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Defining Rapid Reviews: a systematic scoping review and thematic analysis of definitions and defining characteristics of rapid reviews

Hamel, Candyce, Michaud, Alan, Thuku, Micere, Skidmore, Becky, Stevens, Adrienne, Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Garritty, Chantelle·2021·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.09.041
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BACKGROUND Rapid reviews were first mentioned in the literature in 1997, when Best et al. described the rapid health technology assessment program in the south and west regions of England but did not provide a formal definition. More recently, the only consensus around a rapid review definition is that a formal definition does not exist. The primary aim of this work is to create a repository of existing definitions and to identify key themes, which may help the knowledge synthesis community in defining rapid review products. METHODS A systematic scoping review was performed to identify definitions used in journal-published rapid reviews written in English between 2017 and January 2019. We searched Medline, Embase Classic + Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Web of Science on December 21, 2018. Two reviewers performed study selection and data extraction using a priori-defined methods published in a protocol. Definitions from rapid review methods papers (published from 1997 onward) identified in another scoping review were added to the results, and all definitions were thematically analyzed using NVivo. A quantitative analysis was also performed around studies cited. RESULTS Definitions from 216 rapid reviews and 90 rapid review methods papers were included in the thematic analysis. Eight key themes were identified: accelerated/rapid process or approach, variation in methods shortcuts, focus/depth/breadth of scope, compare and contrast to a full traditional systematic review, stakeholder rationale, resource efficiency rationale, systematic approach, bias/limitations. Secondary referencing was a common occurrence. CONCLUSION Thematic analysis performed in this systematic scoping review has allowed for the creation of a suggested definition for rapid reviews that can be used to inform the systematic review community.

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Authors
Hamel, C., Michaud, A., Thuku, M., Skidmore, B., Stevens, A., Nussbaumer-Streit, B., & Garritty, C.
Affiliations
  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
  • Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (AT)
Corresponding author
Hamel, Candyce
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Venue
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
129
Pages
74-85
ISSN
0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.09.041
OpenAlex
W3091820138
Semantic Scholar
c743be2275f0cb122f13a8cb41a84c3e76699486
Cited by
384
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 43 · 2025: 71 · 2024: 85 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 64 · 2021: 35
FWCI
9.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
Keywords
rapid review, knowledge synthesis, systematic review methodology, health technology assessment, resource efficiency, scope of review
MeSH terms
Humans, Terminology as Topic, Publishing, Review Literature as Topic

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