Rapid reviews

Rapid reviews are a systematic survey of literature on a topic or question of interest. Compared to a systematic review of literature, in a rapid review, several design decisions and practical steps are undertaken to reduce the time it takes to identify, aggregate and answer the question of interest. The Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group proposes that rapid reviews can take different forms,[1] and they define rapid reviews as: "A form of knowledge synthesis that accelerates the process of conducting a traditional systematic review through streamlining or omitting specific methods to produce evidence for stakeholders in a resource-efficient manner".[2]

In medicine

During the COVID-19 pandemic rapid reviews were employed to answer pressing questions under strict time constraints.[2]

In software engineering

For Software Engineering, Rico et al.[3] have recently adapted and extended the rapid review method. Their proposal takes into account the unique requirements of industry-academia collaboration in SE research. The extension proposed by them highlights the ways in which practitioners and researchers can collaborate in the planning, design and conduct of a rapid review.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Garritty, Chantelle; Gartlehner, Gerald; Nussbaumer-Streit, Barbara; King, Valerie J.; Hamel, Candyce; Kamel, Chris; Affengruber, Lisa; Stevens, Adrienne (February 2021). "Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 130: 13–22. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.10.007. PMC 7557165. PMID 33068715.
  2. 1 2 "Cochrane Covid Rapid Reviews". Cochrane Covid Rapid Reviews. The Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Rico, Sergio; Ali, Nauman Bin; Engström, Emelie; Host, Martin (16 December 2020). "Guidelines for conducting interactive rapid reviews in software engineering -- from a focus on technology transfer to knowledge exchange". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4327725. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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