LibGuides: Getting Started with Systematic Reviews: Rapid Reviews

Rapid Reviews - background & methods

Tricco, A. C., Antony, J., Zarin, W., Strifler, L., Ghassemi, M., Ivory, J., … Straus, S. E. (2015). A scoping review of rapid review methods. BMC Medicine, 13(1), 224. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0465-6

Khangura, S., Konnyu, K., Cushman, R., Grimshaw, J., & Moher, D. (2012). Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach. Systematic Reviews, 1(1), 1.

Hamel, C., Michaud, A., Thuku, M., Skidmore, B., Stevens, A., Nussbaumer-Streit, B., & Garritty, C. (2020). Defining Rapid Reviews: A systematic scoping review and thematic analysis of definitions and defining characteristics of rapid reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 0(0).

Rapid Review Manuals

Rapid Review Guidebook
Rapid review guidebook | national collaborating centre for methods and tools. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2019, from https://www.nccmt.ca/capacity-development/rapid-review-guidebook
Rapid Reviews: A Practical Guide.
Tricco, A. C., Langlois, E. V., Straus, S. E., World Health Organization, & Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. (2017). Rapid reviews to strengthen health policy and systems: a practical guide. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/258698/1/9789241512763-eng.pdf
AHRQ Guidance
AHRQ 2019 Rapid Review Guidance Document. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/contracts/epc-vi/22-rapid_evidence_products_guidance.pdf.

Rapid Review Example

Luckett, T., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Virdun, C., Green, A., & Davidson, P. M. (2014). Elements of effective palliative care models: a rapid review. BMC Health Services Research, 14(1), 1–22. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-136

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