Describe the level of care in which the technology is used: self care, primary care, secondary and tertiary care. If secondary or tertiary care, describe whether it is intended to be used in the outpatient or inpatient setting.
Its role in the management pathway can be as a replacement, an add-on or for triage
Manufacturers´ information, clinical guidelines, professionals’ consensus statements, HTAs, manufacturers´ websites, introduction sections of research articles, interviews with clinical professionals or patients.
Manufacturer, effectiveness studies, clinical experts, legislation. National or local judgement, as well as grey literature, hand-searches and conference proceedings can be also used.
Liberati A. et al. 1997; Busse R. et al. 2002; Kristensen FB et al. 2001; Draborg E et al. 2005