Table 2.
Quality assessment scores of included studies using modified Delphi list.
| Lead Author; Year; Country |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Q11 | Q12 | Q13 | Q14 | Total Score (Max. = 14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsieh; 2018; Taiwan |
N | ? | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | 6 |
| Eggenberger; 2015; Switzerland |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 10 |
| Anderson-Hanley; 2018; United States |
Y | ? | Y | Y | ? | ? | ? | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
| Mrakic-Sposta; 2018; Italy |
Y | ? | Y | Y | ? | ? | ? | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | 6 |
| Anderson-Hanley; 2012; United States |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ? | ? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 12 |
| Bacha; 2018; Brazil |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ? | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 11 |
| Htut; 2018; Thailand |
Y | ? | Y | Y | Y | ? | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 7 |
| Delbroek; 2017; Belgium |
Y | ? | Y | Y | Y | ? | ? | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | 6 |
| Liao; 2020; Taiwan |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 9 |
| Monteiro-Junior; 2017; Brazil |
Y | ? | Y | Y | ? | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 7 |
| Park; 2016; Korea |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ? | ? | ? | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 7 |
| Total score across studies |
10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Average of total score ± SD |
8.1 ± 2.02 |
Note. Q1: Random allocation; Q2: Treatment allocation concealed; Q3: Groups/subjects similar at baseline regarding important prognostic values; Q4: Eligibility criteria specified; Q5: Blinded outcome assessor; Q6: Care provider blinded; Q7: Patient blinded; Q8: Point estimates and measures of variability presented for the primary outcome measures; Q9: Intention-to-treat analysis; Q10: Details of random allocation methods; Q11: Adequate description of the control/comparison group; Q12: Between-group statistical comparison; Q13: Reporting dropout; Q14: Reporting CONSORT statement; Y: Yes; the study met the criteria of the question; N: No; the study did not meet the criteria of the question; ?: No information or the study was not related to the question; SD: Standard deviation.