Table 1

Stages of KU involvement in rapid reviews (RRs)

(1) Preplanning of the RR(2) At the initiation and planning of the RR(3) During conduct of the RR(4) At the end of the RR
Provide input in:
  • Identifying priority areas for RRs

  • Developing a KU recruitment and involvement strategy

  • Codeveloping an engagement policy or plan together with KUs

  • Conceptualising review topics prior to stage (2)

  • Planning for KU involvement for a specific RR

  • Facilitate developing relationships between other KUs and researchers

Provide input in:
  • Defining the research question

  • Prioritising and defining outcomes of interest

  • Developing or reviewing the protocol

  • Setting or providing input into the eligibility criteria

  • Providing seed studies to facilitate search efforts

  • Providing key terms to include in the literature search

  • Selecting studies, whether by screening studies for including or providing input about whether specific studies meet eligibility criteria

  • Extracting data, whether identifying data elements for extraction or participating in the data extraction itself

  • Providing input into data analysis or synthesis of results

  • Providing interpretation of results and findings most relevant to them

  • Drafting or reviewing the resulting report

  • Developing key messages and other knowledge translation activities including:

  • Writing or reviewing a plain-language summary or other product (eg, infographic, video)

  • Promoting the RR with other patient/public partners and other KUs (eg, social media, talks or presentations)

  • KU, knowledge user; RR, rapid review.