TY  - JOUR
TI  - PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
AU  - Andrea C. Tricco
AU  - Erin Lillie
AU  - Wasifa Zarin
AU  - Kelly K. O’Brien
AU  - Heather Colquhoun
AU  - Danielle Levac
AU  - David Moher
AU  - Micah D.J. Peters
AU  - Tanya Horsley
AU  - Laura Weeks
AU  - Susanne Hempel
AU  - Elie A. Akl
AU  - Christine Chang
AU  - Jessie McGowan
AU  - Lesley Stewart
AU  - Lisa Hartling
AU  - Adrian Aldcroft
AU  - Michael G. Wilson
AU  - Chantelle Garritty
AU  - Simon Lewin
AU  - Christina Godfrey
AU  - Marilyn Macdonald
AU  - Étienne V Langlois
AU  - Karla Soares‐Weiser
AU  - Jo Moriarty
AU  - Tammy Clifford
AU  - Özge Tunçalp
AU  - Sharon E. Straus
PY  - 2018
JO  - Annals of Internal Medicine
DO  - 10.7326/m18-0850
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7326/m18-0850
AB  - Scoping reviews, a type of knowledge synthesis, follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. Although more scoping reviews are being done, their methodological and reporting quality need improvement. This document presents the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. The checklist was developed by a 24-member expert panel and 2 research leads following published guidance from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network. The final checklist contains 20 essential reporting items and 2 optional items. The authors provide a rationale and an example of good reporting for each item. The intent of the PRISMA-ScR is to help readers (including researchers, publishers, commissioners, policymakers, health care providers, guideline developers, and patients or consumers) develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for scoping reviews.
ER  -