Table 4.
Quality assessment of the included reviews, according to the AMSTAR2 tool.
| Author/ Year | PICO | Protocol | Inclusion Criteria | Comprehensive Search | Duplicate in Selection | Duplicate in Data Extraction | List of Excluded Studies | Description of Included Studies | Assessing Risk of Bias | Funding of Included Studies | Results of Statistical Combination | ROB Effect on the Statistical Combination | ROB in the Discussion | Discussion for the Heterogeneity | Publication Bias | Author's Funding and COF Reporting | Overall Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Geus et al., 2016 [47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial Yes |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low |
| Dioguardi et al., 2022 [6] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | Yes | Yes | No meta-analysis | Yes | Critically Low |
| Wasserman et al., 2014 [36] | Yes | No | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | No | No | No meta-analysis | No | Critically low |
| Naidu et al., 2020 [37] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | No | Yes | No meta-analysis | No | Critically low |
| Kielbassa et al., 2015 [38] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | Yes | Yes | No meta-analysis | No | Low |
| Kothari et al., 2019 [39] | No | No | Yes | Partial Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Critically Low |
| Alghulikah et al., 2021 [40] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | No | No | No meta-analysis | No | Critically low |
| Maran et al., 2020 [24] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High |
| Author/ Year | PICO | Protocol | Inclusion Criteria | Comprehensive Search | Duplicate in Selection | Duplicate in Data Extraction | List of Excluded Studies | Description of Included Studies | Assessing Risk of Bias | Funding of Included Studies | Results of Statistical Combination | ROB Effect on the Statistical Combination | ROB in the Discussion | Discussion for the Heterogeneity | Publication Bias | Author's Funding and COF Reporting | Overall Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa et al., 2020 [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High |
| Moran et al., 2021 [26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High |
| Casado et al., 2020 [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes |
Yes | No | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
| Kury et al., 2021 [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Low |
| Niederman et al., 2000 [41] | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Critically low |
| He et al., 2012 [42] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
| Maran et al., 2017 [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
| Hasson et al., 2006 [29] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Low |
| Serraglio et al., 2015 [43] | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Low |
| SoutoMaior et al., 2017 [30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Low |
| Pontes et al., 2020 [31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
| Author/ Year | PICO | Protocol | Inclusion Criteria | Comprehensive Search | Duplicate in Selection | Duplicate in Data Extraction | List of Excluded Studies | Description of Included Studies | Assessing Risk of Bias | Funding of Included Studies | Results of Statistical Combination | ROB Effect on the Statistical Combination | ROB in the Discussion | Discussion for the Heterogeneity | Publication Bias | Author's Funding and COF Reporting | Overall Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maran et al., 2019 [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
| Luque-Martinez et al., 2016 [32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High |
| Geus et al., 2018 [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
| Cardenas et al., 2019 [33] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High |
| Costacurta et al., 2019 [34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Low |
| Rossi et al., 2022 [35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | Yes | Yes | No meta-analysis | Yes | Moderate |
| Fagogeni et al., 2021 [44] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | No | No | No meta-analysis | Yes | Low |
| Alshammery, 2019 [45] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No meta-analysis | Yes | No | No meta-analysis | No | Low |
| Eachempati et al., 2018 [46] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low |
PICO- Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome; ROB- Risk Of Bias.