This section should provide a detailed discussion of issues arising from the conduct of the review, as well as a discussion of the findings of the review, and to demonstrate the significance of the review findings in relation to practice and research. Areas that may be addressed include:
- A summary of the major findings of the review
- Issues related to the quality of the research within the area of interest (such as poor indexing)
- Other issues of relevance
- Implications for practice and research, including recommendations for the future
- Potential limitations of the systematic review (such as a narrow search timeframe or other restrictions).
The discussion does not bring in new literature or findings that have not been reported in the results section but does seek to establish a line of argument based on the findings regarding the phenomenon of interest, or its impact on the outcomes identified in the protocol.