Table 2 Preliminary data extraction chart
Chart elements | Associated questions |
|---|---|
Publication details | |
Author(s) | Who wrote the article? |
Year of publication | When was the article published? |
Country of origin | Where was the study conducted and published? |
Type of PT access | How are the legislative conditions for PT services in the country of origin? How is the access to PT services regulated? What occupational rights do therapists have? |
Publication type | What type of publication is this? (empirical study, gray literature) |
Study details | |
Aims/purpose | What were the aims of the study? |
Methodological design | What methodological design was applied? |
Population and sample size | Who was the target population and how many were included in the study? |
PT services | Which PT services were of primary interest? |
Conceptualization and measurement details | |
Medical overuse definition | How is medical overuse of PT services in LBP management conceptualized? |
Conceptual framework | Is the concept based on a practical/theoretical framework, theory, or typology? |
Domains and perspectives of the low-value care typology | Which domains of the low-value care typology introduced by Verkerk et al. [6] are investigated? (domains: ineffective care, inefficient care, misaligned care; perspectives: provider, society, patient) |
Number of domains and perspectives | How many domains and perspectives of the low-value care typology were included? |
Measurement | What research instrument was used for measurement (e.g., quality indicators, scaling, questionnaire, interview guide)? What level of measurement was used (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio)? Were measures of direct or indirect nature? |
Instrument psychometric properties | If applicable: Was the instrument validated? What was the reliability statistic? What was the content validity? Which guidelines or evidence synthesis were referenced to set thresholds |
Limitations and challenges | Were there any reported limitations or quality issues (not a critical appraisal)? |
Recommendations for further studies? | Were there any recommendations for further studies? |