Lessons learnt: Undertaking rapid reviews on public health and social measures during a global pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Public health and social measures (PHSM) have been central to the COVID-19 response. Consequently, there has been much pressure on decision-makers to make evidence-informed decisions and on researchers to synthesize the evidence regarding these measures. This article describes our experiences, responses and lessons learnt regarding key challenges when planning and conducting rapid reviews of PHSM during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholder consultations and scoping reviews to obtain an overview of the evidence inform the scope of reviews that are policy-relevant and feasible. Multiple complementary reviews serve to examine the benefits and harms of PHSM across different populations and contexts. Conceiving reviews of effectiveness as adaptable living reviews helps to respond to evolving evid

SUBMITTER: Rehfuess EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9349463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature