Stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews: a scoping review

Table 4 Comprehensiveness of description of method or approach to involvement

Comprehensiveness	‘Green’	‘Amber’	‘Red’
	Comprehensive description of one (or more) specific method or approach to the involvement in systematic reviews. Description sufficient to enable replication of methods	A brief or partial description of one (or more) specific method or approach to the involvement in systematic reviews. Description sufficient to enable partial replication of methods	Few details provided and/or inadequate description of the method or approach of involvement. Description insufficient to enable any replication of methods
Total	30	88	173
Were patients/consumers involved?
Yes	24	37	27
No	5	38	76
Unclear	1	13	70
Stage at which there was involvement*
Setting scope/review questions	7	11	7
Interpreting results after review completion	10	41	29
Throughout/within the review process	15	29	21
Unclear	1	18	120

*18 papers involved stakeholders at both setting scope/review questions and interpreting results after review completion; 3 were judged as ‘green’, 11 as ‘amber’ and 4 as ‘red’

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