SynthesisEvaluation review2025
A Systematic Review of the Methods Used in Rapid Approaches to Research and Evaluation.
Synthesis in Evaluation review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimisation in advanced chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and narrative synthesis examining clinical outcomes and decision-making.BMC nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Expansive Learning in Practice: A Rapid Evaluation of a Student Nurse Placement Model (Empirical Research Mixed Methods).Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Development and Feasibility Assessment of an Intrinsic Capacity Program in Primary Care: Protocol for an Implementation Science Approach.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Developing Standards for Rapid Evaluation and Appraisal Methods (STREAM): An e-Delphi Consensus Study.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Rapid approaches are essential when resources are limited and when findings are required in real-time to inform decisions. Limitations exist in their design and implementation, which can lead to a reduced level of trust in findings. This review sought to map the methods used across rapid evaluations and research to facilitate timeliness and support the rigour of studies. Four scientific databases and one search engine were searched between 11-16th August 2022. Screening led to the inclusion of 169 articles that provided a much-needed repository of methods that can be used during the design and implementation of rapid studies to improve their trustworthiness. No reporting guidelines specific to rapid research or evaluation were identified in the literature, we therefore suggest that this repository of methods informs the development of transparent reporting standards for future rapid research and evaluation.
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Registered trials
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