Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for review of curricula in paediatric rheumatology
Category | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Targeted professional group | • Consultant paediatric rheumatologists • General paediatricians • Trainee rheumatologists • Nurses • Allied health professionals (physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists) • Psychologists | • Professional groups managing symptoms that are not musculoskeletal (e.g. ophthalmologists) |
Targeted patient group | • Chronic musculoskeletal conditions managed in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology | Documents which are: • Adult rheumatology • Pain service/team specific • Generic paediatric conditions (e.g. ‘complex health needs’) • Management of features outside of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. uveitis) |
Organisation/document authors | • UK based professional organisations and networks with a focus on care specifically in paediatric rheumatology | • Outside of the UK • Outdated documents |
Document type/objective | • Curriculum/curricula • Syllabus/syllabi • Competency/competencies frameworks • Roles and responsibilities of professionals | • Undergraduate documents • Educational resources without an underlying curricula component to be reviewed • Research articles |