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Evidence Synthesis: Resources

Guidance through the process for Evidence Synthesis.

Resources

This pages includes information and links to additional resources to assist you in the process for undertaking your evidence synthesis.

Key steps in producing a review

Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) and Cochrane Crowd and the public have produced 4 short videos on:

1.Asking the right question 

2.Finding the evidence

3. Assessing the evidence 

4. Synthesizing the evidence

Evidence Synthesis Ireland (May 2024) 'News, free educational videos', available: https://evidencesynthesisireland.ie/free-educational-videos-demystify-systematic-reviews/ accessed [18 July 2024].

Cochrane Crowd.

Selecting synthesis (review) type

Right Review - Knowledge Translation Program.

Which Type of Review is Right For You? (Cornell University Library).

Documenting search strategies

Documenting the final search strategy:

For each database, record the following:

  • The database
  • Date of the search
  • Platform provider (EBSCO, Ovid, Proquest, Elsevier)
  • Time period
  • Keywords used
  • Limiters / Filters applied
  • Number of studies discovered

Similarly, list other resources such as grey literature, repositories.

Translating searches across databases.

Note there are differences in syntax or structure (phrase searching, truncation, wildcard) when translating your searches across databases on different platforms.

KU Leuven (2024) 'Information Retrieval, How to search', available: How to search? - Information retrieval (kuleuven.be), accessed [15 July 2024].