Table 3: Critical appraisal of eligible studies21–26.
Author | Design | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | |
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Lim et al.24 | Cross-sectional study | *** | * | *** | |
Haam et al.23 | Cross-sectional study | ** | * | *** | |
Goss and Gower22 | Cross-sectional study | **** | * | *** | |
Bang et al.21 | Cross-sectional study | **** | * | *** | |
Validity | Importance | Applicability | |||
Yaskolka Meir et al.25 | RCT | (+) | (+) | (+) | |
Waters et al.26 | RCT | (+) | (+) | (+) |
-= not fulfilled the criteria; + = positive and fulfilled the criteria; * = one point; RCT = randomized controlled trial.