Validation of The Umbrella Collaboration for Tertiary Evidence Synthesis in Geriatrics: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The synthesis of evidence in health care is essential for informed decision-making and policy development. This study aims to validate The Umbrella Collaboration (TU), an innovative, semiautomated tertiary evidence synthesis methodology, by comparing it with traditional umbrella reviews (TURs), which are currently the gold standard.

Objective

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether TU, an artificial intelligence-assisted, software-driven system for tertiary evidence synthesis, can achieve effectiveness comparable to that of TURs, while offering a more timely, efficient, and comprehensive approach.

Methods

This comparative study evaluated TU against TURs across 8 matched projects in geriatrics. For each selected TUR, a parallel TU project

SUBMITTER: Carrillo B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262930 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature