Description:

This Master Prompt would focus on translating the review objectives into a transparent and operational Population–Concept–Context (PCC) framework. It would guide researchers in defining relevant populations or participants, central concepts, contexts or settings, source types, study designs, geographical boundaries, publication periods, languages, and other inclusion and exclusion criteria.

A major emphasis would be placed on maintaining sufficient breadth for evidence mapping without allowing the review scope to become conceptually uncontrolled. Researchers would examine how changes to individual PCC components alter the boundaries and interpretation of the evidence base and ensure that eligibility decisions remain traceable to the research questions. The uploaded papers repeatedly demonstrate PCC being used to develop research questions and inclusion/exclusion criteria rather than functioning merely as a reporting device.