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Using scoping literature reviews as a means of understanding and interpreting existing literature

Issue title: 20th Anniversary Issue

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rumrill, Phillip D. | Fitzgerald, Shawn M. | Merchant, William R.

Affiliations: College of Education, Health, and Human Services, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Phillip Rumrill, 413 White Hall, Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent OH, 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 0600; Fax: +1 330 672 2512; E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Scientific inquiry, narrative literature review, literature mapping, meta-analysis

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-0998

Journal: Work, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 399-404, 2010

Received 26 March 2010
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Accepted 26 March 2010
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Published: 2010
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Abstract

Objective: This article compares and contrasts scoping literature reviews with other established methods for understanding and interpreting extant research literature.

Methods: Descriptions of the key principles and applications of scoping reviews are illustrated with examples from contemporary publications.

Conclusions: Scoping reviews are presented as an efficient way of identifying themes and trends in high-volume areas of scientific inquiry.

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