Evidence-Based Practice Basics: What is a Systematic Review?
Evidence-based practice relies on the clinician’s understanding of how to search for and retrieve valid and high-level evidence. In the 6S hierarchy of evidence pyramid, synthesis evidence is high-quality evidence that goes a step beyond original research – it is preappraised evidence; a time-saver for busy clinicians. This post will focus on a type of synthesis evidence – the systematic review and help you to understand the purpose and benefits of a systematic review.