| Title |
Enhancing the scoping study methodology: a large, inter-professional team’s experience with Arksey and O’Malley’s framework
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-13-48 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Helena ML Daudt, Catherine van Mossel, Samantha J Scott |
| Abstract |
Scoping studies are increasingly common for broadly searching the literature on a specific topic, yet researchers lack an agreed-upon definition of and framework for the methodology. In 2005, Arksey and O'Malley offered a methodological framework for conducting scoping studies. In their subsequent work, Levac et al. responded to Arksey and O'Malley's call for advances to their framework. Our paper builds on this collective work to further enhance the methodology. |
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| Canada | 4 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Senegal | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |
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| Chile | 1 | <1% |
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| Other | 5 | <1% |
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| Researcher | 204 | 10% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 104 | 5% |
| Other | 366 | 19% |
| Unknown | 506 | 26% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 321 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 213 | 11% |
| Psychology | 92 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 60 | 3% |
| Other | 359 | 18% |
| Unknown | 571 | 29% |
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