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. 2018 Sep 15;18:716. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3518-7

Table 3.

Quality assessment of studies

Screening (yes/no/unclear) Methodological quality criteria - Quantitative non-randomised (yes/no/unclear)
Study Clear research question Relevant data 3.1 Selection bias minimised 3.2 Appropriate measurements 3.3 Comparable participants 3.4 Outcome data for 80% or above
Holden et al., 2012 [37] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear
Screening (yes/no/unclear) Methodological quality criteria - Qualitative (yes/no/unclear)
Study Clear research question Relevant data 1.1 Relevant sources of data 1.2 Relevant data analysis 1.3 Consideration of context 1.4 Consideration of researchers’ influence
Bamberg et al., 2010 [40] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear
Cooke et al., 2008 [29] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Golenko et al., 2012 [33] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hulcombe et al., 2014 [9] Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Unclear
Whitworth et al., 2012 [41] Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Unclear