Problem:
As you browse different reviews, do you find the format to be consistent from one review to another? How does this help achieve the goals and aims of a systematic review as listed in Chapter 8 of your textbook? What are your thoughts about the "Plain Language Summary" section of the review? How might this be useful to a health care provider? How easy is it to locate and understand the authors' conclusions? ...Implications for practice? ...Implications for research? Carefully and completely examine the references listed in the review - what is different about the way references are listed in a Cochrane review compared to the reference list in a normal journal article? Why do you think the references are listed this way? How does this contribute to the aims of a systematic review as listed in Chapter 8? Conclude your essay with a summary of your thoughts on Cochrane reviews after visiting the Cochrane Collaborative Web site and browsing full-text Cochrane reviews.