Appendix A — PRISMA-S Checklist for chapter 3

Table A.1: PRISMA-S Checklist for chapter 3 [1]
No. Item Description Location
1 Database name Name each individual database searched, stating the platform for each. See Methods Table 3.1 and Appendix C
2 Multi-database searching If databases were searched simultaneously on a single platform, state the name of the platform, listing all of the databases searched. See Methods Table 3.1 and Appendix C
3 Study registries List any study registries searched. See Methods Table 3.1 and Appendix C
4 Online resources and browsing Describe any online or print source purposefully searched or browsed (e.g., tables of contents, print conference proceedings, web sites), and how this was done. See Methods Table 3.1 and Appendix C
5 Citation searching Indicate whether cited references or citing references were examined, and describe any methods used for locating cited/citing references (e.g., browsing reference lists, using a citation index, setting up email alerts for references citing included studies). See Methods, Approach to searching and data sources
6 Contacts Indicate whether additional studies or data were sought by contacting authors, experts, manufacturers, or others. See Methods, Approach to searching and data sources
7 Other methods Describe any additional information sources or search methods used. No other methods
8 Full search strategies Include the search strategies for each database and information source, copied and pasted exactly as run. Appendix C
9 Limits and restrictions Specify that no limits were used, or describe any limits or restrictions applied to a search (e.g., date or time period, language, study design) and provide justification for their use. See Methods, Inclusions and exclusion criteria.
10 Search filters Indicate whether published search filters were used (as originally designed or modified), and if so, cite the filter(s) used. See Methods, Electronic search strategy
11 Prior work Indicate when search strategies from other literature reviews were adapted or reused for a substantive part or all of the search, citing the previous review(s). See Methods, Electronic search strategy
12 Updates Report the methods used to update the search(es) (e.g., rerunning searches, email alerts). No update done.
13 Dates of searches For each search strategy, provide the date when the last search occurred. See Methods, Table 3.1
14 Peer review Describe any search peer review process. See Methods, Electronic Search Strategy and Appendix C
15 Total records Document the total number of records identified from each database and other information sources. See Results, Figure 3.1
16 Deduplication Describe the processes and any software used to deduplicate records from multiple database searches and other information sources. See Methods Table 3.1