Tutorial for writing systematic reviews for the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT)
Braz J Phys Ther. 2014 Nov-Dec;18(6):471-80.
doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0077.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional (EEFFTO), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
- 2 Laboratório de Biomecânica e Epidemiologia Clínica, Grupo PAIFIT, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
- 3 Departamento de Fisioterapia, EEFFTO, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
- 4 Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
Systematic reviews aim to summarize all evidence using very rigorous methods in order to address a specific research question with less bias as possible. Systematic reviews are widely used in the field of physical therapy, however not all reviews have good quality. This tutorial aims to guide authors of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy on how systematic reviews should be conducted and reported in order to be accepted for publication. It is expected that this tutorial will help authors of systematic reviews as well as journal editors and reviewers on how to conduct, report, critically appraise and interpret this type of study design.
MeSH terms
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Brazil
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Guidelines as Topic
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Meta-Analysis as Topic
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Periodicals as Topic*
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Physical Therapy Specialty*
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Review Literature as Topic*
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Writing / standards*