Table 1. Appraisal of included reviews on risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome CTS, upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs) and review of intervention studies among computer users and/or office workers.
| AMSTAR Criteria* | ||||||||||||
| Author | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total yes |
| UEMSDs | ||||||||||||
| Gerr F,2004 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 5 |
| Wahlström J,2004 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | - | 0 |
| Village, J, 2005 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | - | 4 |
| Gerr F, 2006 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 6 |
| Griffiths KL, 2007 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | - | 2 |
| IJmker S,2007 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 7 |
| Waersted M,2010 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 6 |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | ||||||||||||
| Palmer KT,2007 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | - | 7 |
| Thomsen JF, 2008 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 6 |
| van Rijn RM,2009 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 7 |
| Neck pain | ||||||||||||
| Cote P, 2008 | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 5 |
| Intervention reviews | ||||||||||||
| Brewer, 2006 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 7 |
| Verhagen, 2007 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 7 |
| Boocock, 2007 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 6 |
| Kennedy, 2009 | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 8 |
| Leyshon, 2010 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | - | 6 |
| Driessen, 2010 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | - | 6 |
*
The maximum score on AMSTAR is 11, and 0–4 indicate that the review is of low quality, ≥5 of moderate to high quality.
Y = yes, N = no.