Table 2.
Quality of intervention* evidence
| Study | Sessions <= 2 | Having Follow-up | Intervention fidelity < 3 items | Quality1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosseinian (2012) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Asadpour (2012) | --- | -1 | --- | Moderate (-1) |
| Zarepour (2010) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Salimi (2012) | ---- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Nasr Isfahani (2013) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Etemadi (2006) | --- | -1 | --- | Moderate (-1) |
| Ebrahimi (2011) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
| Rezaei (2013) | --- | -1 | --- | Moderate (-1) |
| Shakarami (2014) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
| Ghadam Kheir (2013) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Mazlomi (2012) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Etemadi (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Hosseini Zand (2013) | --- | --- | --- | High (0) |
| Shariatzadeh (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Oulia (2006) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Babaei Garmkhani (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Botlani (2010) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
| Hosseini (2013) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Nasr Isfahani (2010) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Bahrami (2009) | --- | --- | --- | High (0) |
| Durana (1997) | --- | --- | --- | High (0) |
| Khanjani Veshki (2012) | --- | -1 | ---- | Moderate (-1) |
| Duffey (2004) | -1 | -1 | ---- | Low (-2) |
| Nayari (2014) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
| Hajian (2013) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Nasirnejhad Karaj (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Mami (2015) | --- | -1 | --- | Moderate (-1) |
| Farbod (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Mohamadi (2013) | No information | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Coutta (2001) | No information | --- | --- | High (0) |
| Nasirnejhad Tehran (2014) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Sharifian (2011) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
| Hickmon (1997) | --- | -1 | --- | Moderate (-1) |
| Soltani (2013) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Denton (2000) | --- | -1 | ---- | Moderate (-1) |
| Karimi (2012) | --- | -1 | -1 | Low (-2) |
| Yousefi (2014) | --- | --- | --- | High (0) |
| Momeni Javid (2014) | --- | --- | -1 | Moderate (-1) |
Quality of the studies downgraded for each of the following studies: 1) implementing intervention in less than two sessions, 2) lack of follow-up, 3) the accuracy of reported interventional information for fewer than three items