2.5. Screening of articles

BH Breanne Hobden
MF Megan Freund
SL Samuel Lawson
JB Jamie Bryant
JW Justin Walsh
LL Lucy Leigh
RS Rob Sanson‐Fisher
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An initial review of titles and abstracts was performed by two authors (Breanne Hobden and Samuel Lawson) to identify potentially relevant studies. The first 50 papers returned from the search were assessed by both authors to determine agreement for inclusion (88% agreement rate; κ = 0.4505; p < 0.001). Discrepancies were discussed between authors. Titles and abstracts for the remaining articles were then screened for inclusion by one author (Samuel Lawson). Two authors (Breanne Hobden and Samuel Lawson) reviewed the full text of the same 10 potentially included publications and assessed their agreement rate (90%; κ = 0.6154; p < 0.0175). Discrepancies were discussed until agreement was reached. Following this, the authors independently reviewed the full text of remaining papers to determine inclusion. Article screening was performed and reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses guidelines [34].

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