Stage 1: Getting Started: Resources

All Resources from Stage 1: Getting Started

Step 1: How to Formulate a Research Question

• List of several types of question formats used to formulate a research question by the Virginia Commonwealth University
• Clear and present questions: formulating questions for evidence based practice: Booth, A. (2006). Library hi tech, 24(3), 355-368.
• Beyond PICO: The SPIDER tool for qualitative evidence synthesis: Cooke, A., Smith, D., & Booth, A. (2012). Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1435-1443.
• Formulating the evidence based practice question: a review of the frameworks: Davies, K. S. (2011). Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 6(2), 75-80.
• Wildridge, V., & Bell, L. (2002). How CLIP became ECLIPSE: a mnemonic to assist in searching for health policy/management information. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 19(2), 113-115.

Step 2: What Type of Review to Conduct

• A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91-108.

Scoping Reviews

• Methodology for Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Reviews
• Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). International journal of social research methodology, 8(1), 19-32.

Realist Reviews

• Ramesesproject.org/ : Realist Review standards and training materials
• Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research. Rycroft-Malone, J., McCormack, B., Hutchinson, A. M., DeCorby, K., Bucknall, T. K., Kent, B., ... & Wallin, L. (2012). Implementation Science, 7(1), 33.

Step 4: Who to Include on the Research Team

• Uttley, L., & Montgomery, P. (2017). The influence of the team in conducting a systematic review. Systematic reviews, 6(1), 149.

Step 5: How to Write/Register a Review Protocol

• Synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence: A review of possible methods. Dixon-Woods, M., Agarwal, S., Jones, D., Young, B., & Sutton, A. (2005). Journal of Health Services Research & Policy,10(1), 45–53.
• How can systematic reviews incorporate qualitative research? Dixon-Woods, M., Bonas, S., Booth, A., Jones, D. R., Miller, T., Sutton, A. J., . . . Young, B. (2006). Qualitative Research,6 (1), 27–44.
• A mixed-methods approach to systematic reviews. Pearson, A, White, H, Bath-Hextall, F, Salmond, S, Apostolo, J, & Kirkpatrick, P. 2015. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 13(3), 121-131.
• Rapid Review Guidebook: Steps for Conducting a Rapid Review.The National Collaboration Centre for Methods and Tools.
• Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. Thomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8, 45–45.
• Meta-synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review. Walsh, D. and Downe, S. (2005). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50, 204–211.
• Protocol Template: Systematic Review (University of Warwick)
• Template for a Systematic Literature Review Protocol (Durham University)