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Table 4 Subject of the methods issued to conduct and/or report a systematic review by each study

From: Recommendations to conduct and report systematic reviews in medical literature: a scoping review

Subject of methods

N (%)

Any

33 (39.8%)

Any, Adverse effects, Economic evidence, Qualitative research, Public health, and health promotion¥

1 (1.2%)

Any, Diagnostic tests, Prognostic tests, Public health interventions, Adverse Effects, Economic evaluations, Qualitative evidence¥

1 (1.2%)

Any, Qualitative evidence, Quantitative evidence, Economic evidence, Textual and non-research evidence, Text and opinion data¥

1 (1.2%)

Clinical Subject

20 (24.0%)

Cardiology

4 (4.8%)

Pain

2 (2.4%)

Nephrology

2 (2.4%)

Sports medicine and orthopedic surgery

2 (2.4%)

Geriatric

1 (1.2%)

Neck and back pain, and related spinal disorders

1 (1.2%)

Nutrition

1 (1.2%)

Ophthalmology

1 (1.2%)

Pathology

1 (1.2%)

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1 (1.2%)

Pregnancy and childcare

1 (1.2%)

Radiology

1 (1.2%)

Tuberculosis

1 (1.2%)

Urology

1 (1.2%)

Investigation procedures subject

11 (13.2%)

Diagnostic test

5 (6.0%)

Diagnostic test and prognostic test

2 (2.4%)

Medical tests, genetic tests, and prognostic tests

1 (1.2%)

Radiography

1 (1.2%)

Surgical procedures

1 (1.2%)

Toxicology

1 (1.2%)

Other healthcare interventions

8 (9.6%)

Rehabilitation

3 (3.6%)

Nursing practice

2 (2.4%)

Pediatric practice nursing

1 (1.2%)

Physiotherapy

1 (1.2%)

Occupational therapy

1 (1.2%)

Others

8 (9.6%)

Economic

2 (2.4%)

Harms

2 (2.4%)

Anatomy

1 (1.2%)

Complex multi-component health care interventions

1 (1.2%)

Patient-reported outcome measures

1 (1.2%)

Prediction model performance

1 (1.2%)

Total

83 (100%)

  1. ¥Each recommendation develop methods for several types of systematic reviews