Assessing the format and content of journal published and non-journal published rapid review reports: A comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As production of rapid reviews (RRs) increases in healthcare, knowing how to efficiently convey RR evidence to various end-users is important given they are often intended to directly inform decision-making. Little is known about how often RRs are produced in the published or unpublished domains, and what and how information is structured.

Objectives

To compare and contrast report format and content features of journal-published (JP) and non-journal published (NJP) RRs.

Methods

JP RRs were identified from key databases, and NJP RRs were identified from a grey literature search of 148 RR producing organizations and were sampled proportionate to cluster size by organization and product type to match the JP RR group. We extracted and formally compared 'how' (i

SUBMITTER: Garritty C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449464 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature