2023 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 175-181
Systematic reviews (SRs) are broadly classified into two categories, qualitative and quantitative ones based on the process of data integration. This article focuses on the qualitative SRs. Since both SRs draw conclusions for a given clinical question at that point, the rules for collecting past empirical evidences are identical. However, qualitative SRs involve only qualitative evaluation and critical review of each primary study, without statistical integration. Then, certain conclusions are drawn based on the explicit profile of each piece of evidence. This article explains the points to consider and attentions to pay in each step of PRISMA flow diagram, when processing with qualitative SRs by indicating actual examples.
