AHRQ Series on Complex Intervention Systematic Reviews - Paper 2: Defining Complexity, Formulating Scope and Questions

Michael P Kelly; Jane Noyes; Robert L Kane; Christine Chang; Stacey Uhl; Karen A Robinson; Stacey Springs; Mary E Butler; Jeanne-Marie Guise

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.012

AHRQ Series on Complex Intervention Systematic Reviews - Paper 2: Defining Complexity, Formulating Scope and Questions

Michael P Kelly
, Jane Noyes
, Robert L Kane
, Christine Chang
, Stacey Uhl
, Karen A Robinson
, Stacey Springs
, Mary E Butler
, Jeanne-Marie Guise

University of Cambridge
University of Minnesota
AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center, Rockville, MD
ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Johns Hopkins University
Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI
University of Oregon Health Sciences Center

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-18
Journal	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume	90
Issue number	October
Early online date	15 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.012
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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Keywords

Complex interventions
Evidence-Based Medicine
Review Literature as Topic
Systematic review
Qualitative Research
Research Design

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