Table 1.
Criteria |
Randomization |
Allocation |
Blinding |
Baseline comparability |
Follow up |
Valid measures |
Ethical approval |
Informed consent |
Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Studies | |||||||||
[36] Kriska 1986 |
Yes |
Yes |
Ncl |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
7 |
[37] McAuley 1994 |
Yes |
Ncl |
Ncl |
Ncl |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
[38] Rogers 1997 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
[39] Sullivan 1998 |
Yes |
Ncl |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
[40] Resnick 2002 |
Yes |
Ncl |
Ncl |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 |
[41] Coull 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
7 |
[13] Fisher 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
6 |
[42] Nguyen 2002 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Ncl |
Ncl |
1 |
[43] Staten 2005 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Ncl |
Yes |
2 |
[44] Banks-Wallace 2007 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
[45] Hogue 2007 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
[46] Estabrooks 2008 |
Ncl |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Ncl |
Ncl |
0 |
[47] Jancey 2008 |
Ncl |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
[48] Krieger 2009 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Ncl |
Ncl |
Ncl |
1 |
[49] Zoellner 2010 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
[50] Takeda 2011 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
5 |
[51] Lee 2012 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
7 |
[52] Maki 2012 |
Ncl |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 |
[53] Thomas 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Yes = satisfied quality criterion, No = do not satisfy quality criteria, Ncl = information provided not clear.