How to Write a Systematic Review Paper

Key Characteristics

What Makes It Systematic?

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  • Quality Assessment of Studies

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  • Pre-defined Research Question

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  • Explicit Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

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What Is a Systematic Review?

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Systematic Review

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Literature Review

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Paper Structure

Sections of a Systematic Review

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Section 01
Abstract & Keywords

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  • Structured format: background, methods, results
  • PICO framework integration
Section 02
Introduction & Rationale

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  • Justify the need for this review
  • State clear research question
Section 03
Methods

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  • Search strategy and databases
  • Inclusion/exclusion criteria
Section 04
Results & PRISMA

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  • PRISMA flow diagram
  • Characteristics of included studies
Section 05
Discussion

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  • Synthesis of main findings
  • Comparison with prior reviews
Section 06
Conclusions & Limitations

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  • Implications for practice
  • Future research directions
Reporting Standards

Essential Tools & Guidelines

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Reporting
PRISMA 2020

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Protocol
PROSPERO

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Bias
Cochrane RoB 2

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Meta-Analysis
RevMan / R

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