Thank you so much! So glad that i found it saved on youtube. I’m conducting this scoping review for my master degree and it’s really helpful. Thank you
Worthy to watch for my scoping review. I have a query - Should i include abstract articles for my literature review? I have selected 24 articles for final review and 6 of them are Abstract articles.
Hi Tanvir, Scoping reviews do allow for a broad range of evidence. Conference abstracts as a type of grey literature can be included in a scoping review if they are relevant to your review question and meet your inclusion criteria. Sometimes reviewers might limit it to particular study designs. For example, if the review question is about mapping a concept related to clinical trials, they may only need to include clinical trials.
Hi Dimas, There is no specific minimum number of studied included in a scoping review. However, scoping reviews typically aim to cover a comprehensive range of studies that are relevant to the review questions. The number of studies may vary widely depending on the specific research question and scope of the review.
I would like to know what form are you talking about at 29:21?. Is it an automated tool to download a table form of the finalised studies?. I am a bit lost for this form?.
Here Andrea is talking about data extraction. In scoping reviews, the data extraction process may be referred to as “data charting”. Guidance on creating your own data charting form can be found here, wiki.jbi.global/display/MANUAL/11.2.7+Data+extraction. Additionally, this article by Pollock et al (2021) does describe how to develop a data extraction tool that is relevant to your scoping review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.14743. Good luck!
JBI SUMARI provides support for the entire scoping review process (from protocol to report) and is designed using the methodology discussed in the webinar. You can try JBI SUMARI for free. sumari.jbi.global/
Thank you for this presentation, it was helpful to answer a few that I had. could it be possible to provide the links that were mentioned in the presentation for references in the results section about PRISMA-ScR checklist and related documents? Thank you in advance.
Thank you very much for this. A very informative video. Just to clarify, we have both the scoping review protocol and the main scoping review which we can both publish?
Glad you found the webinar to be informative. Protocols may be published prior to completing a review, as they pre-define the objectives, methods, and reporting of the review and allow for transparency of the process. For more information, please see: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL/3283910908/11.2+Development+of+a+scoping+review+protocol
We have 407 studies included in our scoping review. I understand we can put the results of individual sources of evidence in an appendix (Tricco 2018, Item 20), thankfully. I'm looking for guidance on how to decide which individual studies to include in the manuscript. I know it will depend on our research question, but are you aware of any similarly large scoping reviews that you recommend we look at for examples?
Hi Isabel, Dr Lyndsay Alexander recently completed a scoping review with 555 included sources of evidence. You may find the advice she gives from her experience useful. Watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tz_P5bXHJZA.html
Could you tell me about the research question, I'm confused. Do I create the question, is it the publication authors' question? How is the question created and by whom please?
Hi Pamela, The research question is the question that guides the conduct of the scoping review, not the publication authors’ question. The review question is identified and created by the review team. Please check the JBI Manual of Evidence Synthesis for details at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL/355862667/10.2.2+Developing+the+title+and+question Alternatively you can reach out to jbisynthesis@adelaide.edu.au if you have further questions.
The link to the template in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis is in the Scoping Reviews chapter (Chapter 11), Appendix 1: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL/4687579/Appendix+11.1+JBI+template+source+of+evidence+details%2C+characteristics+and+results+extraction+instrument
We are glad you found this video useful! First of all, you can find the latest methodological guidance for data extraction for a scoping review at wiki.jbi.global/display/MANUAL/11.2.7+Data+extraction JBI SUMARI is software that you can use to conduct 10 different types of reviews, including scoping reviews. You can see how it facilitates data extraction at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6byOdpA1At8.html
There are no formal data extraction tools that we make for scoping reviews. We generally find extraction in scoping reviews is an iterative process, therefore, your extraction tool is subject to change. This article by Pollock et al (2021) does describe how to develop a data extraction tool that is relevant to your scoping review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.14743
JBI’s first guidance on scoping review was published in 2015, with major updates and clarifications published in 2020. You can find JBI's latest guidance for reviewers in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. There is a chapter devoted to scoping reviews: jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL/355862497/10.+Scoping+reviews Here are some references: Peters MD, Godfrey CM, Khalil H, McInerney P, Parker D, Soares CB. Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2015;13(3):141-6. Peters MDJ, Marnie C, Tricco AC, Pollock D, Munn Z, Alexander L, et al. Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI Evid Synth. 2020;18(10):2119-26.
Hello, JBI is an international research organisation that develops and delivers unique evidence-based information, software, education and training designed to improve healthcare practice and health outcomes. You can learn more at jbi.global. Useful resources for JBI Scoping Review methodology include jbi.global/scoping-review-network and the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Chapter in synthesismanual.jbi.global
Scoping reviews can include both quantitative and qualitative evidence in the form of peer-reviewed articles, guidelines, websites, blogs, etc. Deciding on whether this approach, or a mixed methods systematic review is more appropriate depends on the research question. If your question is about the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of a particular topic, then a systematic review (such as a mixed methods systematic review) would be more appropriate. If you would like to read more about how to choose between a systematic review or a scoping review, a very helpful article by Assoc Prof Munn is at bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x You could also have a look at the short 'Ask JBI' video, 'Should I undertake a scoping review or a systematic review?' On our channel.
Dr Pollock outlines the three steps for searching in a short video at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6TTy-sqlWZM.html You may find this useful. Also, guidance is provided in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis at jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL
Hi James, JBI Evidence Synthesis publishes scoping reviews and scoping review protocols, however they focus more on healthcare. The journal is at jbievidencesynthesis.com
Hi Almas, scoping reviews are not inferior to systematic reviews; they just ask different questions. For example, if a reviewer wants to know if something is clinically effective, appropriate, meaningful or understand the experience of that intervention or concept, and they want those results to make clinical or policy change, then a systematic review is the right approach. On the other hand, if a reviewer is more interested in the identification of certain characteristics/ concepts in papers or studies, and in the mapping, reporting or discussion of these characteristics/ concepts, then a scoping review is the better choice. I hope this helps. There are resources that you may find useful at the JBI Scoping Network at jbi.global/scoping-review-network
