Table 1.
Draft coding tool
| Media story description | ||
| Name of media source | eg, New York Times | |
| Country of media source | ||
| Word count | ||
| Release date | ||
| Author name | ||
| Type of media | eg, 1=newspaper, 2=magazine, 3=radio, 4=TV, 4-blog/opinion piece, 4-wire news, 5=unclear/not stated | |
| Test mentioned | In the headline | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| In the body | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Mention of the health condition that the test is used for? | Yes/No | 1=Yes (record condition) 0=No |
| Context about the screening test (benefits and harms) | ||
| How benefit was described | ||
| Any benefit mentioned or implied? | Yes/No | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| Any benefit quantified? | Yes/No | 1=Yes (record how quantified) 0=No |
| Was anecdote or other real-life example of benefit given? | Yes/No | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| Anecdote | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Celebrity | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Benefits referred to as revolutionary, life-saving, breakthrough, leading to improved treatment | ||
| How harm was described | ||
| Any harm mentioned or implied? | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Any harm quantified? | 1=Yes (record how quantified) 0=No |
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| Was anecdote or other real-life example of harm given? | Yes/No | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| Anecdote | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Celebrity | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Any specific harms of screening mentioned? (eg, overdiagnosis, potential overtreatment) | 1=Yes (record specific harm) 0=No |
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| Evidence of conflicts of interest | ||
| Any specific scientific study quoted or mentioned about the screening test? | Yes/No | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| Does the scientific study disclose any financial ties of the authors to the manufacturers of the screening test discussed in story? | 1=Yes, 0=No If yes, state verbatim |
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| Did the media story include information about financial ties of the authors to the manufacturer of the screening test? (if relevant) | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Does the scientific study mention receipt of study funding from the manufacturers of the screening test discussed in story? | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Did the media story include information about receipt of study funding from the manufacturers of the relevant screening test? (if relevant) | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Other sources quoted or mentioned about the screening test | Yes/No | 1=Yes, 0=No |
| Physician/provider? | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Patient quoted? | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Other source? | 1=Yes, 0=No | |
| Overall impressions/tone | ||
| Media story leaves you with sense that the screening test is | 1=Beneficial overall 2=Harmful overall 3=Neutral (balanced information given about benefits and harms) 4=Unclear |
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| Overall tone about going for the screening test | 1=Overall positive (worth getting) 2=Overall negative (avoid it) 3=Neutral (balanced information about benefits and harms) |
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| Paste in anything else unusual, interesting or any especially juicy quotes (including source) (eg, screening tests being lifesaving, a breakthrough, revolutionary) | Leave a comment or paste here anything interesting (even quotes) | |
This is a draft coding tool. The tool may be modified once the reviewers pilot test it with a sample of included media stories.