Synopses of syntheses, summarize the information found in systematic reviews and other evidence. By drawing conclusions from evidence at lower levels of the pyramid, these synopses often provide sufficient information to support clinical action. Often short reviews including commentaries on the study and its methodology and results, and evaluation of the evidence.
The resources below often include more than summaries of systematic reviews -- be sure to know what you are reading. Look for the phrases: commentary, evidence summary, etc.
A JBI Best Practice Information Sheet (BPIS) is a high-quality summary of a single JBI Systematic Review. JBI BPISs take the key evidence from large, complex systematic reviews and reframe it in an easy-to-read and succinct format. Ideal for clinicians at the point of care to quickly access evidence.
Refer to the example in Summaries.
But limit the search to Best Practice Information Sheets.
Evidence Based Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing surveys a wide range of international clinical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research.Practising clinicians assess the clinical relevance of the best studies. The key details of these essential studies are included in a succinct, informative expert commentary on their clinical application. Published quarterly, Evidence-Based Nursing is designed to alert practising nurses to important and clinically relevant advances in treatment, diagnosis, aetiology, and prognosis.
It is a bit cumbersome to search the Evidence Based journals as the search box at the top right ends up searching all journals from BMJ.
The following is how to search just Evidence Based Nursing (or the other medical Evidence Based journals).
REMEMBER You are looking for synopses (commentaries or summaries) of syntheses (systematic reviews). You may have to review several of the articles before you find a synopsis of a synthesis -- focus on those that have "review" as part of the title.
Evidence Based Nursing includes more than just synopses of syntheses. Be sure that you have retrieved a commentary on a systematic review.
HealthEvidence
Aims to support evidence-informed decision making in public health by providing current research evidence in a searchable online registry. The health-evidence.ca team regularly searches for, screens, and rates systematic and narrative reviews, and meta-analyses from a variety of electronic and print sources. Need to register for a free account in order to be able to search.
HealthEvidence offers a simple search box, much like Google.
On the Search page, you type your search keyword(s) and then can scroll to the bottom to limit the search to summarized research only (Evidence Summary Available)
Evidence Based Medicine
Evidence Based Medicine systematically searches a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the validity of research. Experts critically appraise the validity of the most clinically relevant articles and summarize them including commentary on their clinical applicability. EBM also publishes articles relevant to the study and practice of evidence-based medicine.
Evidence Based Mental Health
Evidence-Based Mental Health journal surveys a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research. Practising clinicians assess the clinical relevance of the best studies. The key details of these essential studies are presented in a succinct, informative abstract with an expert commentary on its clinical application.
See above for tips on searching Evidence Based Nursing.
See Evidence Based Nursing journal example