Table 4 Evaluation scheme of studies’ completeness of publicly accessible chronic disease outcome metadata.
Classification | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Evaluation applied to the study | Evaluation applied by metadata field | |
Complete metadata for all outcomes | All metadata fields from Table 2 can be obtained for all examined chronic disease outcomes based on publicly accessible metadata. | A complete description of this metadata field was found for all examined chronic disease outcomes. |
Score: 3 points. | ||
Complete metadata for some outcomes | All metadata fields from Table 2 can be obtained for some but not all examined chronic disease outcomes based on publicly accessible metadata. | A complete description of this metadata field was found for some but not all examined chronic disease outcomes. |
Score: 2 points. | ||
Partial metadata | Some metadata fields from Table 2 can be obtained for all or some of the examined chronic disease outcomes based on publicly accessible metadata. | A partial description of this metadata field was found for all or some of the examined chronic disease outcomes (details are missing). |
Score: 1 point. | ||
Metadata missing | None of the metadata fields from Table 2 can be obtained based on publicly accessible metadata. | Nothing describing this metadata field was found for any of the examined chronic disease outcomes. |
Score: 0 points. | ||
