Optimising process and methods for a living systematic review - 30 search updates and three review updates later

Living systematic reviews (LSR) are systematic reviews that are regularly updated, allowing new evidence to be incorporated as it becomes available. LSR are ideally suited to policy-relevant topics where there is uncertainty and new evidence will likely impact the interpretation and/or certainty of outcomes. To be of benefit, updates must be published in a timely manner. Many LSR do not publish more than one update.As authors of a systematic review that has been ‘living’ for two years, with monthly search updates and three full updates published in this time, we describe the steps in our LSR process with the aim of informing and assisting authors carrying out their own regularly updated LSR.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - December 1, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ailsa R. Butler, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, Tari Turner, Nicola Lindson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research