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Chapter 6 • Selecting Studies for Inclusion

TABLE 6.6 USE OF ENDNOTE FIELDS TO CODE AND TRACK THE SELECTION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS FOR A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON SCREENING FOR

ANXIETY IN WOMEN 21 Key Questions (KQ) include:

KQ1: In women and adolescent girls aged 13 years and older, without currently diagnosed anxiety disorder, what is the effectiveness of screening and evaluation for anxiety to improve symptoms, quality of life, and function? KQ2: What is the accuracy of methods to screen for generalized anxiety disorder, including differences across population groups? KQ3: What are the potential adverse effects of screening for generalized anxiety disorder?

FIELD LABEL CODING DETAILS Source field

Database or other source from which the study was retrieved: CCRCT (Cochrane), CDSR (Cochrane), MEDLINE (ML), Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HPI), ClinicalTrials.gov (CT), expert, hand search, reference list Population: Adult and adolescent females aged 13 years and older; A = adult, AD = adolescent (<18 years), O = older adult (>65 years), P = pregnant, PP = postpartum Study design: R = RCT, O = observational study, SR = systematic review, D = diagnostic accuracy study Abstract code: 1 = Retrieve; potentially meets review criteria; pull full text article to determine study eligibility 2 = Background; paper does not meet review criteria but may provide relevant background and context E = Exclude; clearly does not meet review criteria Reasons for exclusion are not recorded at the abstract level. Full-text inclusion/exclusion codes: Reasons for paper inclusion or exclusion according to pre-specified criteria 1 = Include Paper included in report. Inclusion criteria listed below E = Exclude Typically more than one reason applies. Reasons for exclusion coded as: E2 = Wrong population E3 = Wrong intervention E4 = Wrong outcome E5 = Wrong (or no) comparison E6 = Inadequate reference standard E7 = Wrong study design for the key question E8 = Not a study (letter, editorial, non-systematic review article, no original data) E9 = Not English language E10 = Sample size too small (N < 100) E11 = Outdated systematic review

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