TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodological approaches for developing and reporting living evidence synthesis
T2 - A study protocol
AU - Rojas-Reyes, María Ximena
AU - Auladell-Rispau, Ariadna
AU - Bendersky, Josefina
AU - Santafe, Angie
AU - Buchanan, Cecilia
AU - Rigau Comas, David
AU - Verdugo, Francisca
AU - Ávila, Camila
AU - Alonso, Pablo
AU - Urrutia, Gerard
AU - Rada, Gabriel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Auladell-Rispau A et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background: Living evidence (LE) refers to the methodological processes that permit new research findings to be continually incorporated into evidence synthesis. This approach is of great value in the resolution of relevant and rapidly changing clinical questions. To date, the methods to carry out this type of synthesis are not completely defined, and great variability is observed in the approaches used by different groups of authors. Objective: To identify, evaluate and summarise the current methods used for living evidence synthesis Methods: We will conduct a methodological study based on a systematic literature search to identify any type of evidence synthesis such as systematic reviews, network metanalyses and overviews that used 'living evidence synthesis' as part of their methods. The search will be conducted in Medline (via PubMed) and Epistemonikos databases. Additionally, we will search websites of the organisations publishing any living evidence synthesis retrieved in the two databases, in order to identify unpublished subsequent reports. Two reviewers will independently assess each article against the selection criteria, extract data on methods and procedures, and assess the methodological quality of each publication. Data will be analysed descriptively.
AB - Background: Living evidence (LE) refers to the methodological processes that permit new research findings to be continually incorporated into evidence synthesis. This approach is of great value in the resolution of relevant and rapidly changing clinical questions. To date, the methods to carry out this type of synthesis are not completely defined, and great variability is observed in the approaches used by different groups of authors. Objective: To identify, evaluate and summarise the current methods used for living evidence synthesis Methods: We will conduct a methodological study based on a systematic literature search to identify any type of evidence synthesis such as systematic reviews, network metanalyses and overviews that used 'living evidence synthesis' as part of their methods. The search will be conducted in Medline (via PubMed) and Epistemonikos databases. Additionally, we will search websites of the organisations publishing any living evidence synthesis retrieved in the two databases, in order to identify unpublished subsequent reports. Two reviewers will independently assess each article against the selection criteria, extract data on methods and procedures, and assess the methodological quality of each publication. Data will be analysed descriptively.
KW - Evidence Synthesis
KW - Evidence-based medicine
KW - Living Evidence Synthesis
KW - Living Systematic Review
KW - Living network metanalysis
KW - Systematic review
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U2 - 10.12688/openreseurope.14044.2
DO - 10.12688/openreseurope.14044.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141989174
SN - 2732-5121
VL - 1
JO - Open Research Europe
JF - Open Research Europe
M1 - 113
ER -