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. 2016 Aug 15;6(8):e011757. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011757

Table 3.

Data extraction for research question

Data to be extracted
Summary
  1. Record title

  2. Author(s)

  3. Year of publication

  4. Journal title

  5. Type of record (original article, systematic review, non-systematic review, conference proceeding, abstract, case report, brief report, thesis/dissertation, clinical trial registration, editorial/opinion piece, book/book chapter, case report, other)

  6. Which theme(s) does the record address (biomechanical efficacy, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, workplace safety)?

  7. Research aims

Methods
  1. Location where research was conducted (country)

  2. Setting (type: laboratory, community, acute care/hospital, assisted living, long-term care, other; description of setting: size, specialisation)

  3. Design (randomised controlled trial, non-randomised controlled trial, non-randomised uncontrolled trial, prospective cohort study, retrospective cohort study, meta-analysis, systematic review, non-systematic review, qualitative methods/qualitative study, controlled experiment, simulation study, modelling study, other)

  4. Population (adults—workers (18–64 years), adults—university students (18–64 years), older adults (65+ years), other)

  5. Sample size (total number of participants, number of participants in intervention group, number of participants in control group)

  6. Description of participants (age, sex, inclusion/exclusion criteria)

  7. Intervention types

  8. Comparators

  9. Flooring system, for example, vinyl (>0.2 cm), carpet (standard), carpet tile, Sorbashock, Forbo, Tarkett Omnisports EXCEL, DAX Tatami Martial Arts, SmartCells, Landsafe, Kradal, SofTile

  10. Term used for compliant flooring

  11. Is this record's primary focus related to compliant flooring?

  12. Outcome measures

  13. Definition(s) of fall-related injury

Results and future directions
  1. Abstract results

  2. Important results

  3. Abstract conclusions

  4. Authors’ conclusions

  5. Authors’ criticisms of their research

  6. Authors’ suggestions for future research

  7. Authors’ conflict of interest statement