Table 4 Type and usage of routine data in included trials
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Type of routine data | ||
 EHR | 50 | 62.5% |
 Administrative dataset | 11 | 13.8% |
 Registry | 9 | 11.3% |
 Combinations | 10 | 8.0% |
Use of routine data | ||
 Participant identification (PI) | 4 | 5.0% |
 Intervention delivery (ID) | 3 | 3.8% |
 Outcome assessment (OA) | 26 | 32.5% |
 Combinations | 47 | 58.8% |
 PI + OA | 18 | 38.3% |
 ID + OA | 8 | 17.0% |
 PI + ID + OA | 21 | 44.7% |
 Name of databases specified (vs. no/not clear) | 49 | 61.3% |
 Data linkage (vs. no/not clear) | 13 | 16.3% |
 Linkage method reported (vs. no/not clear) | 5 | 38.5% |