01 January 2020 3 4K Report

I am currently completing the synthesis for a systematic review on the impact of the use of wireless devices and mental health. The systematic review looks at quantitative studies only. Due to the heterogeneity of outcomes (depression, anxiety, externalizing behaviours etc) and study designs - we have decided not to run a meta-analysis, nor we will produce forest plots. However, I feel that a harvest plot would be an attractive and intelligible method of summarizing our findings, and would complement a narrative sythesis. See below for what I mean by a harvest plot

Article The harvest plot: A method for synthesising evidence about t...

Here is a great example of what I am trying to produce:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles_Opondo/publication/329443273/figure/fig3/AS:700763332419585@1544086406087/Harvest-plot-of-health-outcomes-among-left-behind-children-and-children-of-non-migrant_W640.jpg

I am very familiar with using R / Python for data visualisation purposes, but I am initially stumped about how I might produce an attractive and aesthetically pleasing plot, short of stodgily moving rectangles around in a word / publisher doc. Can anyone suggest a package / software / website / any method that help me?

Much much much appreciation if you can!

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