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. 2020 Nov 6;12(11):e11363. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11363

Table 2. Quality assessment of included studies in the scoping review.

Reference Abstract or summary Randomization described Blinding or concealment Sample size calculation N lost to follow up Eligibility criteria given Intervention described Ethics approval Baseline characteristics listed Limits discussed Quality and generalizability
Robertson et al. (2018) [15] Yes Yes No No No Yes Well described Yes Yes Yes Moderate
Robertson et al. (2020) [16] Yes Yes No No No Yes Well described Yes Yes Yes Moderate
Rogers et al. [13] Yes No No No No No Briefly described Not known No Yes Poor; not generalizable
Spanager et al. [23] Yes N/A N/A No No Yes Well described Yes Yes Yes Moderate
Cook et al. [22] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Briefly described No Yes Yes, brief Moderate; not generalizable
Weitz et al. [24] Yes Yes No No No Yes Well described Yes Yes Yes Moderate
George et al. [14] Yes N/A N/A No No Yes Well described Not known Yes, brief No Moderate
Noel at al. [11] Yes N/A Yes No Yes Yes Briefly described No Yes, brief No Moderate
Holmboe et al. [10] Yes Yes (minimal) Yes No Yes Yes Well described Yes Yes Yes High; generalizable
Newble et al. [21] Yes No No No No No Moderately described Not known Yes, brief No Poor; not generalizable
Van der Vleuten et al. [17] Yes No No No No No Moderately described Not known No Yes Poor; not generalizable
Ludbrook et al. [20] Yes No No No No Yes Moderately described Not known Yes Yes, brief Poor; not generalizable
Dudek et al. 2013 [19] Yes No Yes Yes (not met) Yes Yes Moderately described Yes No Yes Moderate generalizable
Dudek et al. 2012 [18] Yes No Yes No No Yes Well described Not known Yes Yes Moderate generalizable