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. 2014 Jan 20;9(1):e84282. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084282

Table 1. Quality Assessment Tool Used to Assess Located Studies Including Scoring Criteria.

Criterion Scoring
Representativeness 1: Random/consecutive and response rate>70%
0.5: Restrictive inclusion/exclusion criteria or response rate<70%
0: Convenience sampling
Adequate power 1: Describes power calculations and was adequately powered
0.5: Does not describe calculations but is adequately powered (n>175)
0: Is not adequately powered
Appropriate outcome measure 1: Both self-report and hospital records
0.5: Hospital records or self-report with ≤20% attrition
0: Self-report with >20% attrition
Controlling for confounder variables 1: Confounders controlled for by design or statistical analysis
0: Confounders not controlled for
Appropriate statistical analyses 1: Appropriate statistical analyses used
0.5: Appropriate statistical analyses used in univariate or multivariate analyses only
0: Appropriate statistical analyses not used