Table.
Study-type – themed, non classifiable, health-related outcomes with working
definitions
THEMED NOT
CLASSIFIABLE HEALTHRELATED OUTCOMES
WORKING DEFINITIONS
(1) MICROSCOPIC
ORGANISMS
Includes bacteria, virus, fungi, and antibiotic resistance organisms
(2) IMMUNOLOGY
Outcomes related to physiological functions of the immune system
(3) NEUROLOGY
Neurological related outcomes
(4) PSYCHOLOGY
Outcomes of a psychological nature. With psychology defined as the scientific
understanding of human mental functions – such as perception, introspection,
memory, creativity, imagination, conception, belief, reasoning, volition, emotion
- and behaviours
(5) SOCIOLOGY
Outcomes of a sociological nature. With sociology defined as the development
and refinement of a body of knowledge about human social activity. A process
which endeavors to unify history, psychology and economics through the
scientific understanding of the social realm
(6) DRUGS
Outcomes related to drugs, including licit (e.g. tobacco or alcohol), illicit (e.g.
cocaine) and prescribed pharmacological preparations (e.g. prescribed by a
medical practitioner).
(7) BREASTFEEDING
Outcomes related to breastfeeding – including the nature, type, duration, and
barriers and supports to same
(8) DEATHS
Deaths related outcomes where the specific cause of death was not specified.
(9) DISABILITIES
Disability related outcomes where the specific cause of disability was not
specified
(10) HEALTH SERVICES
Health service provision, utilisation or uptake rates
(11) MEDICAL
PROCEDURES
Medical procedures including surgical, medical, treatment and imaging
(12) ORGAN
TRANSPLANTS
Health outcomes among organ transplants recipients
(13) SYNDROMES
Conditions of a syndromic nature. With syndromes defined as the association of
several clinically recognizable features, signs and symptoms, where the
presence of one feature can alert the physician to the presence of other
features
(14) PREMATURITY
Health outcomes in pre-term infants. The time point at which the outcome is
examined may be at the time of birth, or in later childhood.
(15) ANATOMY
Anatomical structures where a specific disease or pathology is not named
(16) GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT
Normal and abnormal growth patterns - including anthropological measures,
neurological measures and psychological measures of growth and development
(17) DIET & LIFESTYLE
Papers where the topic area examines aspects of diet and lifestyle
(18) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Papers where the topic area examines areas of physical activity
(19) EDUCATION
Papers where the topic area reports on formal and informal education
(20) DENTAL
Papers where the topic area dental issues
THEMED NOT
CLASSIFIABLE HEALTHRELATED OUTCOMES
WORKING DEFINITIONS
(21) BIOLOGICAL
MARKERS
Papers where the topic area reports on biological markers, not classifiable by
ICD-10
(22) LEGAL ISSUE
Papers where the topic area reports on issues with a legal dimension
(23) OTHERS
Outcomes not elsewhere grouped.
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