Table 2.
Risk of bias evaluation of the included literature.
| Literature | ① | ② | ③ | ④ | ⑤ | ⑥ | ⑦ | ⑧ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dias 2018 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | × | √ | √ | 7 |
| Ingul 2018 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | × | √ | √ | 7 |
| Kargarfard 2016 | √ | √ | √ | × | ? | √ | √ | ? | 5 |
| Murphy 2015 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ? | × | × | 5 |
| Starkoff 2014 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | × | 7 |
| Lau 2015 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | ? | √ | 6 |
| Racil 2013 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | × | √ | 6 |
| Racil 2015 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | √ | ? | 6 |
| Bogataj 2021 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | 7 |
| Cvetkovic 2018 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | × | √ | 6 |
| Farah 2014 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | × | × | √ | 5 |
| Koubaa 2013 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | ? | √ | ? | 5 |
| Boer 2013 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | × | √ | × | 5 |
| Cao 2022(b) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | × | √ | √ | 7 |
| Cao 2022(a) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 8 |
| Li 2023 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | × | √ | √ | 6 |
| Cao 2022 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | √ | ? | 6 |
| Yuan 2021 | √ | √ | √ | ? | √ | √ | √ | × | 6 |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
① Clear inclusion criteria were specified. ② Random allocation was performed. ③ There were no significant differences in baseline values between groups. ④ Blinding of outcome assessors was implemented. ⑤ All participants received the intended intervention or intention-to-treat analysis was performed on the experimental results. ⑥ The proportion of dropouts or lost to follow-up was less than 20%, and detailed reasons were provided. ⑦ The sample size met the calculation requirements. ⑧ The study reported the effect size, precision, and results for each group.