A transdisciplinary team approach to scoping reviews: the case of pediatric polypharmacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polypharmacy can be either beneficial or harmful to children. We conducted a scoping review to examine the concept of pediatric polypharmacy: its definition, prevalence, extent and gaps in research. In this manuscript, we report our transdisciplinary scoping review methodology.

Methods

After establishing a transdisciplinary team, we iteratively developed standard operating procedures for the study's search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria, screening, and data extraction. We searched eight bibliographic databases, screened abstracts and full text articles, and extracted data from included studies using standardized forms. We held regular team meetings and performed ongoing internal validity measurements to maintain consistent and quality outputs.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Bakaki PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6172739 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature