Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions by
2nd edition - Essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. The handbook will also be of interest to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interventions. Contains extensive new material on systematic review methods addressing a wide-range of topics including network meta-analysis, equity, complex interventions, narrative synthesis, and automation.
How to Perform a Systematic Literature Review: A Guide for Healthcare Researchers, Practitioners and Students by
1st edition - The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. This textbook is an authoritative and accessible guide to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The authors steer readers on a logical, sequential path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners.
Searching the Grey Literature by
Discusses different aspects of grey literature, including an introduction to grey literature, the value of grey literature, search sources for grey literature and how to conduct needs assessment before beginning a grey literature search. Search techniques for identifying grey literature documents, selecting and evaluating grey literature search sources and best searching practices are also discussed in detail.
Systematic Searching by
Provides practical advice on new methods and technologies involved in systematic searching and explores the role of information professionals in delivering these changes Blends theory and practice and takes into account different approaches to information retrieval with a special focus being given to searching for complex topics in a health-related environment. The book does not presume an in-depth prior knowledge or experience of systematic searching and includes case studies, practical examples and ideas for further research and reading.
Guides and handbooks for performing systematic review include but are not limited to those listed here.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) standards for systematic reviews.
A guide for Cochrane reviewers, explains the Cochrane systematic review process.
These standards are adapted from the Cochrane MECIR standards and are for disciplines beyond medicine such as crime, justice, education, international development, methods, social welfare, disability, business knowledge translation/implementation and food security.
This guide was developed to improve the transparency, consistency, and scientific rigor of those working on Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.
