Characteristic | Published (n = 33) | Unpublished (n = 33) | All (n = 66) |
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Year of production, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 2013 | 8 (24) | 11 (33)a | 19 (29) |
 2014 | 25 (76) | 22 (67)a | 47 (71) |
Number of authors, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 1 | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | 3 (5) |
 2–4 | 14 (42) | 11 (33) | 25 (38) |
 5–8 | 13 (39) | 5 (15) | 18 (27) |
 >8 | 6 (18) | 5 (15) | 11 (17) |
 Not reported | 0 (0) | 9 (12) | 9 (14) |
Self-identifies as a rapid review, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 33 (100) | 29 (88) | 62 (94) |
 No | 0 (0) | 4 (12) | 4 (6) |
Country, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Canada | 5 (15) | 13 (39) | 18 (27) |
 USA | 4 (12) | 3 (9) | 7 (11) |
 UK | 11 (33) | 9 (27) | 20 (31) |
 Australia | 4 (12) | 5 (15) | 9 (14) |
 Netherlands | 6 (18) | 0 (0) | 6 (9) |
 Korea | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
 Switzerland | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Malaysia | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Various | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 3 (5) |
Rapid review definition, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Cited | 20 (60) | 10 (30) | 30 (46) |
 Own | 0 (0) | 6 (18) | 6 (9) |
 Not reported | 13 (40) | 17 (52) | 30 (46) |
Nomenclature, n (%)b | Â | Â | Â |
 Rapid review | 14 (15) | 10 (30) | 24 (36) |
 Rapid systematic review | 9 (12) | 1 (3) | 10 (15) |
 Rapid evidence assessment | 6 (18) | 4 (12) | 10 (15) |
 Rapid evidence synthesis | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 3 (5) |
 Rapid synthesis | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Rapid review of systematic reviews | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (3) |
 Systematic rapid evidence assessment | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
 Evidence-based analysis | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Rapid response | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 2 (3) |
 Rapid evidence report/review | 0 (0) | 6 (18) | 6 (9) |
 Evidence briefing | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Evidence map | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Rapid advice guideline | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 Systematic rapid evidence review | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
 None used | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
Research questionc, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Clinical efficacy | 18 (55) | 22 (67) | 40 (61) |
 Clinical effectiveness | 16 (48) | 25 (76) | 41 (62) |
 Safety | 13 (30) | 15 (45) | 28 (42) |
 Diagnostic/screening test | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 3 (5) |
 Health economics/cost | 4 (12) | 14 (42) | 18 (27) |
 Guidelines | 1 (3) | 7 (21) | 8 (12) |
 Public health | 6 (18) | 5 (15) | 11 (17) |
 Health systems | 9 (27) | 11 (33) | 20 (30) |
 Health policy | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 8 (12) |
 Service delivery | 9 (27) | 12 (36) | 21 (32) |
 Otherd | 5 (15) | 5 (15) | 10 (15) |
Synthesis method, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Narrative | 31 (94) | 27 (82) | 58 (88) |
 Meta-analysis | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 4 (6) |
 Indirect comparison | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 3 (5) |
 Economic evaluation | 0 (0)e | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
 None (no studies located) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | 3 (5) |
Length of publication, number of pagesf, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 1–5 | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 8 (12) |
 6–10 | 17 (52) | 6 (18) | 23 (35) |
 11–15 | 9 (27)g | 3 (9) | 12 (18) |
 16–20 | 2 (6) | 5 (15) | 7 (11) |
 20–50 | 0 (0) | 10 (30) | 10 (15) |
 >50 | 0 (0) | 6 (18) | 6 (9) |
Length of publication, mean (SD) | 8.8 (4.03) | 22.8 (27.2) | 18.7 (21.7) |