Feature |
Narrative |
Scoping |
Rapid |
Systematized |
Systematic
(& Meta-Analysis, if appropriate)
|
Umbrella |
Question or Goal
|
Broad in scope. Descriptive. |
Exploratory or descriptive |
Well-defined and focused |
Varies |
Well-defined and focused |
Well-defined and focused |
Methods |
No methods section; potentially biased |
Includes methods section. Search is comprehensive and may be iterative. |
Completeness of searching determined by time constraints |
Includes methods section with a reproducible search strategy. Completeness of searching determined by time constraints |
Includes a method section. Search is exhaustive, comprehensive, and reproducible. |
Includes a method section. Search is exhaustive, comprehensive, and reproducible. Only includes systematic or other types of reviews. |
Quality Assessment |
None |
None |
Either none or time-limited assessment |
May or may not include |
Yes, important part of review |
Yes, important part of review |
Synthesis |
Narrative |
Typically tabular with some narrative |
Typically narrative and tabular |
Typically narrative with tabular accompaniment |
Typically narrative and tabular |
Typically narrative and tabular. Must re-synthesize data from other systematic reviews |
Personnel |
1 person |
At least 2 people |
At least 2 people |
May or may not have a team |
At least 3 people |
At least 2 people |
Meta-analysis of results |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Sometimes, if feasible |
Sometimes, if feasible |
Time |
<3 months |
8-12+ months |
<4 months |
varies |
12-18 months |
8-12 months |