Integrative Review Capstone Toolkit

Properly citing sources is an important piece of scholarly writing.  For help formatting your citations in APA style, see the following resources:

While there is no universally used reporting standard for integrative reviews, it is common to see integrative reviews adhering to modified versions of PRISMA.

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) is an evidence-based set of minimum items for reporting information in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Specific PRISMA resources include:

PRISMA Checklist

• A 27 item checklist whose items refer to the preferred content of a for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, including suggested content for the title, abstract, methods, results, discussion and funding.

PRISMA Extensions

• Extensions to the PRISMA Checklist to facilitate the reporting of different types or aspects of systematic reviews/meta-analyses (e.g., checklists for reporting scoping reviews, individual patient data)

PRISMA Diagram Templates

• PRISMA Flow Diagram Generator (ShinyApp.io)
• Word and PDF Templates - PRISMA Website
• Editable PRISMA Diagram - NYU Libraries (Google Drawing)
  • This file is View Only. To create your own diagram in GoogleDrawings using this template: "File> Make a copy"
  • Image can be downloaded as PDF, PNG, JPG, or SVG

Example PRISMA Diagram 

Source: 

Stotz, S. A., McNealy, K., Begay, R. L., DeSanto, K., Manson, S. M., & Moore, K. R. (2021). Multi-level diabetes prevention and treatment interventions for Native people in the USA and Canada: A scoping review. Current Diabetes Reports, 2(11), 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-021-01414-3

Video Overview: Filling Out a PRISMA Flow Diagram

Still have questions about constructing a PRISMA diagram using the 2020 template? 

This article, published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association, answers some frequently asked questions about using the PRISMA 2020 format. 

Rethlefsen, M. L., & Page, M. J. (2022). PRISMA 2020 and PRISMA-S: common questions on tracking records and the flow diagram. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 110(2), 253–257. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1449 

Appraising Your Review

As you write up your integrative review, it may be helpful to take a step back and critically appraise your own work in order to identify places where you may need to be more transparent in your reporting.  

Consider the following resources to help you appraise the rigor and transparency in your own review.