越来越多的主要研究和系统综述文献评估了应用和健康心理学中的干预措施和现象。评论(即,元评论)系统地综合和利用这一庞大而往往是压倒性的文献;然而,目前,对于meta综述作者来说,很少有实用的指南可以遵循.
本文的目的是提供所有研究综合的最佳实践指南的概述,并详细说明进行严格的元审查的最佳实践的其他具体考虑因素和方法细节。
本文为读者提供了六个系统而实用的步骤以及随附的示例,以严格地解决熟悉系统综述方法的作者开始元综述时出现的独特挑战:(a)详细说明明确的范围,(b)通过战略搜索确定综合文献,(c)考虑文献的日期,(d)解决列入审查之间的重叠问题,(e)选择和应用评审质量工具,和(f)处理综合和报告元审查中收集的大量数据的适当选择。
我们已经策划了最佳实践建议和进行元审查的实用技巧。我们预计,对元审查质量的评估将最终使最佳方法指南正式化。
A growing body of primary study and systematic review literature evaluates interventions and phenomena in applied and health psychology. Reviews of reviews (i.e., meta-reviews) systematically synthesise and utilise this vast and often overwhelming literature; yet, currently there are few practical
guidelines for meta-review authors to follow.
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the best practice
guidelines for all research synthesis and to detail additional specific considerations and methodological details for the best practice of conducting a rigorous meta-review.
This article provides readers with six systematic and practical steps along with accompanying examples to address with rigor the unique challenges that arise when authors familiar with systematic review methods begin a meta-review: (a) detailing a clear scope, (b) identifying synthesis literature through strategic searches, (c) considering datedness of the literature, (d) addressing overlap among included reviews, (e) choosing and applying review quality tools, and (f) appropriate options for handling the synthesis and reporting of the vast amount of data collected in a meta-review.
We have curated best practice recommendations and practical tips for conducting a meta-review. We anticipate that assessments of meta-review quality will ultimately formalise best-method
guidelines.