TABLE 3.
Author and study name | Study design | Primary item score n out of 11 (%) | Secondary item score n out of 10 (%) |
Vestboet al. [10] Salford Lung Study | Pragmatic RCT | 10 (91%) | 8 (80%) |
Bosnic-Anticevichet al. [29] | Historical matched cohort study | 11 (100%) | 8 (80%) |
Buhlet al. [26] DACCORD Study | Prospective observational study | 10 (91%) | 8 (80%) |
Kardoset al. [27] DINO and DACOTA studies | Prospective observational cohort studies | 10 (91%) | 10 (100%) |
Ocakliet al. [34] | Cross-sectional observational study | 8 (73%) | 5 (50%) |
Zeigeret al. [38] | Prospective observational study | 11 (100%) | 6 (60%) |
RCT: randomised controlled trial.