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Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities

This paper discusses the issues and challenges associated with conducting systematic reviews using the existing guidelines (e.g. the Cochrane and Campbell systematic reviews). While these guidelines are appropriate for reviews involving predefined study criteria with fixed procedures and techniques...

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Main Authors: Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana, Cox, Tom, Griffiths, Amanda
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2009
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BF636 Applied psychology
Z665 Library Science. Information Science
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spelling my.iium.irep.21242011-09-12T04:38:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2124/ Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Cox, Tom Griffiths, Amanda BF636 Applied psychology Z665 Library Science. Information Science This paper discusses the issues and challenges associated with conducting systematic reviews using the existing guidelines (e.g. the Cochrane and Campbell systematic reviews). While these guidelines are appropriate for reviews involving predefined study criteria with fixed procedures and techniques or concerning assessment of effect sizes in established interventions; a more flexible approach is recommended when conducting reviews that deal with evidence from non-randomized, qualitative, or mixed-methods studies. Based from cumulative experience gained from conducting systematic reviews of two ongoing projects, the authors identified seven broad challenges. These challenges were found mostly in 1) defining the research scope and formulating the research question(s); 2) determining the search strategy and adhering to the disciplinary syntax; 3) accessing relevant literature; 4) filtering, appraising, and prioritizing the evidence from different study designs- particularly those related to primary qualitative and mixed-methods studies; 5) combining meta-analysis and narrative synthesis in evidence synthesis; 6) managing time and resources constraints; and 7) enhancing the transparency of decision making process. This paper maintains that while the essence and principles of the existing systematic reviews guidelines should be adhered to, researchers need to adapt them in a more complex nature when dealing with evidence from non-experimental studies or qualitative research. It is suggested that such systematic review process may, among other things, entail development of search protocol using stepwise refinement, integration of both narrative synthesis and meta-analysis for synthesizing the evidence, employment of multi-disciplinary team, and approach to ensure transparency and rigour. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2124/1/Mohd_Mahudin_et_al_2009_Paper_145.pdf Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana and Cox, Tom and Griffiths, Amanda (2009) Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities. In: Southeast Asia Psychology Conference (SEAP) 2009, 9 - 11 July 2009, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
Cox, Tom
Griffiths, Amanda
Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities
description This paper discusses the issues and challenges associated with conducting systematic reviews using the existing guidelines (e.g. the Cochrane and Campbell systematic reviews). While these guidelines are appropriate for reviews involving predefined study criteria with fixed procedures and techniques or concerning assessment of effect sizes in established interventions; a more flexible approach is recommended when conducting reviews that deal with evidence from non-randomized, qualitative, or mixed-methods studies. Based from cumulative experience gained from conducting systematic reviews of two ongoing projects, the authors identified seven broad challenges. These challenges were found mostly in 1) defining the research scope and formulating the research question(s); 2) determining the search strategy and adhering to the disciplinary syntax; 3) accessing relevant literature; 4) filtering, appraising, and prioritizing the evidence from different study designs- particularly those related to primary qualitative and mixed-methods studies; 5) combining meta-analysis and narrative synthesis in evidence synthesis; 6) managing time and resources constraints; and 7) enhancing the transparency of decision making process. This paper maintains that while the essence and principles of the existing systematic reviews guidelines should be adhered to, researchers need to adapt them in a more complex nature when dealing with evidence from non-experimental studies or qualitative research. It is suggested that such systematic review process may, among other things, entail development of search protocol using stepwise refinement, integration of both narrative synthesis and meta-analysis for synthesizing the evidence, employment of multi-disciplinary team, and approach to ensure transparency and rigour.
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title_short Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities
title_full Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities
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title_full_unstemmed Conducting systematic reviews in psychology: issues, challenges, and opportunities
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