Table 2 Examples of review aims
Type of approach | Aim |
|---|---|
Scoping review | To report in detail the methodology employed to identify relevant theories and provide a list of agreed criteria for judging the quality of theories (Davis et al. 2015) [41] To document and describe the evidence base relating to stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews and to use this evidence to describe how stakeholders have been involved in systematic reviews (Pollock 2018) [42] |
Mapping review | A mapping review of research on gambling harm in three regulatory environments (Baxter et al. 2019) [43] |
EGMs | To identify what has been published on micronutrients and depression and identify gaps in the evidence and collections suitable for meta-analysis. (Campisi et al. 2020) To identify intergenerational interventions and the social and mental wellbeing outcomes that have been measured in their evaluation. (Thompson-Coon et al. 2022) |