Synthesis methods data dictionary

This data dictionary describes the coding system applied to the data extracted from systematic reviews included in the paper:

Cumpston MS, Brennan SE, Ryan R, McKenzie JE. 2023.

Statistical synthesis methods other than meta-analysis are commonly used but seldom specified: survey of systematic reviews of interventions

Associated files:

1. Synthesis methods data file: Cumpston_et_al_2023_other_synthesis_methods.xlsx (https://doi.org/10.26180/20785396)

2. Synthesis methods Stata code: Cumpston_et_al_2023_other_synthesis_methods.do  (https://doi.org/10.26180/20786251)

3. Study protocol: Cumpston MS, McKenzie JE, Thomas J and Brennan SE. The use of ‘PICO for synthesis’ and methods for synthesis without meta-analysis: protocol for a survey of current practice in systematic reviews of health interventions. F1000Research 2021, 9:678. (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24469.2)