Table 3.

Overview of included studies describing checklists

Authors, year (ref)	Country of first author	Intended end user	Term used to describe checklist aim	Theme
Atkins 2010 [20]	USA	Review authors	Applicability	Health
Bonell 2006 [24]	UK	Primary study authors	Generalizability	Health
Bornhoft 2006	Germany	Primary study authors	External validity	Health
Buffett 2007 [36]	Canada	Decision makers	Applicability and transferability	Health
Burford 2013 [9]	Australia	Researchers and decision makers	Applicability	Health
Cambon 2013 [37]	France	Researchers and decision makers	Transferability	Health
Cuijpers 2005 [38]	Netherlands	Researchers and decision makers	Generalizability	Health
Currow 2009 [39]	Australia	Decision makers	Generalizability	Health
Dans 1998 [19]	Philippines	Clinicians	Applicability	Health
Dekkers 2010 [17]	Netherlands	Researchers and decision makers	External validity	Health
Feldstein 2008 [40]	USA	Researchers and decision makers	Implementation	Health
Glasgow 1999 [41]	USA	Primary study authors	Transferability	Health
Green 2006 [42]	USA	Clinicians	Relevance, applicability, generalization	Health
Gruen 2005 [43]	Australia	Review authors	Generalizability	Health
Hoffman 2014 [18]	Australia	Primary study authors	Replicability	Health
Horne 2016 [44]	USA	Decision makers	External validity	Social sciences
Lavis 2009 [45]	Canada	Decision makers	Applicability	Health
NHMRC 2000	Australia	Decision makers	Applicability	Health
Rothwell 2005 [46]	UK	Clinicians	External validity	Health
Rundall 2007 [47]	USA	Decision makers	Applicability	Health
Rychetnic 2002 [48]	Australia	Clinicians	Transferability	Health
Schoenwald 2001 [49]	USA	Clinicians	Transportability	Health
Schunemann 2013 [11]	Canada	Review authors	Indirectness	Health
Taylor 2007 [50]	Northern Ireland	Review authors	External validity	Social sciences
Wang 2006 [8]	Australia	Decision makers	Applicability and transferability	Health