เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	บทวิจารณ์เชิงบรรยาย	การทบทวนอย่างรวดเร็ว
สาขาวิชา	วิทยาศาสตรมิติ	วิทยาศาสตรมิติ
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	Pre-20th century practice; peer-reviewed methodological guidance from 2000s onward	2000s (rapidly adopted after 2005; Cochrane guidance 2020–2021)
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Traditional academic practice; formalized discussion by Green, Johnson & Adams (2006)	Developed and formalised by health technology assessment agencies and the Cochrane Collaboration
ประเภท	Literature review methodology	Evidence synthesis review
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101–117.	Garritty, C., Gartlehner, G., Nussbaumer-Streit, B., King, V. J., Hamel, C., Kamel, C., Affengruber, L., & Stevens, A. (2021). Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 130, 13–22.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	traditional review, expert review, unsystematic review, narrative synthesis	rapid evidence review, accelerated systematic review, rapid evidence assessment, REA
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	6	5
สรุป	A narrative review is a broad, author-directed synthesis of published literature on a topic, written to summarize, interpret, and contextualize existing knowledge without following the rigorous, pre-registered search and selection protocols that characterize systematic reviews. It draws on the author's expertise to weave disparate sources into a coherent account that identifies themes, debates, and directions for future research.	A rapid review is a streamlined form of systematic review that deliberately simplifies or omits certain steps — such as dual screening, exhaustive grey-literature search, or full risk-of-bias assessment — in order to deliver timely, policy-relevant evidence synthesis within weeks rather than years. It is increasingly used by health agencies, governments, and organisations facing urgent decision-making needs where a full systematic review is not feasible within the available time and resources.