Support to systematic reviews: Tools for systematic reviews

COCHRANE INTERACTIVE LEARNING

Cochrane Interactive Learning are interactive modules that guide you through every step in the process of doing a systematic review. From writing a protocol, retrieving and selecting studies to use, how you analyse data and audit for bias to how the review is presented.

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Register and start using the modules here:

Cochrane Interactive Learning

REVMAN

RevMan (short for Review Manager) is a free software program developed by Cochrane to handle systematic reviews as well as other reviews. In RevMan you can write the text as well as handle and present your data.

RevMan Web

COVIDENCE

This tool is developed by Cochrane for the screening and selection step in systematic reviews. It can also be used for other reviews. You import your retrieved references and the work through them screening and selecting them, on your own, or in collaboration with the research group. Covidence is now available free of charge at the medical faculty for 2021 allowing you to do as many reviews as possible.

Get started with Covidence

Covidence knowledge base (Support & Tutorials, Covidence website)

RAYYAN

Rayyan is a free software program which can be used for screeing and selecting references in reviews, by your own or in collaboration with others. You can also do some text analysis in Rayyan based on for example MeSH-terms or freely selected terms. Rayyan is developed by the Quatar Computing Research Institute.

Rayyan

Get started with Rayyan (short tutorial)

GRADEpro is a tool for grading evidence and present research (summary of findings), useful in for example systematic reviews or for guidelines. GRADEpro can be used in collaboration with RevMan. GRADEpro in a basic edition is freely available, for access to the full version with more functionalities there is a licensed software to purchase.

GRADEpro

We offer support and courses in EndNote at the medical faculty. As an employee and student you can without cost download an install the software, EndNote X9. Read more about our support and courses here:

Reference Management

The search group works in accordance with established guidelines concerning search methodology.

Standards on search methodology for systematic reviews

• SBU: Utvärdering av metoder i hälso- och sjukvården - en handbok (kap. 4)
• Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
• PRISMA Statement (PRISMA checklist, PRISMA flow chart)

Validation of search strategies

• Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) checklist
  (svensk översättning, Universitetsbiblioteket, KIB)

We do not at the moment have the capacity to offer full support and service in all the tools presented here, but we can guide and assist you further. Do you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us.