Dissertation FORMAT Dissertation topic/title: What title do you have in your head for head? Why you chose this topic. Key question: What question are you trying to answer from this ELR? Subsidiary Question: This is the second question you are asking or want to ask. Why you chose this topic and what you are aiming to gain from it. What is the end goal or outcome? Why are you interested in this? 1: Literature Search Strategy: explain this in a few words 2: Question formation: (How was your question formatted – PEO or PICO) This would depend on your question if it is intervention based or exposure. 3: Keywords: This is from your question 4: Boolean operators: Connecting terms with OR results in articles that include one term, a combination of terms, or all the terms. 5: Inclusion Criteria Inclusion criteria are the elements of an article that must be present for it to be eligible for inclusion in a literature review: 6: Exclusion Criteria Exclusion criteria are the elements of an article that disqualify the study from inclusion in a literature review. This could be: •Study based in outside the UK •Study was published more than 10 years ago
