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Title: Lessons learned from conducting a rapid review: a case study examining factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use
Author(s): Kerrison, Robert S
von Wagner, Christian
Ghanouni, Alex
Green, Trish
Macleod, Una
Hughes, Mark
Rees, Colin J
Duffy, Stephen
McGregor, Lesley M
Contact Email: l.m.mcgregor@stir.ac.uk
Citation: Kerrison RS, von Wagner C, Ghanouni A, Green T, Macleod U, Hughes M, Rees CJ, Duffy S & McGregor LM (2020) Lessons learned from conducting a rapid review: a case study examining factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy screening use. SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine & Health. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529718164
Keywords: screening
sigmoidoscopy
screens
cancer
publications
cancer screening
medical science
colorectal cancer
England
Issue Date: 2020
Date Deposited: 3-Oct-2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Series/Report no.: SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine & Health
Abstract: Rapid reviews enable researchers to obtain a snapshot of what is known about a topic in a quick and systematic way, and are increasingly becoming an important aspect of the research literature. Despite this, there are currently no formal guidelines as to how best to conduct a rapid review. One method is to begin with a narrow search, and to expand the search successively, until the number of new/additional publications considered potentially eligible, based on title and abstract alone, is less than 1% of the total number of publications found overall (at this point, one can be reasonably confident that expanding the search is unlikely to yield any considerable new information). One of the main advantages of this method is that it provides a rationale for terminating the search at a given point, thereby making it less time-consuming than many other methods, which require the reviewer(s) to screen all articles found in response to a comprehensive list of search terms. In this case study, we describe our experience using the aforementioned method to review the literature investigating factors associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy (‘bowel scope’) screening use, and the lessons learned from it. We also describe the problems encountered in performing our review, and the steps implemented to overcome them. Finally, we provide suggestions for methodological improvements for the benefit of those considering conducting a rapid review in the future.
Type: Research Report
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/30230
DOI Link: 10.4135/9781529718164
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Affiliation: University College London
University College London
University College London
University of Hull
University of Hull
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Mary, University of London
Psychology
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