What is Cochrane protocol?

What is Cochrane protocol?

A: According to Cochrane a protocol is a plan or set of steps to be followed in a study. A Cochrane Review is a systematic, up-to-date summary of reliable evidence of the benefits and risks of health care. Cochrane Reviews are intended to help people make practical decisions.

What are the 5 types of Cochrane reviews?

Five other types of systematic reviews

• Scoping review. Preliminary assessment of the potential size and scope of available research literature.
• Rapid review.
• Narrative review.
• Meta-analysis.
• Mixed methods/mixed studies.
• Further reading.

How do you conduct a Cochrane systematic review?

How do I get started?

1. Decide on your topic for a review.
2. Make sure your proposal does not duplicate any work already published or registered with Cochrane.
3. Identify a team of authors for your review.
4. Identify the CRG that is most relevant to your topic of interest.
5. Make contact with the CRG.

Which sections should be included in a Cochrane protocol for a systematic review of interventions?

A protocol for a systematic review should describe the rationale for the review; the objectives; and the methods that will be used to locate, select and critically appraise studies; and to collect and analyse data from the included studies.

Is Cochrane a nursing journal?

The Cochrane Library is one of the strongest sources of health evidence for nurses. Cochrane articles are very comprehensive and based on the best available evidence. Over the years, I have studied many systematic reviews from Cochrane.

Is Cochrane a journal?

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is the most referenced health-related journal on Wikipedia.

Are Cochrane reviews reliable?

Our experience confirms that most Cochrane reviews are of a good standard. This is a considerable achievement, especially given the unpaid and voluntary nature of the work. The regularly updated electronic publication and the comments and criticisms facility offer great advantages.

Who writes Cochrane reviews?

Cochrane Reviews are undertaken by teams of volunteer authors, who have access to free training resources, reference texts and software for preparing and maintaining their review. Here we aim to describe the steps involved to undertake a new or update an existing Cochrane Review.

Why do we need the Cochrane?

Cochrane is for anyone interested in using high-quality information to make health decisions. This is vital for us to generate authoritative and reliable information, working freely, unconstrained by commercial and financial interests.

What is Cochrane evidence?

Cochrane Reviews are systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy and are internationally recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care. They investigate the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Is Cochrane peer reviewed?

Each Cochrane Review is a peer-reviewed systematic review that has been prepared and supervised by a Cochrane Review Group (editorial team) in The Cochrane Collaboration according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions or Cochrane Handbook for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews.

Where can I find the Cochrane protocol template?

Protocol template (Protocol) N N. This is a reprint of a Cochrane protocol, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2013, Issue 9 http://www.thecochranelibrary.com. Protocol template (Protocol) Copyright © 2013 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

What is the Cochrane Handbook for systematic reviews of interventions?

The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.

What is guidance for publication of Cochrane living systematic?

The main body of the guidance introduces the concept of living systematic reviews before describing Cochrane LSR production and publication workflow and methods . This is followed by sections on specific aspects of LSRs including: enablers; managing searches; authorship; and transitioning an LSR out of living mode.

Which is the latest version of the Cochrane Handbook?

The most up-to-date version of the Handbook that is publicly available will continue to be Version 5.1 (updated March 2011) until October 2019.