Table 2.

AMSTAR-2 checklist for assessing methodological quality in systematic reviews of rehabilitation service burden

AMSTAR-2 criteria	Assessment	Comments
1. Protocol registration	Yes	Review was pre-registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022316091)
2. Study selection	Yes	Clear eligibility criteria based on PECOS (Participants, Exposure, Context, Outcomes, Study Design)
3. Comprehensive literature search	Yes	Systematic search of multiple databases and manual search for grey literature conducted
4. Study characteristics	Yes	Characteristics of included studies reported (sample size, study design, outcomes)
5. Risk of bias assessment	Yes	Methodological quality assessed using the NIH scale; with detailed risk of bias assessment
6. Data synthesis	Yes	Meta-analysis conducted and results summarized using forest plots and tables
7. Funding and conflicts of interest	Yes	Explicit statement regarding no funding sources and potential conflicts of interest
8. Quality of evidence	Yes	Overall quality of evidence discussed, highlighting limitations
9. Discussion of limitations	Yes	Limitations of the review addressed, including study distribution concerns
10. Conclusion supported by results	Yes	Conclusions are supported by the data presented in the results section