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Campbell F, Tricco AC, Munn Z, Pollock D, Saran A, Sutton A, White H, Khalil H. Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different- the "Big Picture" review family. Syst Rev 2023; 12:45. [PMID: 36918977 PMCID: PMC10014395 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-023-02178-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Scoping reviews, mapping reviews, and evidence and gap maps are evidence synthesis methodologies that address broad research questions, aiming to describe a bigger picture rather than address a specific question about intervention effectiveness. They are being increasingly used to support a range of purposes including guiding research priorities and decision making. There is however a confusing array of terminology used to describe these different approaches. In this commentary, we aim to describe where there are differences in terminology and where this equates to differences in meaning. We demonstrate the different theoretical routes that underpin these differences. We suggest ways in which the approaches of scoping and mapping reviews may differ in order to guide consistency in reporting and method. We propose that mapping and scoping reviews and evidence and gap maps have similarities that unite them as a group but also have unique differences. Understanding these similarities and differences is important for informing the development of methods used to undertake and report these types of evidence synthesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fiona Campbell
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
- School of Psychology and Public Health, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Toronto, Canada
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- JBI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- JBI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- International Development Coordinating Group, Campbell Collaboration, Oslo, Norway
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- ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis, Global Development Network, New Delhi, India
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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Olson AW, Isetts BJ, Stratton TP, Vaidyanathan R, Hillman LA, Schommer JC. An Exploratory
QUALquan
Comparison of
Patient‐Centeredness
Priorities in Outpatient Care for Patients and Pharmacists. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Anthony W. Olson
- Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Research Division, 502 E 2nd Street, 6 AV‐2, Duluth MN, 55805; and University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1110 Kirby Drive Duluth MN
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Minnesota Duluth MN
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- Labovitz School of Business and Economics, Department of Marketing University of Minnesota Duluth MN
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systema University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN
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- College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN
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