Umbrella review
In medical research, an umbrella review is a review of systematic reviews or meta-analyses.[1][2][3] They may also be called overviews of reviews, reviews of reviews, summaries of systematic reviews, or syntheses of reviews.[1] Umbrella reviews are among the highest levels of evidence currently available in medicine.[2]
By summarizing information from multiple overview articles, umbrella reviews make it easier to review the evidence and allow for comparison of results between each of the individual reviews.[1] Umbrella reviews may address a broader question than a typical review, such as discussing multiple different treatment comparisons instead of only one.[1][3] They are especially useful for developing guidelines and clinical practice, and when comparing competing interventions.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Aromataris, Edoardo; Fernandez, Ritin; Godfrey, Christina M.; Holly, Cheryl; Khalil, Hanan; Tungpunkom, Patraporn (2015). "Summarizing systematic reviews". International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 13 (3): 132–140. doi:10.1097/XEB.0000000000000055. ISSN 1744-1609. PMID 26360830.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fusar-Poli, Paolo; Radua, Joaquim (2018). "Ten simple rules for conducting umbrella reviews". Evidence-Based Mental Health 21 (3): 95–100. doi:10.1136/ebmental-2018-300014. ISSN 1362-0347. PMID 30006442. PMC 10270421. https://ebmh.bmj.com/content/21/3/95.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brown University Library (1 September 2020). "LibGuides: Scientific Literature Review Resources and Services: Systematic vs Literature reviews". https://libguides.brown.edu/Reviews/types.
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