinical Queries under PubMed Tools. Limit your search to questions of therapy, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology and clinical prediction guides. Select broad or narrow scope.

PubMed users who have an NCBI account can set up a Filter to identify systematic reviews in their search results.

Start in PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sign on to NCBI (top, right corner) or create an account
Click My NCBI
Locate the Filters box
Click Manage Filters
Go to Category > Properties > Subsets
Select Systematic Reviews