Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of systematic reviews in the overview
Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Publication type | Systematic reviews that have a specification of: • research question • clarity on the scope of the review • criteria for which studies are eligible for inclusion • a comprehensive literature search and has analyzed the included studies to draw conclusions based on all the identified research in an impartial and objective manner, i.e., performed data extraction and provides a synthesis of data and a quality appraisal of all the included studies A comprehensive literature search includes as a minimum a search in at least 2 databases relevant for the research question, provides keywords and /or search strategy, and justify publication restrictions (e.g., language) | Reviews and other study designs not fulfilling the definition of a systematic review |
Population | Undergraduate / baccalaureate students from the disciplines of nursing, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, midwife, biomedical laboratory scientists and health & nutrition, including samples consisting of one healthcare discipline (e.g., nursing students) and samples consisting of several healthcare disciplines (e.g., nursing and physiotherapist students) | Undergraduate / baccalaureate students from other healthcare disciplines Post-graduate or continuous professional development students or health professionals (graduates) from present or other healthcare disciplines |
Intervention | Reviews including studies on educational interventions with following characteristics: • interventions aimed at teaching one or more of the five steps of EBP in the Sicily statement; Ask, Search, Appraise, Integrate, Assess/evaluate (irrespective of format, mode or duration) and • that have been evaluated empirically with connection to EBP related outcomes | Reviews including studies that focused on issues other than methods for teaching EBP Or Reviews including studies on EBP educational interventions, that have not been evaluated empirically with connection to EBP related outcomes |
Context | Reviews including studies conducted in classroom settings or clinical practice as part of the education, or in a combination of classroom and clinical practice settings | Other types of settings than classroom or clinical practice |