Few evaluative studies exist examining rapid review methodology across stages of conduct: a systematic scoping review

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 126; pp. 131 - 140
• Main Authors: Hamel, Candyce, Michaud, Alan, Thuku, Micere, Affengruber, Lisa, Skidmore, Becky, Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Stevens, Adrienne, Garritty, Chantelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abbreviated methods; Abbreviations as Topic; Australia - epidemiology; Bias; Canada - epidemiology; Databases, Bibliographic - statistics & numerical data; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Databases, Factual - trends; Documents; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Formal evaluations; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Internal Medicine; Mapping; MEDLINE - statistics & numerical data; Methodology; Peer review; Publications - trends; Rapid reviews; Research Design - trends; Review Literature as Topic; Scoping review; Shortcuts; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Australia; Canada; United Kingdom; Scoping review; Rapid reviews; Shortcuts; Formal evaluations; Abbreviated methods; Methodology

The objective is to identify studies that have assessed methodological shortcuts for undertaking rapid reviews (RRs) and mapping these to review conduct stages and Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) guidance. We conducted a systematic scoping review. We searched mul...