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. 2018 Jul 3;18:151. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0848-6

Table 2.

Summary of quality assessment

Author (year) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ackermann et al. (1998) [22] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes No Yes
Hsiao and Hing (2014) [15] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kihlgren (2014) [14] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not clear Yes Yes Yes Yes
LaMantia et al. (2016) [23] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes
McGregor et al. (2014) [18] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stephens et al. (2012) [24] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stephens et al. (2014) [25] Yes Yes Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes

Quality appraisal criteria [21]:

1. Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population?

2. Were study participants sampled in an appropriate way?

3. Was the sample size adequate?

4. Were the study subjects and setting described in detail?

5. Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample?

6. Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition?

7. Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants?

8. Was there appropriate statistical analysis?

9. Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately?