Table 2. Methodological quality assessment of the included systematic reviews.
Authors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kua et al. (2007)9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | High(8) |
Vernick et al. (1999)17 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Medium (5) |
Ker et al. (2005)10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | High(9) |
Roberts et al. (2008)6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High (11) |
Korner-Bitensky et al. (2009)8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | High (9) |
Sangrar et al. (2019)14 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | High (11) |
Martín-delosReyes et al (2019)7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | High(8) |
All 11-items were scored as “Yes”, “No”, “Can’t Answer” or “Not Applicable”. AMSTAR comprises the following items:
1. ‘a priori’ design provided;
2. Duplicate study selection/data extraction;
3. Comprehensive literature search;
4. Status of publication as inclusion criteria (i.e., grey or unpublished literature);
5. List of studies included/excluded provided;
6. Characteristics of included studies documented;
7. Scientific quality assessed and documented;
8. Appropriate formulation of conclusions (based on methodological rigor and scientific quality of the studies);
9. Appropriate methods of combining studies (homogeneity test, effect model used and sensitivity analysis);
10. Assessment of publication bias (graphic and/or statistical test); and
11. Conflict of interest statement.