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Screening
Screening for inclusion of literature on harms from bibliographic databases was done by
CV using EPPI Reviewer Information management software (Thomas et al., 2010).
Handsearching for literature outside of databases necessarily takes place at the time of
searching, this searching was conducted by KS, PG. Screening for inclusion of systematic
review evidence was done by CV and checked by KS and PG.
Data extraction and synthesis
There was a diversity of types of research design and outcomes measured. A meta-analysis
was not appropriate and so a narrative synthesis was performed against the framework of
harms identified from the literature.
Quality assessment of harm literature included
Records screened
(n = 120)
Records excluded
Duplicate =3
Date: Pre Covid19=2
Focus: not about Covid19 =7
Not UK=13
Not target group=18
Not target education level =19
Type of evidence=7
Full-text articles assessed
for eligibility
(n = 53 )
Full-text articles excluded, with
reasons
(n =0 )
Studies included in
Primary "Harms" synthesis
(n = 53)