Nelson Systematic Reviews to Answer Healthcare, Questions, 2e

Contents

ContributingAuthors..........................vi Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii 1 SystematicReviews......................1 2 Defining the Topic and Scope and Developing Research Questions, Analytic Frameworks, and Protocols . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Building the Systematic Review Team, Engaging Stakeholders, and ManagingtheProject.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4 Determining Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Studies. . . . . . 35 5 Conducting Searches for Relevant Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6 Selecting Studies for Inclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 7 Extracting Data from Studies and Constructing Evidence Tables. . . 78 8 Assessing Quality and Applicability of Controlled Clinical Trials, Cohort Studies, and Case-Control Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 9 Assessing Quality and Applicability of Diagnostic Accuracy

Studies, Qualitative Studies, and Systematic Reviews. . . . . . . 120 10 QualitativeAnalysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 11 QuantitativeAnalysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 12 Assessing and Rating the Strength of the Body of Evidence. . . . .183 13 Preparing and Disseminating the Report. . . . . . . . . . . . 199 14 Guide to Electronic Tools for Systematic Reviews . . . . . . . . . 223 15 Answers to Case Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited.

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