PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

Abstract

Scoping reviews, a type of knowledge synthesis, follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. Although more scoping reviews are being done, their methodological and reporting quality need improvement. This document presents the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. The checklist was developed by a 24-member expert panel and 2 research leads following published guidance from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network. The final checklist contains 20 essential reporting items and 2 optional items. The authors provide a rationale and an example of good reporting for each item. The intent of the PRISMA-ScR is to help readers (including researchers, publishers, commissioners, policymakers, health care providers, guideline developers, and patients or consumers) develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for scoping reviews.

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Andrea C. Tricco, Erin Lillie, Wasifa Zarin, Kelly Kathleen O’Brien, Heather L. Colquhoun, Danielle Elaine Levac, … Sharon Elizabeth Straus (2018). PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/m18-0850

@article{c2018prisma,
  title  = {PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation},
  author = {Tricco, Andrea C. and Lillie, Erin and Zarin, Wasifa and O’Brien, Kelly Kathleen and Colquhoun, Heather L. and Levac, Danielle Elaine and Moher, David and Peters, Micah D.J. and Horsley, Tanya and Weeks, Laura and Hempel, Susanne and Akl, Elie A. and Chang, Christine and McGowan, Jessie and Stewart, Lesley A. and Hartling, Lisa and Aldcroft, Adrian and Wilson, Michael G. and Garritty, Chantelle and Lewin, Simon A. and Godfrey, Christina M. and Macdonald, Marilyn and Langlois, Étienne V and Soares‐Weiser, Karla and Moriarty, Jo and Clifford, Tammy and Tunçalp, Özge and Straus, Sharon Elizabeth},
  year   = {2018},
  journal = {Annals of Internal Medicine},
  doi    = {10.7326/m18-0850}
}

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