Table 1 PICOS eligibility criteria
From: Diagnostic delay of myositis: an integrated systematic review
PICOS | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
Population | Studies examining people of all ages with myositis including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, necrotising myositis, juvenile dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, mixed connective tissue diseases, overlap myositis, interstitial myositis, orbital myositis and antisynthetase syndrome | – |
Intervention/Exposure | Studies examining delayed, incorrect diagnosis, missed diagnosis or slow diagnosis of myositis | – |
Comparison | Not applicable | – |
OUTCOME | The primary outcome is diagnostic delay. Probable secondary outcomes are causes and consequences of diagnostic delay and patients’ experiences of diagnosis of myositis | – |
Study design | All study designs | Review articles |
Language | English, German, Indonesian | Â |
Setting | No restriction | – |
Timing | No restriction | – |