Table 5.
Quality of PBM and evidence | |||||||||
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Construct validity | Test-retest reliability | Responsiveness | |||||||
Hong Kong | + | H | [54] | ||||||
Singapore | + | H | [12, 47, 52] | ± | Lb | [12, 47] | ± | Ma | [12, 24] |
Thailand | + | H | [60] | + | H | [60] | + | H | [60] |
Developmental disease | + | H | [54] | ||||||
Eye disease | + | H | [24] | ||||||
Heart disease | + | H | [60] | + | H | [60] | + | H | [60] |
Mental disorders | + | H | [12, 52] | ± | Vb.c | [12] | ± | Lb | [12] |
Rheumatic disease | + | H | [47] | + | Vb.c | [47] |
Quality of PBM: + indicates sufficient results; ± indicates inconsistent results; − indicates insufficient results
Quality of evidence: H indicates high; M indicates moderate; L indicates low; V indicates very low
Italicised font indicates that grading is based on no more than three studies
HUI Health Utilities Index, PBM preference-based measure, ROB risk of bias
aQuality downgraded by 1 level due to ROB
bQuality downgraded by 2 levels due to ROB
cQuality downgraded by 1 level due to imprecision