Josette Bettany-Saltikov is Senior Lecturer in Research Methods at the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK and a qualified physiotherapist. Robert McSherry is Professor of Nursing and Practice Development at the School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, UK.
What is a systematic review? Asking an answerable and focused review
question Creating the protocol for your systematic review Writing the
background to your review Specifying your objectives and inclusion and
exclusion criteria Conducting a comprehensive and systematic literature
search Working with your primary papers: Stage 1 - Selecting the studies to
include in your systematic review (Stage 1) Working with your primary
papers: Stage 2 - Appraising the methodological quality of your included
research studies Working with your primary papers: Stage 3 - Extracting
data from your included papers Synthesizing, summarizing and presenting
your findings Writing up your discussion and completing your review
Checking your systematic review is complete and some practical ways to
share and disseminate your findings References Index
