3.7 Systematic review and synthesis of qualitative data

This section provides guidance on the components that should comprise a JBI systematic review report of qualitative evidence and the information that each component should contain. It illustrates how each component of the review is managed by SUMARI and the outputs that can be expected if JBI SUMARI has been used by the reviewer(s). This section also provides a brief outline of how the systematic review should be formatted and the stylistic conventions that should be used to ensure the review meets the criteria for publication in JBI Evidence Synthesis. Specifically, guidance is provided on the following components: layout of the report, inclusion criteria (i.e., PICo), search strategy, critical appraisal, data extraction, data synthesis, results, and conclusions. The section also presents a series of questions designed to prompt the reviewer to check that certain key information or requirements have been adequately addressed in the review.