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. 2023 Jul 28;11(1):2241234. doi: 10.1080/20016689.2023.2241234

Table 1.

Six most frequent approaches to RLRs (adapted from Tricco et al. [13]).

Domain Approach 1 Approach 2 Approach 3 Approach 4 Approach 5 Approach 6
Literature search More than one database, only published data Update of previous literature search More than one database, grey literature included
Search limit Date and language None Date and language Date or language Date Date and language
Screening One reviewer Two reviewers
Data extraction One reviewer and one verifier One reviewer
Risk of bias appraisal One reviewer and one verifier Not performed One reviewer Not performed
Overall assessment Highly feasible and timely, having the lowest potential risk of bias Highly feasible and timely Moderate Moderate Highly comprehensive, but low-ranking in terms of feasibility and timeliness Highly comprehensive, but low-ranking in terms of feasibility and timeliness