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. 2020 Apr 23;20(3):967–984. doi: 10.1177/1471301220919937

Table 2.

Main issues arisen from the quality appraisal of the included studies.

Issue References
Quantitative studies
 Study subject and setting not described in sufficient detail Abbott & Pachucki, 2017; Abbott et al., 2017; De Rooij et al., 2012; Kok et al., 2018; Wolf-Ostermann et. al., 2012; Weyerer et al., 2010
 Small sample size Wood et al., 2005
 No strategies to deal with (possible) confounding factors stated Abbott & Pachucki, 2017; Abbott et al., 2017; Morgan-Brown et al., 2013; Wood et al., 2005
 Outcomes not measured before the intervention was introduced De Boer, Hamers, Zwakhalen, Tan, Beerens, & Verbeek, 2017a; De Rooij et al., 2012; Verbeek et al., 2010
Qualitative studies
 Congruity between research methodology and data collection is not made explicit Doyle et al., 2012; Moore, 1999; Moore & Verhoef, 1999
 Agreement between research methodology and data analysis is not made distinct Aasgaard et al., 2017
 Connection between research methodology and the interpretation of results is not clear Aasgaard et al., 2017; Moore, 1999; Moore & Verhoef, 1999