Table 2.
Summary of Quality Assessments
| MERSQI* items | Ahn22 | Ahya2 | Barsuk14 | Boet20 | Cartier15 | Gerard16 | Laack17 | Smith21 | Thomas18 | Werner19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study design | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Sampling: institutions | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Sampling response rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Type of data | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Validation of instrument | ||||||||||
| Internal structure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Content | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Relationship to other variables | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Data analysis | ||||||||||
| Appropriateness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Complexity | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Outcomes | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Total score (out of a maximum of 18) | 13.5 | 14 | 14 | 14.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
*
Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument developed by Reed et al.