TY - JOUR
T1 - AHRQ Series on Complex Intervention Systematic Reviews - Paper 2
T2 - Defining Complexity, Formulating Scope and Questions
AU - Kelly, Michael P
AU - Noyes, Jane
AU - Kane, Robert L
AU - Chang, Christine
AU - Uhl, Stacey
AU - Robinson, Karen A
AU - Springs, Stacey
AU - Butler, Mary E
AU - Guise, Jeanne-Marie
N1 - This work was funded by the following contract HHSA290201200004C
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - BACKGROUND: The early stages of a systematic review set the scope and expectations. This can be particularly challenging for complex interventions given their multi-dimensional and dynamic nature.RATIONALE: This paper builds on concepts introduced in Paper 1 of this series. It describes the methodological, practical and philosophical challenges and potential approaches for formulating the questions and scope of systematic reviews of complex interventions. Further it discusses the use of theory to help organize reviews of complex interventions.DISCUSSION: Many interventions in medicine, public health, education, social services, behavioral health, and community programs are complex, and they may not fit neatly within the established paradigm for reviews of straight-forward interventions. This paper provides conceptual and operational guidance for these early stages of scope formulation to assist authors of systematic reviews of complex interventions.
AB - BACKGROUND: The early stages of a systematic review set the scope and expectations. This can be particularly challenging for complex interventions given their multi-dimensional and dynamic nature.RATIONALE: This paper builds on concepts introduced in Paper 1 of this series. It describes the methodological, practical and philosophical challenges and potential approaches for formulating the questions and scope of systematic reviews of complex interventions. Further it discusses the use of theory to help organize reviews of complex interventions.DISCUSSION: Many interventions in medicine, public health, education, social services, behavioral health, and community programs are complex, and they may not fit neatly within the established paradigm for reviews of straight-forward interventions. This paper provides conceptual and operational guidance for these early stages of scope formulation to assist authors of systematic reviews of complex interventions.
KW - Complex interventions
KW - Evidence-Based Medicine
KW - Review Literature as Topic
KW - Systematic review
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Research Design
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 28720514
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 90
SP - 11
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
IS - October
ER -
