SLR & Meta Analysis

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)

PRISMA is an evidence-based set of guidelines designed to improve the reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
🔗 Official Website: https://www.prisma-statement.org/

Key PRISMA 2020 Documents

• Checklist
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-checklist
  A 27-item checklist outlining essential elements to include when reporting a systematic review.

• Expanded Checklist
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-expanded-checklist
  Provides detailed guidance and examples for each checklist item to ensure clarity and completeness.

• Flow Diagram
  🔗 https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram
  A visual representation of the study selection process, from identification to inclusion.

• Statement Paper
  🔗 https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n71
  The official PRISMA 2020 statement describing updated reporting guidelines and rationale.

• Explanation and Elaboration Paper
  🔗 https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n160
  Offers in-depth explanation and practical examples for applying each checklist item.

• Flow diagrams can also be generated using a Shiny App available at
  🔗 https://www.eshackathon.org/software/PRISMA2020.html
  
  

• Create PRISMA Flow Diagram using the interactive Shiny App:

🔗 https://estech.shinyapps.io/prisma_flowdiagram/

🔍 PICO Framework + Worksheet Resources (Quick Guide)

PICO is used to frame clear, focused research questions in evidence-based studies.

👉 P – Population: Who is being studied?
👉 I – Intervention: What is being applied?
👉 C – Comparison: What is it compared with?
👉 O – Outcome: What is the expected result?

📊 Example (AI in Education):

• P: School students

• I: AI-based learning tools

• C: Traditional teaching methods

• O: Improved academic performance

🔗 Trusted PICO Worksheet Links

📄 Alverno College
https://www.alverno.edu/media/alvernocollege/library/pdfs/pico.pdf

📄 USUHS Medical School
https://medschool.usuhs.edu/sites/default/files/media/documents/pico_worksheet.pdf

📄 Boston University
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medlib/files/2018/06/clinquestebd_wksheet.pdf

📄 University of Wisconsin
https://ebling.library.wisc.edu/pharmacy/tutorial/module3/pico.pdf

📄 Health Libraries Australia
https://www.hnehealthlibraries.com.au/media/Research_support/PICO_worksheet.pdf

📄 UNC Libraries
https://guides.lib.unc.edu/pico

📄 CQUniversity
https://delivery-cqucontenthub.stylelabs.cloud/api/public/content/pico-search-strategy-worksheet-example-question.pdf

🚀 SR-Accelerator (Systematic Review Tools

SR-Accelerator is a free online toolkit designed to help researchers plan, conduct, and report systematic reviews efficiently. It simplifies complex research steps and saves time.
🔗 https://methodswizard.sr-accelerator.com