PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

TLDR: A PRISMA extension for scoping reviews was needed to provide reporting guidance for this specific type of knowledge synthesis and was developed according to published guidance by the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency of health Research) Network for the development of reporting guidelines.

Abstract: 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.

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PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and 1
Explanation 2
Andrea C Tricco
a,b*
Email: triccoa@smh.ca 3
Erin Lillie
b
Email: lilliee@smh.ca 4
Wasifa Zarin
b
Email: zarinw@smh.ca 5
Kelly K O’Brien
c,d,e
Email: kelly.obrien@utoronto.ca 6
Heather Colquhoun
f
Email: heather.colquhoun@utoronto.ca 7
Danielle Levac
g
Email: d.levac@northeastern.edu 8
David Moher
h
Email: dmoher@ohri.ca 9
Micah D J Peters
i,j
Email: micah.peters@unisa.edu.au 10
Tanya Horsley
k
Email: thorsley@rcpsc.edu 11
Laura Weeks
l
Email: lauraw@cadth.ca 12
Susanne Hempel
m
Email: susanne_hempel@rand.org 13
Elie A Akl
n
Email: ea32@aub.edu.lb 14
Christine Chang
o
Email: christine.chang@ahrq.hhs.gov 15
Jessie McGowan
p
Email: jmcgowan@uottawa.ca 16
Lesley Stewart
q
Email: lesley.stewart@york.ac.uk 17
Lisa Hartling
r
Email: hartling@ualberta.ca 18
Adrian Aldcroft
s
Email: aaldcroft@bmj.com 19
Michael G Wilson
t
Email: wilsom2@mcmaster.ca 20
Chantelle Garritty
h
Email: cgarritty@ohri.ca 21
Simon Lewin
u,v
Email: simon.lewin@fhi.no 22
Christina M Godfrey
w
Email: godfreyc@queensu.ca 23

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Marilyn T Macdonald
x
Email: marilyn.macdonald@dal.ca 24
Etienne V Langlois
y
Email: langloise@who.int 25
Karla Soares-Weiser
z
Email: ksoares-weiser@cochrane.org 26
Jo Moriarty
aa
Email: jo.moriarty@kcl.ac.uk 27
Tammy Clifford
l
Email: tammyc@cadth.ca 28
Özge Tunçalp
ab,ac
Email: tuncalpo@who.int 29
Sharon E Straus
a,ad
Email: sharon.straus@utoronto.ca 30
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Author Affiliations 32
a
Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s 33
Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1T8, Canada 34
b
Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 35
College Street, 6th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3M7, Canada 36
c
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, 37
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada 38
d
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, 39
155 College Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3M6, Canada 40
e
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI), University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, 41
Suite 160, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada 42
f
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto 43
160 - 500 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada 44

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g
Department of Physical Therapy, Movement & Rehabilitation Science, Bouvé College 45
of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, 46
Massachusetts 02115, United States 47
h
Centre for Journalology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 48
Smyth Road, PO BOX 201B, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada 49
i
Joanna Briggs Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 50
Australia 51
j
Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, 52
University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia 53
k
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 54
5N8, Canada 55
l
CADTH (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health), 865 Carling Ave, 56
Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5S8, Canada 57
m
RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, 90401-3208, United 58
States 59
n
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gefinor Center, Block B, 4th 60
floor, American University of Beirut, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, Lebanon 61
o
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 5600 Fishers Lane 62
Rockville, MD, 20857, United States 63
p
Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, 64
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8M5, Canada 65
q
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 66
5DD, United Kingdom 67

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r
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 68
11405-87 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada 69
s
BMJ Open Editorial Office, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR, United 70
Kingdom 71
t
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 72
1280 Main St West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada 73
u
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen N-0403, Oslo, Norway 74
v
Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Francie van 75
Zyl Drive, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa 76
w
Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Queen’s 77
University School of Nursing, 992 University Avenue, Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, 78
K7L 3N6, Canada 79
x
School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, PO Box 15000, 5869 University Avenue, 80
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada 81
y
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Avenue 82
Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland 83
z
Cochrane Editorial Unit, Cochrane, St Albans House, 57-59 Haymarket, London, 84
SW1Y 4QX, United Kingdom 85
aa
Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 86
2LS, United Kingdom 87
ab
UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, 88
Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health 89
Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland 90

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