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. 2013 Feb 6;10:18. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-18

Table 1.

Sensitivity analysis: criteria and assessment of the quality of included studies based on Study Quality Guide 2011 by Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group

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.