TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid reviews of medical tests used many similar methods to systematic reviews but key items were rarely reported
T2 - a scoping review
AU - Arevalo-Rodriguez, Ingrid
AU - Moreno-Nunez, Paloma
AU - Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara
AU - Steingart, Karen R.
AU - González Peña, Laura del Mar
AU - Buitrago-Garcia, Diana
AU - Kaunelis, David
AU - Emparanza, José Ignacio
AU - Alonso-Coello, Pablo
AU - Tricco, Andrea C.
AU - Zamora, Javier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Background and Objectives: Rapid reviews provide an efficient alternative to standard systematic reviews in response to a high priority or urgent need. Although rapid reviews of interventions have been extensively evaluated, little is known about the characteristics of rapid reviews of diagnostic evidence. Study Design and Setting: We performed a scoping review for rapid reviews of medical tests published from 2013 to 2018. We extracted information on review characteristics and methods used to assess the evidence. Results: We identified 191 rapid reviews. All reviews were developed within a short time (less than 12 months) and were relatively concise (less than 10 pages). The reviews involved multiple index tests (44%), multiple outcomes (88%), and several test applications (29%). Well-known methodological tailoring strategies were infrequently used. Although reporting of several key features was limited, we found that, in general, rapid reviews have similar characteristics to broader knowledge syntheses. Conclusion: Our scoping review is the first to describe the characteristics and methods of rapid reviews of diagnostic evidence. Future research should identify the most appropriate methods for performing rapid reviews of medical tests. Standards for reporting of rapid reviews are needed.
AB - Background and Objectives: Rapid reviews provide an efficient alternative to standard systematic reviews in response to a high priority or urgent need. Although rapid reviews of interventions have been extensively evaluated, little is known about the characteristics of rapid reviews of diagnostic evidence. Study Design and Setting: We performed a scoping review for rapid reviews of medical tests published from 2013 to 2018. We extracted information on review characteristics and methods used to assess the evidence. Results: We identified 191 rapid reviews. All reviews were developed within a short time (less than 12 months) and were relatively concise (less than 10 pages). The reviews involved multiple index tests (44%), multiple outcomes (88%), and several test applications (29%). Well-known methodological tailoring strategies were infrequently used. Although reporting of several key features was limited, we found that, in general, rapid reviews have similar characteristics to broader knowledge syntheses. Conclusion: Our scoping review is the first to describe the characteristics and methods of rapid reviews of diagnostic evidence. Future research should identify the most appropriate methods for performing rapid reviews of medical tests. Standards for reporting of rapid reviews are needed.
KW - Health-technology assessment
KW - Knowledge synthesis
KW - Medical tests
KW - Rapid reviews
KW - Review methods
KW - Scoping review
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.09.004
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 31521724
AN - SCOPUS:85072694822
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 116
SP - 98
EP - 105
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
ER -