Table 2.

Type of research evidence identified and agreement with choice of checklist.

Type of research evidence	The agreement between research evidence and checklist, n (%)
Systematic reviews (n=85)	77 (89)
Randomized controlled trials (n=51)	42 (82)
Qualitative research (n=44)	42 (95)
Guidelines (n=4)	2 (50)
Observational studiesa (n=11)	2 (18)
The total number of research evidence identified (n=195)	165 (84.6)

^aIncluded the following study designs: prevalence (n=1), diagnostic (n=1), cohort (n=3), case-control (n=1), and cross-section (n=5).