METHODS: The consortium consists of 14 researchers, 13 research assistants, and one research coordinator from seven different institutions in Canada, Colombia, Brazil, France, Spain, and Burkina Faso. A six-step protocol was developed for the scoping reviews undertaken by the consortium, based on the framework developed by Arksey and O\'Malley and improved by Levac et al. In the first step, six topics were identified through an international eDelphi consultation. In the next four steps, the scoping reviews were conducted. The sixth step was the VERDAS workshop held in Colombia in March 2017.
CONCLUSIONS: In this article, we discuss several methodological issues encountered and share our reflections on this work. We believe this protocol provides a strong example of an exhaustive and rigorous process for performing broad knowledge synthesis for any given topic and should be considered for future research initiatives and donor agendas in multiple fields to highlight research needs scientifically.
方法:该联盟由14名研究人员组成,13名研究助理,还有一名来自加拿大七个不同机构的研究协调员,哥伦比亚,巴西,法国,西班牙,布基纳法索。为财团进行的范围审查制定了六步协议,基于Arksey和O\'Malley开发并由Levac等人改进的框架。第一步,通过国际eDelphi咨询确定了六个主题。在接下来的四个步骤中,进行了范围审查。第六步是2017年3月在哥伦比亚举行的VERDAS研讨会。
结论:在本文中,我们讨论了遇到的几个方法论问题,并分享了我们对这项工作的思考。我们认为,该协议提供了一个详尽而严格的过程的强有力的例子,可以对任何给定的主题进行广泛的知识综合,并且应在未来的研究计划和多个领域的捐助者议程中予以考虑,以科学地强调研究需求。