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. 2023 Dec 3;15(12):e49883. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49883

Table 2. CASP checklist to assess the quality of studies.

The asterisk sign (*) indicates ‘yes.’

Questions Hart, et al. 2019 [14] Guedes, et al. 2020 [15] Aurora, et al. 2016 [16] Lu, et al. 2022 [17] Hung, et al. 2018 [18] Rodríguez-Poncelas, et al. 2018 [19] Laville, et al. 2018 [20]
Did the review address a focused question? * * * * * * *
Did the authors look for the correct types of papers? * * * * * * *
Do you think all the essential, relevant studies were included? * * * * * * *
Did the review’s authors do enough to assess the quality of the included studies? * * * * * * *
If the review results have been combined, was it reasonable to do so? * * * * * * *
What are the overall results of the review? * * *   * * *
How precise are the results? * * * * * * *
Can the results be applied to the local population? *   * * * *  
Were all important outcomes considered? * * * * * * *
Are the benefits worth the harm and costs? * * * * * * *
Results Good Fair Good Fair Good  Good Fair