Table 8. Showing the quality appraisal of systematic reviews using the Amstar checklist.
Study Characteristic | Su et al., 2022 [43] | Wei et al., 2019 [44] | Żyluk et al., [45] |
Was an 'a priori' design provided? | Y | Y | N |
Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction? | Y | Y | N |
Was a comprehensive literature search performed? | Y | Y | Y |
Was the status of publication (i.e. grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? | Y | Y | Y |
Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? | N | Y | N |
Were the characteristics of the included studies provided? | Y | Y | N |
Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented? | Y | Y | Y |
Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? | Y | Y | Y |
Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? | Y | Y | Y |
Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? | Y | Y | Y |
Was the conflict of interest included? | Y | Y | Y |