Inclusion of participants from low-income and middle-income countries in core outcome sets development: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our study aims to describe differences or similarities in the scope, participant characteristics and methods used in core outcome sets (COS) development when only participants from high-income countries (HICs) were involved compared with when participants from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) were also involved.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Annual Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials systematic reviews of COS which are updated based on SCOPUS and MEDLINE, searches. The latest systematic review included studies published up to the end of 2019.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included studies reporting development of a COS for use in research regardless of age, health condition or setting. Studies reporting

SUBMITTER: Karumbi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527127 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature