[Evidence syntheses in public health: An overview].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a high demand for rapid evidence syntheses to answer urgent public health questions. This article provides an overview of different types of reviews for public health questions and a synthesis of existing recommendations for the preparation of reviews. The aim is to support the planning of one's own review and the critical evaluation of published reviews.

Methods

The basis of this summary is an extensive search for guidelines and recommendations for different review types. Furthermore, internal journal clubs were held to determine knowledge needs and to critically discuss the various review types. Relating to the dissemination of results, fact sheets were developed for the individual review types includi

SUBMITTER: Barnes B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature