Table 1 Criteria for judgement of focus and comprehensiveness of reports of involvement in systematic reviews
Comprehensiveness Focus | ‘Green’ | ‘Amber’ | ‘Red’ | Not applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Methods or approaches to involvement in systematic reviews | Comprehensive description of one (or more) specific method or approach to the involvement in systematic reviews. Description sufficient to enable replication of methods. | A brief or partial description of one (or more) specific method or approach to the involvement in systematic reviews. Description sufficient to enable partial replication of methods. | Few details provided and/or inadequate description of the method or approach of involvement. Description insufficient to enable any replication of methods. | Paper does not aim to describe a particular method or approach to involvement. |
Study of effectiveness | Reports a study which was specifically designed to explore the effect of involvement (on any outcome), including a comprehensive description of study design or methods. | Reports data which relates to measures of the effect of involvement (on any outcome), but inadequate description of study design or methods. | States or discusses outcomes relating to effect of involvement, but without measuring the effect, or without reporting how outcomes were measured. | Paper not focused on studying effectiveness. |
