Student Name: Literature Summary Table p.

Literature Summary Table

Note: You can use this template to start your own document and add rows as necessary, or
just use the content as a guide when setting up your own table. Use the appropriate names
for the groups and outcomes (not group 1 or outcome 1). See the Instructions for Literature
Summary Tables.

Key Question (optional)

Study/Design Methods Key Results Comments

Authors: N: number of participants Give key results Strength of Design:

Put first and target characteristics by important Give rating
author (year) outcome or
Country/setting: measure Quality: Give rating
Design:
Name the Group 1: number and key Name of Issues:
design info about the group and Outcome 1
any intervention or  Group 1:  Briefly summarize any
assessment result key concerns, generally
Purpose:  Group 2: related to items rated
Group 2: number and key result as weak or of potential
(optional) info and any intervention or  p value concern if rated as
assessment moderate
Name of  Don’t comment on
Data collection and Outcome 2 each criterion, only
outcomes: Provide details  Group 1: those that are a real
on the most important result concern
outcomes, and on how and  Group 2:
when they were measured. result
These can be separate  p value
subsections or merged; use
whatever is clearer Name of
Outcome 3
Analysis:  Group 1:
result
 Group 2:
result
 p value

Authors: N: number of participants Name of Strength of Design:

Put first and target characteristics Outcome 1 Give rating
author (year)  Group 1:
Country/setting: result Quality: Give rating
Design:  Group 2:
Name the Group 1: result Issues:
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Study/Design Methods Key Results Comments

design Group 2:  p value

 Don’t comment on
Data collection: Name of each criterion, only
Purpose: Outcome 2 those that are a real
Outcomes:  Group 1: concern
(optional) result
 Group 2:
result
 p value

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