A scoping review of rapid review methods

Table 1 Summary of study characteristics

Study characteristics	Number of rapid reviews (n = 100)^a
Year of publication
1997–2000	2
2001–2004	10
2005–2008	30
2009–2012	51
2013	5
Not reported	4
Continent
Europe (including UK)	58
North America (Canada and United States)	20
Australia	15
Multiple continents	3
Asia	1
South America	1
Not reported	2
Article type^b
Application (82 with methods)	84
Development	7
Impact	6
Comparison	4
Topic of review
Intervention	62 (74 %)
Frequency	10 (12 %)
Causal association	4 (5 %)
Diagnosis	4 (5 %)
Patient experience Screening	2 (2 %)
Patient experience Screening	2 (2 %)
Not applicable	16
Some methods reported
Yes	82
No	18
Review question
Clearly reported	81
Unclear/not reported	1
Not applicable	18

^a100 relevant articles and one companion report (companion report not included in this table); ^bone development article was also categorized as a comparison paper

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