How to do a narrative, systematic review or meta-analysis
How to do a narrative, systematic review or meta-analysis
How to do a narrative, systematic review or meta-analysis
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Prepare your research question;
Prepare your research question;
Define clearly, what you want to investigate and related questions, which will guide your search for relevant studies and ensure that your review is focused and meaningful.
Define clearly, what you want to investigate and related questions, which will guide your search for relevant studies and ensure that your review is focused and meaningful.
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Decide on type of review which you want to carry out;
Decide on type of review which you want to carry out;
There are 3 main types of reviews: narrative, systematic, and meta-analysis.
narrative review provides an overview of a particular topic and is typically less structured than the other types of reviews.
systematic review uses a defined and rigorous process to identify and synthesize relevant studies.
meta-analysis combines the results of multiple studies to arrive at a single conclusion.
There are 3 main types of reviews: narrative, systematic, and meta-analysis.
narrative review provides an overview of a particular topic and is typically less structured than the other types of reviews.
systematic review uses a defined and rigorous process to identify and synthesize relevant studies.
meta-analysis combines the results of multiple studies to arrive at a single conclusion.
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Make an inclusion and exclusion criteria
Make an inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Factors or characteristics necessary for answering the research question you made.
Exclusion criteria: Factors or characteristics that make the individual ineligible for the review.
Inclusion criteria: Factors or characteristics necessary for answering the research question you made.
Exclusion criteria: Factors or characteristics that make the individual ineligible for the review.
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Search for relevant studies;
Search for relevant studies;
Search for studies that are relevant to your research question using various databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, etc...
Search for studies that are relevant to your research question using various databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, etc...
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Screen your studies;
Screen your studies;
Once you have found a number of relevant studies, screen them to determine which studies are suitable for the inclusion criteria of your review. This is done by ensuring that they meet the eligibility criteria and have sufficient quality.
Once you have found a number of relevant studies, screen them to determine which studies are suitable for the inclusion criteria of your review. This is done by ensuring that they meet the eligibility criteria and have sufficient quality.
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Extract and analyze data;
Extract and analyze data;
Extract relevant information from each study that you have selected for inclusion, such as study design, sample size, and results. Afterwards, analyze the combined data to draw the conclusion(s) about your research question.
Extract relevant information from each study that you have selected for inclusion, such as study design, sample size, and results. Afterwards, analyze the combined data to draw the conclusion(s) about your research question.
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If you are doing a systemic review, make sure to;
If you are doing a systemic review, make sure to;
Note down which databases you chose (ex: PubMed,EBSCO,Google Scholar)
2. Note what you write in the search bar in all the databases when you search for papers. (ex: Amoebic Colitis Mimicking Crohn's)
3. Note number of papers you received after searching using this sentence in the database (or databases if you chose more than one) and screened.
4. Note number of papers you couldn't retrieve(because of having to pay or other issues)
5. Note number of papers you chose
Note from those papers, the number of papers you excluded because it fell into your exclusion criteria.
7. Note the number of papers you chose because it fits into your inclusion criteria.
These information will be important because after writing the paper, you will have to fill the PRISMA flow diagram needed for systematic reviews which follows PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
Note down which databases you chose (ex: PubMed,EBSCO,Google Scholar)
2. Note what you write in the search bar in all the databases when you search for papers. (ex: Amoebic Colitis Mimicking Crohn's)
3. Note number of papers you received after searching using this sentence in the database (or databases if you chose more than one) and screened.
4. Note number of papers you couldn't retrieve(because of having to pay or other issues)
5. Note number of papers you chose
Note from those papers, the number of papers you excluded because it fell into your exclusion criteria.
7. Note the number of papers you chose because it fits into your inclusion criteria.
These information will be important because after writing the paper, you will have to fill the PRISMA flow diagram needed for systematic reviews which follows PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
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Write your Manuscript;
Write your Manuscript;
With all the information, you can now start writing the manuscript.
With all the information, you can now start writing the manuscript.
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Submit your Manuscript;
Submit your Manuscript;
After completing the manuscript, you should email it to ethicsmisconduct4grsmuscience@gmail.com, email of IRB for clearance from the Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing. Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing of IRB will check for mainly 3 parts in your research: Plagiarism, Falsification and Fabrication.
After completing the manuscript, you should email it to grsmuscience4life@gmail.com, email of IRB for clearance from the Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing. Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing of IRB will check for mainly 3 parts in your research: Plagiarism, Falsification and Fabrication.
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Get Clearance from IRB;
Get Clearance from IRB;
After the IRB has reviewed the manuscript, you will receive a feedback and be notified whether the manuscript is cleared for submission. If it is not, IRB will inform you about the changes that needs to be made.(submit the manuscript again after these changes to get clearance again)
After the IRB has reviewed the manuscript, you will receive a feedback and be notified whether the manuscript is cleared for submission. If it is not, IRB will inform you about the changes that needs to be made.(submit the manuscript again after these changes to get clearance again)
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Manuscript ready for Publication;
Manuscript ready for Publication;
If the manuscript is cleared from Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing of IRB, it is ready to be submitted to conferences or to be published in journals.
If the manuscript is cleared from Ethics and Scientific Misconduct wing of IRB, it is ready to be submitted to conferences or to be published in journals.
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Submit Published Articles to IRB;
Submit Published Articles to IRB;
After the manuscript is published on a journal, you should submit the published article to the documentation wing of IRB to ensure that the article is documented as "published" so that it will be recorded in individual student reports.
After the manuscript is published on a journal, you should submit the published article to the documentation wing of IRB to ensure that the article is documented as "published" so that it will be recorded in individual student reports.