Living Systematic Reviews: An Emerging Opportunity to Narrow the Evidence-Practice Gap

作者：Julian Elliott, Tari Turner, Ornella Clavisi, James Thomas, Julian P. T. Higgins, Chris Mavergames, Russell L. Gruen · 发表于：PLoS Medicine · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.1371/journal.pmed.1001603 · 被引用次数：614 · 研究领域：Meta-analysis and systematic reviews、Health Sciences Research and Education、Health and Medical Research Impacts

The current difficulties in keeping systematic reviews up to date leads to considerable inaccuracy, hampering the translation of knowledge into action. Incremental advances in conventional review updating are unlikely to lead to substantial improvements in review currency. A new approach is needed. We propose living systematic review as a contribution to evidence synthesis that combines currency with rigour to enhance the accuracy and utility of health evidence. Living systematic reviews are high quality, up-to-date online summaries of health research, updated as new research becomes available, and enabled by improved production efficiency and adherence to the norms of scholarly communication. Together with innovations in primary research reporting and the creation and use of evidence in health systems, living systematic review contributes to an emerging evidence ecosystem.