Systematic Review Flashcards
1
Q
What does a good review question have?
A
- Good structure
- Conciseness
- Specificity
2
Q
What are the components of a review question?
A
- Intervention
- Disease of interest
- Species studied
- Outcome measures
- Comparison
3
Q
What would the structure of a systematic review question be?
A
‘What is the effect of [intervention/exposure] versus [comparison] on [outcome measures] in [animal/animal species/population studies] for [disease/health problem of interest]?
4
Q
What are the elements of a search strategy?
A
- Intervention
- Disease of interest
- Population
5
Q
What is the aim of measuring study characteristics?
A
To get a structured overview of the studies in the review, characteristics and type of evidence
6
Q
What is a metanalysis based on?
A
- The amount of data retrieved
- The comparability of individual studies