LITERATURE REVIEW

   *To be considered systematic and rigorous, a review should include:  

· A pre-planned method or protocol  

· A question the authors are attempting to answer  

· Clear and explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria

· A documented search strategy, including sources and terms  

· Use of tables to provide pertinent characteristics of the studies included  

· An explicit approach to assess the quality (risk of bias) of included evidence  

· Exploration of the data to identify consistencies as well as gaps  

· Tables or figures to support the interpretation of data  

· Appendices or supplemental files to provide further details

Note: This may not be readily apparent. Teams may need to consult organizational websites and delve deeper into their methods.

Adapted from Booth, 2021 

SINGLE STUDY OR ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE DECISION TREE

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