Whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student, an established academic or a
professional practitioner, you will, no doubt, have had to write a 'literature review'at some …

Background This work aimed to identify studies of interventions seeking to address mental
health inequalities, studies assessing the economic impact of such interventions and factors …

As a methodology designed to inform policy and practice decisions, it is particularly
important to ensure that systematic reviews are shaped by those who will use them. There is …

Background For systematic reviews to be rigorous, deliverable and useful, they need a well-
defined review question. Scoping for a review also requires the specification of clear …

Background: Systematic reviews help policy makers and practitioners make sense of
research findings in a particular program, policy, or practice area by synthesizing evidence …

Injury and violence prevention strategies have greater potential for impact when they are
based on scientific evidence. Systematic reviews of the scientific evidence can contribute …

Extensive evidence supports the association between increased nurse staffing and
improved quality of patient care. Public reporting or public disclosure of nurse staffing …

Background Two UK academic centres were commissioned to provide a responsive rapid
evidence synthesis service. The service covered topics identified by the National Institute for …

Cannabis is one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances globally, with an
estimated 3.9% of the world's population aged 15–64 reporting past‐year use (United …

Multiple pieces of evidence can be brought together in a variety of ways including systematic
maps, subject-wide evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, rapid evidence assessment …