Scenario | If | Then | Number of systematic reviews (N = 175) |
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n (%) | |||
1 | The review named only 1 primary outcome domain | we categorized that outcome domain as the main outcome domain. | 131 (75) |
2 | The review named >1 primary outcome domain | we categorized the primary outcome domain with the highest number of included studies as the main outcome domain. | 41 (23) |
3 | The review did not name any primary outcome domain, but named ≥1 secondary outcome domain | we categorized the secondary outcome domain with the highest number of included studies as the main outcome domain. | 0 (0) |
4 | If the review did not name any primary or secondary outcome domains | we categorized the “other” (i.e., non-primary and non-secondary) outcome domain with the highest number of included studies as the main outcome domain. | 3 (2) |