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Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement

Page, Matthew J; McKenzie, Joanne E; Bossuyt, Patrick M; Boutron, Isabelle; Hoffmann, Tammy C; Mulrow, Cynthia D; Shamseer, Larissa; ... Moher, David; + view all (2021) Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , 134 pp. 103-112. 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.003. Green open access

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Abstract

Objectives: To describe the processes used to update the PRISMA 2009 statement for reporting systematic reviews, present results of a survey conducted to inform the update, summarize decisions made at the PRISMA update meeting, and describe and justify changes made to the guideline. Methods: We reviewed 60 documents with reporting guidance for systematic reviews to generate suggested modifications to the PRISMA 2009 statement. We invited 220 systematic review methodologists and journal editors to complete a survey about the suggested modifications. The results of these projects were discussed at a 21-member in-person meeting. Following the meeting, we drafted the PRISMA 2020 statement and refined it based on feedback from co-authors and a convenience sample of 15 systematic reviewers. Results: The review of 60 documents revealed that all topics addressed by the PRISMA 2009 statement could be modified. Of the 110 survey respondents, more than 66% recommended keeping six of the original checklist items as they were and modifying 15 of them using wording suggested by us. Attendees at the in-person meeting supported the revised wording for several items but suggested rewording for most to enhance clarity, and further refinements were made over six drafts of the guideline. Conclusions: The PRISMA 2020 statement consists of updated reporting guidance for systematic reviews. We hope that providing this detailed description of the development process will enhance the acceptance and uptake of the guideline and assist those developing and updating future reporting guidelines.

Type: Article
Title: Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.003
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.003
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: ACCURACY, EXTENSION STATEMENT, Health Care Sciences & Services, IMPACT, INTERVENTIONS, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Meta-analysis, METAANALYSIS, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Reporting guidelines, Reproducibility, Science & Technology, Systematic reviews, TOOL, Transparency, TRIAL
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10206878
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