Table 2 Proposed hierarchical coding categories for abstract and full article review
Code category | Stage 1: Exclude if abstract | Stage 2: Exclude if full article |
|---|---|---|
1 | Is clearly a review, commentary, or opinion | Is clearly a review, commentary, or opinion |
2 | Clearly does not involve any adults (18 + years) | Clearly does not involve any adults (18 + years) |
3 | Clearly involves a sample size of less than 30 persons | Clearly involves a sample with fewer than 30 pwMS |
4 | Clearly has no participants with potential MS | Clearly has no participants with MS or MS diagnosis is outside operational definition (e.g., expert clinical diagnosis without instrumental or biomarker corroboration) |
5 | Clearly has no mention of dysphagia or terms relating to swallowing structures or physiology | Dysphagia identification is clearly outside operational definition (e.g., esophageal dysphagia or lacking clinical or instrumental assessment of swallowing function) |
6 | N/A | Outcomes relating to risk factors or long-term outcomes for OPD clearly absent or unextractable from dataset |
7 | Clearly involves same data as another abstract | Clearly involves same data as another article |
ACCEPT | If no codes apply, accept for full review | If no codes apply, accept for inclusion |