Box 2.2.b: Sections of a Cochrane review
Title* Review information: Authors* Contact person* Dates* What’s new History Abstract: Background* Objectives* Search methods* Data collection and analysis* Results* Authors’ conclusions* Plain language summary: Plain language title* Summary text* The review: Background* Objectives* Methods: Criteria for selecting studies for this review: Types of studies* Types of participants* Types of interventions* Types of outcome measures* Search methods for identification of studies* Data collection and analysis* Results: Description of studies* Risk of bias in included studies* Effects of interventions* Discussion* Authors’ conclusions: Implication for practice* Implication for research* Acknowledgements References: References to studies: Included studies Excluded studies Studies awaiting classification Ongoing studies Other references: Additional references Other published versions of this review Tables and figures: Characteristics of studies: Characteristics of included studies (includes ‘Risk of bias’ tables) Characteristics of excluded studies Characteristics of studies awaiting assessment Characteristics of ongoing studies ‘Summary of findings’ tables Additional tables Figures Supplementary information: Data and analyses Appendices Feedback: Title Summary Reply Contributors About the article: Contributions of authors Declarations of interest* Differences between protocol and review Sources of support: Internal sources External sources Published notes |