TY - JOUR
T1 - An integrative framework for planning and conducting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR)
AU - Topor, Marta
AU - Pickering, Jade
AU - Mendes, Ana Barbosa
AU - Bishop, Dorothy
AU - Büttner, Fionn
AU - Elsherif, Mahmoud
AU - Evans, Thomas Rhys
AU - Henderson, Emma L
AU - Kalandadze, Tamara
AU - Nitschke, Faye
AU - Staaks, Janneke
AU - Akker, Olmo R. van den
AU - Yeung, Siu Kit
AU - Zaneva, Mirela
AU - Lam, Alison
AU - Madan, Christopher R
AU - Moreau, David
AU - O'Mahony, Aoife
AU - Parker, Adam J.
AU - Riegelman, Amy
AU - Testerman, Meghan
AU - Westwood, Samuel James
PY - 2023/7/10
Y1 - 2023/7/10
N2 - Most of the commonly used and endorsed guidelines for systematic review protocols and reporting standards have been developed for intervention research. These excellent guidelines have been adopted as the gold-standard for systematic reviews as an evidence synthesis method. In the current paper, we highlight some issues that may arise from adopting these guidelines beyond intervention designs, including in basic behavioural, cognitive, experimental, and exploratory research. We have adapted and built upon the existing guidelines to establish a complementary, comprehensive, and accessible tool for designing, conducting, and reporting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR). NIRO-SR is a checklist composed of two parts that provide itemised guidance on the preparation of a systematic review protocol for pre-registration (Part A) and reporting the review (Part B) in a reproducible and transparent manner. This paper, the tool, and an open repository (https://osf.io/f3brw) provide a comprehensive resource for those who aim to conduct a high quality, reproducible, and transparent systematic review of non-intervention studies.
AB - Most of the commonly used and endorsed guidelines for systematic review protocols and reporting standards have been developed for intervention research. These excellent guidelines have been adopted as the gold-standard for systematic reviews as an evidence synthesis method. In the current paper, we highlight some issues that may arise from adopting these guidelines beyond intervention designs, including in basic behavioural, cognitive, experimental, and exploratory research. We have adapted and built upon the existing guidelines to establish a complementary, comprehensive, and accessible tool for designing, conducting, and reporting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR). NIRO-SR is a checklist composed of two parts that provide itemised guidance on the preparation of a systematic review protocol for pre-registration (Part A) and reporting the review (Part B) in a reproducible and transparent manner. This paper, the tool, and an open repository (https://osf.io/f3brw) provide a comprehensive resource for those who aim to conduct a high quality, reproducible, and transparent systematic review of non-intervention studies.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.15626/mp.2021.2840
U2 - 10.15626/mp.2021.2840
DO - 10.15626/mp.2021.2840
M3 - Article
SN - 2003-2714
JO - Meta-Psychology
JF - Meta-Psychology
ER -