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title: "10.2 How to conduct a scoping review"
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**Table 1: Roadmap to the JBI scoping review methodology**

|  | **Arksey and O’Malley framework**<br>**(2005, p. 22-23)** | **Enhancements proposed by Levac et al. (2010, p. 4-8)** | ***Enhancements proposed by Peters et al (2015, 2017, 2020).** |
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| 1. | Identifying the review question | Clarifying and  linking the  purpose  and review question | E  
N  
G  
A  
G  
E  
M  
E  
N  
T  
  
W  
I  
T  
H  
  
K  
N  
O  
W  
L  
E  
D  
G  
E  
  
U  
S  
E  
R  
S | P  
R  
O  
T  
O  
C  
O  
L  
  
D  
E  
V  
E  
L  
O  
P  
M  
E  
N  
T | Defining and aligning the objective/s and question/s (protocol development), and clarifying if any equity issues will be examined |
| 2. | Identifying relevant studies | Balancing feasibility with breadth and comprehensiveness of the scoping process | Developing and aligning the eligibility criteria with the objective/s and question/s (protocol development) |
| 3. | Study selection | Using  an  iterative  team  approach  to selecting studies and extracting data | Describing the planned approach to evidence searching, selection, extraction, analysis and presentation (protocol development), and clarifying if any equity-related issues will be used as eligibility criteria |
| 4. | Charting the data | Incorporating a numerical summary and qualitative thematic analysis |  | Searching for the evidence, and clarifying if equity-related search filters will be used |
| 5. | Collating, summarizing and reporting the results | Identifying the implications of the study findings for policy, practice or research |  | Selecting the evidence |
| 6. | Consultation (optional) | Adopting consultation as a required component of scoping review methodology |  | Extracting the evidence, and clarifying if equity-related issues will be extracted |
| 7. |  |  |  | Analysing the results |
| 8. |  | Presenting the results |
| 9. |  | Summarising the evidence in relation to the purpose of the review, making conclusions and noting implications of the findings, including any equity issues identified |