Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 130; pp. 13 - 22
• Main Authors: Garritty, Chantelle, Gartlehner, Gerald, Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara, King, Valerie J., Hamel, Candyce, Kamel, Chris, Affengruber, Lisa, Stevens, Adrienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2021; Elsevier Limited; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc
• Subjects: Agreements; Best practice; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Decision making; Epidemiology; Evidence synthesis; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Internal Medicine; Original; Polls & surveys; Rapid review; Research Design - standards; Research Report - standards; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic - standards; Decision-making; Rapid review; Systematic review; Evidence synthesis; RR; Rapid reviews; decision-making; Systematic reviews; MECIR; evidence synthesis; Rapid Review Methods Group; systematic review; RRMG; Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviewsm; rapid review; SR

To develop methods guidance to support the conduct of rapid reviews (RRs) produced within Cochrane and beyond, in response to requests for timely evidence syntheses for decision-making purposes including urgent health issues of high priority. Interim recommendations were informed by a scoping review...