Wednesday, February 2, 2022; 11:25 AM - 12:50 PM

Lecture Slides: 

Lecture Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students): 

Mapping COVID-19: 

Health Atlas

Citizen Science Study

Large Group Discussion (Access restricted to registered students): Brief formal review of lecture followed by question and answer discussion. Recorded lecture should be viewed prior to this session.

Zoom: https://ucsf.zoom.us/my/william.brown

Due: Methods

Methods

• Protocol and registration - Indicate whether a review protocol exists; state if and where it can be accessed (e.g., a Web address); and if available, provide registration information, including the registration number.
• Eligibility criteria - Specify characteristics of the sources of evidence used as eligibility criteria (e.g., years considered, language, and publication status), and provide a rationale.
• Information sources* - Describe all information sources in the search (e.g., databases with dates of coverage and contact with authors to identify additional sources), as well as the date the most recent search was executed.
• Search - Present the full electronic search strategy for at least 1 database, including any limits used, such that it could be repeated.
• Selection of sources of evidence† - State the process for selecting sources of evidence (i.e., screening and eligibility) included in the scoping review.
• Data charting process‡ - Describe the methods of charting data from the included sources of evidence (e.g., calibrated forms or forms that have been tested by the team before their use, and whether data charting was done independently or in duplicate) and any processes for obtaining and confirming data from investigators.
• Data items - List and define all variables for which data were sought and any assumptions and simplifications made.
• Critical appraisal of individual sources of evidence$ - If done, provide a rationale for conducting a critical appraisal of included sources of evidence; describe the methods used and how this information was used in any data synthesis (if appropriate).
• Summary measures - Not applicable for scoping reviews.
• Synthesis of results - Describe the methods of handling and summarizing the data that were charted.
• Risk of bias across studies - Not applicable for scoping reviews.
• Additional analyses - Not applicable for scoping reviews.

* Where sources of evidence (see second footnote) are compiled from, such as bibliographic databases, social media platforms, and Web sites.

† A more inclusive/heterogeneous term used to account for the different types of evidence or data sources (e.g., quantitative and/or qualitative research, expert opinion, and policy documents) that may be eligible in a scoping review as opposed to only studies. This is not to be confused with information sources (see first footnote).

‡ The frameworks by Arksey and O'Malley (6) and Levac and colleagues (7) and the JBI guidance (4, 5) refer to the process of data extraction in a scoping review as data charting.

$ The process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results, and relevance before using it to inform a decision. This term is used for items 12 and 19 instead of “risk of bias” (which is more applicable to systematic reviews of interventions) to include and acknowledge the various sources of evidence that may be used in a scoping review (e.g., quantitative and/or qualitative research, expert opinion, and policy documents).