Domains and variables used for data extraction.
| Domain | Variables/Description |
|---|---|
| Study identification and bibliographic metadata | Study identifier (study_id), title, abstract, year, DOI, PMID, journal, and authors (as indexed). |
| Source and provenance | Retrieval source (source_db), contributing sources within cluster (sources), file provenance (files), and snowball presence flag (has_snowball). |
| Study design | Study design and analytic design (e.g., observational/experimental; cross-sectional/longitudinal; presence of comparator and/or follow-up) (study_design). |
| Population and occupational context | Population and occupational context (occupation/sector, predominant task/exposure, and inclusion/exclusion criteria when reported) (population_occupation). |
| Anatomic region/ROI | Anatomic region assessed and region-of-interest definition/segmentation, including laterality when reported (body_region). |
| Conditions/WMSD focus | Target condition, case definition, or WMSD-related construct assessed (condition_wmsd). |
| Comparators/reference measures | Comparator and/or reference assessments used (e.g., clinical examination, questionnaires, other imaging or physiologic measures) (comparator_reference). |
| IRT device characteristics | IRT device model/specifications when reported (irt_device). |
| IRT acquisition protocol | Key acquisition/protocol elements (environmental control, acclimatization, distance/angle, emissivity/calibration, static/dynamic procedures, pre/post task) (protocol_key_points). |
| Multimodality | Complementary modalities integrated with IRT (sEMG, strength/dynamometry, ultrasonography with/without Doppler, PROs) (multimodal_components). |
| Outcomes and measures | Thermal and non-thermal outcomes/measures extracted (e.g., absolute temperature, asymmetry, task-induced ΔT, gradients, recovery kinetics; statistical endpoints when reported) (outcomes_measures). |
| Key findings and limitations | Summary of principal results (direction/magnitude) and reported limitations, bias/confounding considerations, and reproducibility/QC notes (key_findings; limitations_bias_notes). |
PROs: patient-reported outcomes; ROI: regions of interest; sEMG: surface electromyography; WMSD: work-related musculoskeletal disorder; ΔT: temperature difference; DOI: Digital Object Identifier; PMID: PubMed identifier; QC: Quality Control.
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João Alberto de Souza Ribeiro acknowledges the Library Division of the University of São Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ), for technical support in bibliographic retrieval and access to scientific databases, and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education) for institutional academic support.
JASR: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft. LAG: Investigation, Writing—review & editing. Both authors approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
This study relied exclusively on secondary bibliographic metadata from commercial databases. No individual-level clinical data or personal identifiers were collected. In line with standard practice for revision studies using non-personal data, ethics committee approval was not required. The study was conducted in accordance with principles of scientific integrity, transparency and reproducibility, and in compliance with the database terms of use.
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Analysis scripts are available at Zenodo (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18988677) and in the GitHub repository (https://github.com/joaotakotsubo/emd_prisma_pipeline - release v1.0.0). Subscription database exports cannot be shared due to licensing restrictions; full search strategies are provided in Supplementary materials (1007122_sup_1).
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