research guides: hesc 5013-soc and ec determinants of health: rapid reviews

what is a rapid review?

what is a rapid review?

a form of knowledge synthesis in which components of the systematic review process are simplified or omitted to produce information in a timely manner.

why conduct a rapid review?

rapid reviews are best for new and emerging topics. they also help assess current policies in a very short period of time.

what makes a rapid review different than a systematic review?

	rapid review	systematic review
time	less than 5 weeks	12-18 months
search scope	limited sources	more comprehensive search
synthesis	descriptive summary	qualitative summary with meta-analysis
reviewers	may only be one reviewer	must have at least 2 reviewers

what is a rapid review?

how to conduct a rapid review?

formulate your question - picot?
search - databases
selection - inclusion and exclusion criteria
critically appraise
synthesize
conclusions/implications

rapid review guidelines, selected articles

rapid review protocol (vcu libraries)
rapid review guidebook (national collaborating centre for methods and tools.)
rapid reviews to strengthen health policy and systems: a practical guide
cochrane rapid reviews methods group (rrmg)
pandor, abdullah; kaltenthaler, eva; cooper, katherine; martyn-st james, marrissa; wong, ruth (2019): selecting approaches for rapid reviews (starr) decision tool. the university of sheffield. journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.15131/shef.data.79708

some examples of rapid reviews

crawshaw. (2022). behavioural determinants of covid-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers: a rapid review. public health., 210, 123–133.
rochefort. (2021). a rapid review of territorialized food systems and their impacts on human health, food security, and the environment. nutrients., 13(10), 3345–3345.
migeot. (2022). risk and asset-based strategies in health: priorities in biomedical, life and environmental science literature since the early twentieth century. a rapid review. environmental health : a global access science source., 21(1), 1–12.