Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers around the world have made efforts
to assess its impact on youth mental health; however, the breadth of this topic has impeded …

This article provides updated guidance on methods for conducting rapid reviews of
effectiveness, targeted at Cochrane and other stakeholders interested in the methodology of …

Introduction: A rapid literature review (RLR) is an alternative to systematic literature review
(SLR) that can speed up the analysis of newly published data. The objective was to identify …

Background Health policy-makers must often make decisions in compressed time frames
and with limited resources. Hence, rapid reviews have become a pragmatic alternative to …

Abstract Background:“Big Events” are major disruptions to physical, political, and economic
environments that can influence vulnerability to drug-related harms. We reviewed the …

Sco** reviews and rapid reviews are intentional approaches to systematically synthesize
research. In sport and exercise psychology, sco** reviews can summarize information to …

The demand for rapid reviews has exploded in recent years. A rapid review is an approach
to evidence synthesis that provides timely information to decision-makers (eg, health care …

Rapid reviews (RRs) are a helpful evidence synthesis tool to support urgent and emergent
decision-making in healthcare. RRs involve abbreviating systematic review methods and …

Background When research evidence is limited, inconsistent, or absent, healthcare
decisions and policies need to be based on consensus amongst interested stakeholders. In …

Background: Systematic reviews are comprehensive, robust, inclusive, transparent, and
reproducible when bringing together the evidence to answer a research question. Various …