Systematic Literature Review with Support of Digital Tools

Abstract

This study aims to identify and compare the digital tools used in Systematic Literature Review, type of review commonly used in Qualitative Research. For that, a Systematic Literature Review was carried out with the support of webQDA: Qualitative Data Analysis software. A search in the databases resulted in 745 articles. However, from the inclusion and eligibility criteria of the studies, 22 articles were selected for this research. The results are the 6 of specific digital tools and 3 of qualitative data analysis tools used in the development of Systematic Literature Review. Besides, the study also aimed to understand in which of the 9 steps, that constitute the systematic literature review, if these tools could be used.