Table 1.

Experiences with Scoping Studies among Scoping Survey Respondents (n = 54 participants)

Scoping study experience	Number (%)
Ever involved in conducting a scoping study	46 (85 %)
Engaged in a stakeholder consultation as part of the scoping study process	19/46 (41 %)
Ever published a scoping study in a peer-reviewed journal
Published	22 (41 %)
In Press	3 (6 %)
In Preparation	9 (17 %)
No	20 (37 %)
Number of Scoping Studies Completed
None	7 (13 %)
1	14 (26 %)
2	8 (15 %)
3	9 (17 %)
4	6 (11 %)
5 or more	10 (18 %)
Purpose for Conducting a Scoping Study
To determine the extent, range, nature of research activity	49 (91 %)
To identify research gaps in existing literature	46 (85 %)
To identify and summarize research evidence on a topic	45 (83 %)
To summarize and disseminate research findings	35 (65 %)
To determine value of undertaking a full systematic review	24 (44 %)
Other (e.g. gather ideas for educational strategies, develop evidence-based recommendations, to establish recommendations for future research, inform program development, academic requirement, inform policy makers, conduct review of policies, identify models of care)	11 (20 %)
Amount of Time Allocated to Conduct One Scoping Study
0–3 months	7 (14 %)
6 months or less	9 (18 %)
6–12 months	28 (49 %)
> 1 year	6 (12 %)
Not applicable or ‘it depends’	4 (8 %)
Amount of Time it Actually Took to Conduct One Scoping Study
0–3 months	6 (11 %)
6 months or less	6 (11 %)
6–12 months	21 (39 %)
> 1 year	11 (20 %)
Not applicable or ‘it depends’	10 (18 %)
Had Funding to Support the Conduct and Reporting of the Scoping Study	24 (44 %)
Scoping Study Framework
Number of Respondents Used a Published Methodology	35 (65 %)
Type of Scoping Study Methodology Used
Arksey and O’Malley (2005) [2]	31 (57 %)
Levac et al. (2010) [8]	21 (39 %)
Davis et al. (2009) [18]	5 (9 %)
Armstrong et al. (2011) [19]	3 (6 %)
Other (e.g. Daudt et al. (2013) [9], Anderson et al. (2008) [20], Wilson (2010) [21], Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) [22], Bragge (2011) [23])	5 (9 %)