Data extraction coding forms
Page 1, Table 1 — Article identification details
Field Details
Article review number ...
number studies ...
project number ...
number of duplicate ...
Authors ...
Title ...
Journal details ...
Included/excluded included excluded
(reasons exclude) ...
Database MEDLINE PsycLIT BIDS handsearch
Date downloaded ______ /______
Date sent to reviewer ______ /______
Date returned reviewer ______ /______
Initials reviewer MA HB JC JH JM MM SM AP MR JT
Page 2, Table 1 – Describing health decision and quality study
Summary health decision (free text)
Location research: Participants: The nature of the decision is:
unknown UK North America unknown adult well A) real intended hypothetical
S. Africa Australia/NZ pregnant physically impaired B) implicit explicit
other (write ... elderly (> 65) mentally impaired C) affects – participant other
...) child (< 17) non-English speaking D) made at – time intervention later
Domain of health care: Defining type of health decision: Authors awareness theory:
Write type of illness or health domain Write type of health decision (e.g. Decision making theory:
research located (e.g. cervical/breast screening, diagnostic testing, medication/ 0 = no theory referred to
cancer, asthma, health promotion, drug therapy, surgical treatment, Write in the name of theory referred to in
cardiovascular risk factors, HIV/condom behavioural therapy, willingness to pay, the introduction or methods section ...
use, smoking cessation, drug use, research, cessation, etc.)
tuberculoses, malaria, etc.)
... ... ...
... ... ...
Quality of study: Quality of study continued... Quality of study continued...
Design of study: Level of intervention: Sample size:
randomised (RCT) a b c patient level other level not rec. total number available _____ not rec.
non-randomised concurrent Sample invited to participate: total number invited _____ not rec.
before/after different sample total ‘population’ available number participated _____ not rec.
before/after same sample stratified/systematic sample number excluded _____ not rec.
Other (e.g. matched case-controlled) volunteer/non-systematic sample number in final analysis _____ not rec.
... not adequately described
Quality of study continued... Quality of study continued... Reference to be accessed ...
Causes for concern: Development intervention materials:
no/not obvious causes for concern piloted intervention: no yes in part
yes (please write any concerns) piloted measures: no yes in part
... readability score: no yes in part
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Page 3, Table 1 – Description of intervention groups
Nature of intervention: explicit information change in service other
Comparative group Description of intervention (write ...) Code Number in group (n)
Group 1 ... [ ] [ ]
... [ ] [ ]
Group 2 ... [ ] [ ]
... [ ] [ ]
Group 3 ... [ ] [ ]
... [ ] [ ]
Group 4 ... [ ] [ ]
... [ ] [ ]
Group 5 ... [ ] [ ]
... [ ] [ ]
Page 3, Table 2 – Variables described within article
Variable Code Descriptives Main effect analysis Interaction analysis
Write variables described within the study
(e.g. age, gender, attitudes, social support)
Alongside each variable, tick whether the
analysis of the variable was descriptive, main
effect or interaction.
Page 4, Table 1 – Description health decision outcome
Description (write...) Continuous/categorical Validated, piloted, study specific Description validated measure (write):
val pil study
val pil study
Page 4, Table 2 – Results evaluating the association of the intervention and decision outcome
Variable Categorical Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
level/group not available or not available or not available or not available or not available or
e.g. adhere 1 ‘n’ or ‘n’ or ‘n’ or ‘n’ or ‘n’ or
not adhere 2 mean (sd) n mean (sd) n mean (sd) n mean (sd) n mean (sd) n
sd = standard deviation
Page 4, Table 3 –Text box summarising the results of the intervention
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Gil KM, Wilson JJ, Edens JL, Webster DA, Abrams
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24 - 1
Gordon CM, Carey MP. Alcohol’s effects on
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