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. 2019 May 14;4(3):e001351. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001351

Table 3.

Quality assessment of included studies (non-RCTs)

Evidence Project risk of bias tool (for non-RCTs)
Author, year Study design includes Comparison groups equivalent at baseline on Random assignment (group or individual) to the intervention Participants randomly selected for assessment Control for potential confounders Follow-up rate ≥75%
Preintervention and postintervention data Control or comparison group Cohort Sociodemographics Outcome measures
Castle et al, 201126 No Yes No No Not reported No Yes No Yes
Duke et al, 201528 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Lam et al, 201737 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Virtanen et al, 201549 Yes Yes Yes Yes Not reported Yes No Yes No

Green: low risk of bias; red: high risk of bias; yellow: not reported/unclear risk of bias.

RCT, randomised controlled trial.