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Scoping reviews – when and how to conduct and report
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Dawid Pieper
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg CAMPUS GmbH, Deutschland
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Alexander Pachanov
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg CAMPUS GmbH, Deutschland
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Jessica Breuing
- Universität Witten/Herdecke, Deutschland
| Published: | March 27, 2025 |
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Description: Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis. While scoping reviews share similarities with systematic reviews, they have important differences. Scoping reviews use a systematic process to identify and map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. They can also be used to make recommendations for future research, set research priorities, or assist with planning a systematic review. The latest methodological guidance on scoping reviews was produced by the JBI. Despite this and several other advancements including the publication of a PRISMA reporting checklist for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR), guidance regarding when and how to conduct scoping reviews lags behind that for systematic review methodology.
Planned methods: Participants will be sent a published scoping review exemplar two weeks before the workshop. It is expected that the participants will read the scoping review in advance. We will begin the workshop with a 30-minute presentation on when and how to conduct a scoping review based on the latest JBI methodology. This will also include an introduction to PRISMA-ScR.
Small working groups (4–5 people, depending on the number of participants) will be formed. The participants will be asked to determine whether the exemplar scoping review followed JBI guidance and its reporting adhered to the PRISMA-ScR (25 minutes). We will ask participants to identify and discuss challenges to the conduct and reporting of the exemplar scoping review and to provide suggestions for improvement. After a small group discussion (15 minutes) the results will be discussed among the whole group. The final 20 minutes will consist of a panel, where participants can ask additional questions that are not necessarily related to the exemplar scoping review or activities.
The workshop will use materials prepared on behalf of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group.
The workshop is directed to participants familiar with standard systematic review methodology who are interested in learning more about scoping review methodology and reporting standards.
The workshop will be taught in German with English-language written materials.
Number of participants: 10–20 participants
Competing interests: DP is a member of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group
