Table 4.
Evaluation of rapid review approaches occurring more than four times
| Rapid review approach | Author, year | Duration of review | Accuracy | Comprehensiveness | Risk of bias | Timeliness | Cost-effectiveness | Feasibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach 1. Literature search: searched more than one database, limited to published sources only. Search limit: limited by both date and language. Screening: title/abstract and full-text screening performed by one reviewer only. Data abstraction: one person abstracted data, while another person verified the data risk of bias assessment; one person assessed risk of bias, while another person verified the risk of bias assessment | Blank, 2012 | NR | Accurate | Limited | Potential ROB | Timely | NR | NR |
| Maddern, NR | NR | Accurate | Limited | NR | Timely | NR | NR | |
| Maddern, NR | NR | Accurate | Limited | NR | Timely | NR | NR | |
| Maddern, 2008 | NR | Accurate | Limited | NR | Timely | NR | NR | |
| Maddern, NR | NR | Accurate | Limited | NR | Timely | NR | NR | |
| Approach 2. Literature search: used previous review(s) as starting point; searched published sources only. Search limit: no language or date limits applied. Screening: title/abstract and full-text screening performed by one reviewer only. Data abstraction: data abstraction performed by one reviewer only. Risk of bias assessment: not performed | Van de Velde, 2011 | 1 month | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Mitchell, 2011 | 3–4 days | Unknown accuracy | Limited | NR | Timely | Cost-effective | NR | |
| Government Social Research, 2007 | 8–12 weeks | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Dixon-Woods, 2012 | NR | NR | NR | Potential ROB | NR | NR | NR | |
| Van Brabandt, 2008 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Approach 3. Literature search: searched more than one database, searched both published and grey literature. Search limit: limited by both date and language. Screening: title/abstract and full-text screening performed by one reviewer only. Data abstraction: data abstraction performed by one reviewer only. Risk of bias assessment: not performed | Foerster, 2007 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Beck, 2012 | NR | NR | NR | NR | Timely | NR | NR | |
| Rissel, 2012 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| ASERNIP – Surgical, 2009 | NR | NR | Limited | Potential ROB | NR | NR | NR | |
| Approach 4. Literature search: searched more than one database, searched both published and grey literature. Search limit: limited by either date or language. Screening: title/abstract and full-text screening performed by one reviewer only. Data abstraction: data abstraction performed by one reviewer only. Risk of bias assessment: not performed | Hildon, 2012 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Jolliffe, 2008 | NR | Limited accuracy | Limited | Potential ROB | timely | NR | NR | |
| De Laet, 2008 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Hulstaert, 2009 | NR | NR | Limited | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Moran, 2011 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Approach 5. Literature search: searched more than one database, searched both published and grey literature. Search limit: limited by date only; no language limits applied. Screening: title/abstract and full-text screening performed by one reviewer only. Data abstraction: data abstraction performed by one reviewer only. Risk of bias assessment: risk of bias assessed by one reviewer only | Phillipson, 2012 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Geddes, 2011 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Doran, 2013 | NR | NR | Unknown | Potential ROB | NR | NR | NR | |
| Vlayen, 2006 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Singh, 2006 | 3 weeks | NR | Limited | NR | NR | NR | NR |
NR, not reported; ROB, risk of bias