Dissertation Subject Guide

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Covidence software can help you with specific parts of your systematic/scoping reviews:

1. screening papers - title, abstract and full text

generating PRISMA

2. Data extraction - create a form that suits your review

generating Data Extraction table in Excel

3. Critical Appraisal - create a form that suits your review

generating critical appraisal table in Excel

 Covidence is an online tool designed to streamline the process of conducting systematic reviews. It helps researchers manage and organize the various stages of a systematic review, including screening, data extraction, and quality assessment

In Covidence you can:

• Import references - Covidence works seamlessly with reference management software such as EndNote (Desktop or Online), or any tool that supports RIS or other file formats. Covidence can automatically remove duplicates for you.
• Screen title & abstract - Breeze through screening with keyword highlighting & a lightning-quick interface. Covidence keeps full records of who voted and supports single or dual screeners.
• Bulk PDF import - Transfer PDFs stored in your reference manager to Covidence in a few clicks. clicks.
• Screen full text - Decide quickly on studies in full text. Capture reasons for exclusion and any notes so you can resolve any disagreements quickly, with a click of a button.
• Create forms - Be in control and stay focused on your PICO question. Customizable extraction forms mean you only spend time extracting what you need.
• Customize risk of bias - Automatically populate your risk of bias tables by highlighting and commenting on the text directly in your PDF.
• Conduct data extraction - Extract data efficiently with a side-by-side view of your customized form and PDF. Then, when you are done, easily compare your form with other reviewers.  
• Export - Covidence exports to all the common formats so you can continue your review in your preferred software. 
• Collaborate - You can invite other reviewers (including external colleagues) to work with you on the project.

Get support at Covidence Knowledge Base including articles, instructions, advice and FAQ.