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Systematized Reviews,"attempt to include one or more elements of the systematic review process while stopping short of...a systematic review. Systematized reviews are typically conducted as a postgraduate student assignment, in recognition they are not able to draw upon the resources required for a full systematic review (such as two reviewers)."
Grant MJ, Booth A. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Info Libr J. 2009;26(2):91-108. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
The table below highlights the similarities and differences between Systematic, Scoping, and Systematized Reviews.
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Systematic Review |
Scoping Review |
Systematized Review |
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Search |
Aims for exhaustive, comprehensive searching |
Completeness of searching determined by time/scope constraints. May include research in progress |
May or may not include comprehensive searching
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Appraisal |
Quality assessment may determine inclusion/exclusion |
No formal quality assessment |
May or may not include quality assessment |
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Synthesis |
Typically, narrative with tabular accompaniment |
Typically, tabular with some narrative commentary |
Typically, narrative with tabular accompaniment |
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Analysis |
What is known; recommendations for practice. What remains unknown; uncertainty around findings, recommendations for future research |
Characterizes quantity and quality of literature [not ASSESS] by study design & other key features. Attempts to specify a viable review. |
What is known; uncertainty around findings; limitations of methodology. |
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Reporting Guidelines |
None (but may) |
Adapted from Grant MJ, Booth A. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Info Libr J. 2009;26(2):91-108. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
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