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Nursing: Writing Guide

A guide to scientific writing and publishing.

PRISMA 2020

PRISMA Checklist

The PRISMA 2020 statement comprises a 27-item checklist addressing the introduction, methods, results and discussion sections of a systematic review report.

PRISMA 2020 Checklist (PDF)

PRISMA 2020 Checklist (Word)

The checklist can also be completed using a Shiny App available at https://prisma.shinyapps.io/checklist/

An expanded checklist, which comprises an abridged version of the reporting recommendations presented in the Explanation and Elaboration paper, with references and some examples removed, is also available.

 PRISMA 2020 Expanded Checklist (PDF)

For more information about citing and using PRISMA click here.

PRISMA Flow Diagram

The flow diagram depicts the flow of information through the different phases of a systematic review. It maps out the number of records identified, included and excluded, and the reasons for exclusions. Different templates are available depending on the type of review (new or updated) and sources used to identify studies.

(Word)  PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews which included searches of databases and registers only

(Word)   PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews which included searches of databases, registers and other sources

(Word)   PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for updated systematic reviews which included searches of databases and registers only

(Word)   PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for updated systematic reviews which included searches of databases, registers and other sources

Flow diagrams can also be generated using a Shiny App available at https://www.eshackathon.org/software/PRISMA2020.html

For more information about citing and using PRISMA click here.