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. 2020 Jul 14;19:66. doi: 10.1186/s12912-020-00454-6

Table 2.

Quantitative descriptive critical review analysis of four identified studies

Critical Appraisal Checklist
Quantitative Descriptive
Clemmens et al., 2012[43] Dogan, 2013 [44] Haresaku et al., 2018 [45] Pai et al., 2016 [31]
Screening question (SQ)1. Are there clear research questions? Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 2. Does the collected data address the research questions? Yes Yes Yes Yes
1. Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question(s)? Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. Is the sample representative of the target population? No No No No
3. Are the measurements appropriate (clear origin or validity is known or standard instrument)? No Yes Yes Unclear
4. Is the risk of nonresponse bias low? Yes Yes Yes No
5. Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question(s)? Yes Yes Yes Yes
Overall quality score* 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.4

*Overall quality score: Studies met all assessment criteria scored one and studies met fewer criteria scored less than one