Table 1 Recommendations for the development of data collection forms
Source group | Item | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plan in advance which data are needed | Develop a customized or adapted form | Use generic form | Ensure consistent and clear coding and response options | Provide detailed instructions | Involve reviewers with complementary expertise | Involve reviewers with experience in systematic review methods | Link multiple reports of the same study | Develop mechanism for recording, assessing and correcting data entry errors | Develop a strategy for obtaining data | |
Handbooks from SROs | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
Textbooks on conducting systematic literature reviews | 2/11 | 6/11 | 0/11 | 4/11 | 3/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 3/11 | 0/11 | 4/11 |
Guidance documents from HTA agencies | 1/5 | 2/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 |
Recommendations published in journal articles | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 |
Total | 9/25 | 14/25 | 1/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 8/25 | 3/25 | 8/25 |