The PRISMA 2020 statement comprises a checklist of items and sub-items, and an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item/sub-item.

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PRISMA 2020 consists of a statement ... presents a checklist of items and sub-items, an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item/sub-item, an abstract checklist, and template flow diagrams for original and updated reviews...

From: Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ 2021;372:n71.

See the PRISMA 2020 for Abstracts checklist.

PRISMA provides authors with guidance and examples of how to completely report why a systematic review was done, what methods were used, and what results were found. The main PRISMA reporting guideline (PRISMA 2020) primarily provides guidance for the reporting of systematic reviews evaluating the effects of interventions.

From: Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews.

March 29, 2021 - In this article, we present the PRISMA 2020 27-item checklist, an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item, the PRISMA 2020 abstract checklist, and the revised flow diagrams for original and updated reviews. Systematic reviews serve many critical roles.

Note: This expanded checklist details elements recommended for reporting for each item in the PRISMA 2020 statement.

The PRISMA 2020 statement comprises a 27-item checklist addressing the introduction, methods, results and discussion sections of a systematic review report, and a 12-item checklist for the abstract. Once users record a response for each item in the checklist(s) below, they can generate and ...

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1 week ago - Download the 2020 PRISMA Checklists in Word or PDF formats or download the expanded checklist (PDF).

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The PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was published in 2018. The checklist contains 20 essential reporting items and 2 optional items to include when completing a scoping review. Scoping reviews serve to synthesize evidence and assess the scope of literature on a topic.

See the PRISMA 2020 for Abstracts checklist.

The structure and presentation of the items have been modified to facilitate implementation. In this article, we present the PRISMA 2020 27-item checklist, an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item, the PRISMA 2020 abstract checklist, and the revised flow diagrams for original and updated reviews.

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May 23, 2024 - L. Adherence to PRISMA 2020 statement assessed through the expanded checklist in systematic reviews of interventions: A meta-epidemiological study. Cochrane Ev Synth. 2024;2:e12074.

March 29, 2021 - The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, first published in 2009 [1], was developed in an attempt to increase the clarity, transparency, quality and value of these reports [2]. The 27-item checklist and four-phase flow diagram have become the ...