In this web clinic, the presenter discussed the findings from a recent scoping review which investigated how Cochrane authors have incorporated evidence from NRSI in their reviews, and whether this has changed over time.

The scoping review aimed to look at how well Cochrane authors adhered to Cochrane handbook guidance, the methods used to analyse NRSI data (especially in addition to RCTs), how NRSI evidence was incorporated into Summary of Findings (SoF) tables, and which risk of bias tools were used.

This session was delivered in February 2025 and below you will find the videos from the webinar, together with the accompanying slides to download [PDF]. Recordings from other Methods Support Unit web clinics are available here. 

Part 1: Presentation
Part 2: Questions & answers

Presenter Bio

Emma Axon, Evidence Synthesis Methodology Editor, Methods Support Unit, Cochrane. Emma has a MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and has been involved as an author on several Cochrane reviews assessing interventions to treat childhood obesity, which she completed during her PhD. Emma has also worked as a systematic review methodologist for Cochrane Skin, based at the University of Nottingham, conducting editorial assessments, and providing methods support to author teams. She also co-authored several Cochrane reviews as part of this role. Emma now works as an Evidence Synthesis Methodology Editor for the Cochrane Methods Support Unit. Her main research interests encompass general systematic review methods, such as implementing risk of bias and GRADE assessments.