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. 2021 Feb 17;21:155. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06140-w

Table 4.

AMSTAR 2 critical appraisal tool ratings for critical domains and overall confidence for risk of bias in included systematic review studies

Citation Protocol registered Adequacy of the literature search Justification for excluding individual studies Risk of bias from individual studies Appropriateness of meta-analytical methods Consideration of risk of bias when interpreting the results Assessment of presence and likely impact of publication bias Rating overall confidence
Bachlete et al. [44] Partial Yes Partial Yes Yes Partial Yes NA Yes NA Moderate
Ballini et al., [46] Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Yes NA High
Damani et al., [45] Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Yes NA Moderate