Table 2.
MERSQI scale.
| First author, year | MERSQI scale | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study design | Sampling | Type of data | Validity of evaluation instrument | Data analysis | Outcomes | Total score | |
| Bonsaksen, 2016 [3] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Bonsaksen, 2017 [12] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Lysaght, 2009 [14] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Bonsaksen, 2021 [15] | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Brown, 2016 [20] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Brown, 2017 [21] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Brown, 2020 [22] | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Tan, 2004 [23] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Yu, 2018 [24] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Bathje, 2014 [25] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Brown, 2020 [26] | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12.5 |
| Yu, 2019 [27] | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12.5 |
| Kirchner, 2001 [13] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Howard, 2000 [35] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Median score (range) of 14 articles | 12 (11 to 13.5) | ||||||
Note. MERSQI: Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument.