Synthesis methods data dictionary

This data dictionary describes the coding system applied to the data extracted from systematic reviews included in the paper: <br> Cumpston MS, Brennan SE, Ryan R, McKenzie JE. 2022. Statistical synthesis methods other than meta-analysis are commonly used, but are seldom specified: a survey of systematic reviews of interventions <br> <strong>Associated files:</strong> 1. Synthesis methods data file: Cumpston_et_al_2022_other_synthesis_methods.xlsx (https://doi.org/10.26180/20785396) 2. Synthesis methods Stata code: Cumpston_et_al_2022_other_synthesis_methods 220902.do (https://doi.org/10.26180/20786251) <strong>3. </strong>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. <em>F1000Research</em> 2021, <strong>9</strong>:678. (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24469.2)本数据字典旨在阐释本文收录的系统综述所提取数据采用的编码体系： Cumpston MS、Brennan SE、Ryan R、McKenzie JE. 2022. 除Meta分析（Meta-analysis）外的统计合成方法应用广泛但鲜有明确说明：一项干预性系统综述调研 **关联文件：** 1. 合成方法数据集文件：Cumpston_et_al_2022_other_synthesis_methods.xlsx（DOI：10.26180/20785396） 2. 合成方法Stata代码：Cumpston_et_al_2022_other_synthesis_methods 220902.do（DOI：10.26180/20786251） 3. 研究方案：Cumpston MS、McKenzie JE、Thomas J、Brennan SE. “‘用于合成的PICO’及非Meta分析合成方法的应用：卫生干预系统综述实践现状调研方案”，*F1000Research*，2021年，第9卷：678。（DOI：10.12688/f1000research.24469.2）