Table 3.
Scores of Quality Assessment for Articles with Moderate and High Quality
| Ref. no. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | 8 |
| 34 | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | 8 |
| 38 | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | 9 |
| 5 | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | 8 |
| 32 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | 12 |
| 40 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | 12 |
| 39 | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | 10 |
| 42 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | 8 |
| 35 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | 8 |
| 37 | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | -- | + | 8 |
A: A psychometrical questionnaire is used, B: a primary objective of the study is to examine the violence, C: standardized or valid self-report measurements are used to assess the violence in the infertile and/or their spouse/partners, D: a description is included of at least two socio-demographic variables (e.g., age, sex, economical status, educational status, etc.), E: a description is present of at least two clinical variables (e.g., type of infertility, duration of infertility, treatment method(s), etc.), F: inclusion and/or exclusion criteria are provided, G: the study describes predictors or influencing factors by using correlation analysis, multivariate analyses or structural equation models, H: participation rates for the infertile groups and/or their spouses/partners are described (defined as the percentage of eligible patients who gave their informed consent) and these rates exceed 70%, I: information is given about the ratio between non-responders versus responder, J: the study size is consisting of at least 50 patients, K: the collection of data is prospectively gathered, L: the design is longitudinal (more than 1 year), M: the process of data collection is described (e.g., interview or self-report, etc.), N: the follow-up period is at least 6 months, O: the loss to follow-up is described and is less than < 20, P: the results are compared between two groups or more (e.g., healthy population, groups with different treatment stages, different types of infertility, or treatment types) and/or results are compared with at least two points in time (e.g., pre- versus post-treatment).