Question

You are forming a team to do a systematic review of the literature about interventions to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following would be your first step?

Answer 1

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You are forming a team to do a systematic review of the literature about interventions to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following would be your first step?

A. Critically appraise the literature identified.

B. Conduct an exhaustive search of multiple databases to identify the literature.

C. Identify an explicit, reproducible methodology.

D. Create a clearly stated set of objectives with predefined eligibility criteria for study inclusion.

E. Create a dissemination plan for your systematic review.

Answer: B. Conduct an exhaustive search of multiple databases to identify the literature.

Explanation:

A systematic review of literature applies a systematic methodology to place and critically analyze the information needed to work on a  research problem. This kind of research is essential for evidence-based health care.

Since the object under study has already been established (literature about interventions to treat PTSD), the first step would be to perform thorough research of several databases to find literature about it.