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. 2013 Feb 14;8:20. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-20

Table 1.

Data extracted at stage two

Data extracted Description
Study characteristics
Study aims
 
Study design (categorized as experimental, observational, instrument development, model development)
 
Setting in which the instrument was used
Instrument source
Name of instrument
 
Source paper for the instrument as cited by the authors
Instrument purpose
Purpose for which the instrument was used (descriptive, predictive or diagnostic, outcome measure/evaluative)
Instrument format
Number of items
 
Response scale (Likert, ipsative, etc.); response options
Instrument content and theoretical basis
Constructs and dimensions measured
 
Definitions of the constructs; additional description of the content required to illustrate how the construct had been operationalised (e.g., sample items)
  Theoretical basis of the instrument and references cited for the theory