Table 2.

Joanna Briggs Institute’s criteria list [33].

RCT Criteria	Quasi-Experimental Criteria
1. Randomization assignment	1. There was clear ‘cause’ and ‘effect’
2. Allocation to treatment groups concealed	2. Participants included in any comparisons were similar
3. Treatment groups similar at the baseline	3. Participants receiving similar treatment/care
4. Participants blind to treatment assignment	4. There was a control group
5. Delivering treatment blind to treatment assignment	5. Multiple measurements taken pre- and post-intervention
6. Outcome assessors blind to treatment assignment	6. Groups adequately described and analyzed
7. Treatment groups treated identically	7. Outcomes measured in the same way for treatment
8. Groups adequately described and analyzed	8. Outcomes measured in a reliable way
9. Participants analyzed in the groups randomized
10. Outcomes measured in the same way for treatment
11. Outcomes measured in a reliable way
12. Appropriate statistical analysis used
13. Appropriate trial design