Two-reviewer screening workload plan
Verified methods: 2026-11-02

Instructions: Save a copy and complete each blank. Use fictional or aggregate values only; never enter patient identifiers. Record unresolved issues instead of inventing answers. This is a planning aid, not expert approval.

SET EXPLICIT ASSUMPTIONS
Deduplicated record count N: ______
Title/abstract minutes per record per reviewer: ______
Percentage proceeding to full text: ______
Full-text minutes per record per reviewer: ______
Disagreement percentage (assumed same at both stages): ______
Resolution minutes of total team effort per disagreement: ______
Total team screening hours available each working day: ______

COUNT WORK
Full-text count = ceil(N × full-text % /100): ______
Title conflicts = ceil(N × disagreement % /100): ______
Full-text conflicts = ceil(full-text count × disagreement % /100): ______
Two reviewer title hours = 2 × N × title minutes /60: ______
Two reviewer full-text hours = 2 × full-text count × full-text minutes /60: ______
Resolution hours = total conflicts × resolution minutes /60: ______

PLAN UNCERTAINTY
Total team hours: ______; equivalent working days: ______
Low / central / high assumption scenarios: ______
Add separate time for retrieval, calibration, deduplication, extraction and appraisal: ______
This is effort arithmetic, not a guaranteed calendar deadline.

PILOT AND REVISE
Pilot sample and observed workload (no invented benchmarks): ______
Revision date, reason, responsible role: ______

Project/version: ______  Completion date: ______