Figure 1.
A flow diagram showing article identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion steps in a systematic review process.The diagram outlines the P R I S M A process used in a systematic review. During identification, 80 records are found through the Scopus database and 8 records through grey literature. After removing duplicates, 88 records remain. In the screening stage, 88 records are reviewed, and 52 are excluded with reasons. At the eligibility stage, 36 full text articles are assessed, and 4 are excluded for not addressing the research question. Finally, 32 studies are included in the metadata extraction and analysis stage. The diagram follows the standard PRISMA structure with four vertical sections titled identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion.

PRISMA flow chart of study selection

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