Table 2.
Study | Quality Rating | Effect Size Rating |
---|---|---|
Bansal et al, 200124 | Fair | Minimal |
Bates et al, 199925 | Fair | Moderateb |
Bates et al, 199726 | Fair | Minimal |
Bridges et al, 201427 | Good | Moderateb |
Fang et al, 201428 | Good | Substantialb |
Feldman et al, 201329 | Good | Substantialb |
Georgiou et al, 201130 | Fair | Minimal |
Horn et al, 201431 | Fair | Cannot be determined |
Hwang et al, 200232 | Good | Substantial |
Kahan et al, 200933 | Good | Substantialb |
Le et al, 201534 | Good | Substantialb |
Li et al, 201435 | Fair | Moderateb |
Lippi et al, 201536 | Good | Substantialb |
Love et al, 201537 | Fair | Minimalb |
May et al, 200638 | Good | Minimalb |
Olson et al, 201539 | Good | Substantialb |
Pageler et al, 201340 | Good | Substantialb |
Probst et al, 201341 | Fair | Minimalb |
Procop et al, 201542 | Fair | Cannot be determined |
Shalev et al, 200943 | Good | Minimalb |
Solis et al, 201544 | Fair | Substantial |
Vardy et al, 200545 | Fair | Minimal |
Waldron et al, 201446 | Good | Substantialb |
Westbrook et al, 200647 | Good | Minimal |
aOverall strength of evidence of effectiveness rating is “high”: 9 studies were good/substantial, 1 study was good/moderate, 1 study was fair/substantial, 2 studies were fair/moderate, 3 studies were good/minimal, 6 studies were fair/minimal, 2 studies were standard effect measure cannot be determined, and 5 studies were excluded.
b P < .05.