5.2.10.4 Discussion
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 data within the area of interest (such as poor indexing);
Other issues of relevance;
Implications for practice and research, including recommendations for the future; and
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.
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