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. 2021 Sep 22;21:236. doi: 10.1186/s12906-021-03401-3

Table 2.

Average appraisal scores and average overall assessments of each guideline

Guideline Metric Appraiser 1 Appraiser 2 Average Standard Deviation

Ren 2020 [28]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 4.0 4.5 0.7

Ren 2020 [28]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 4.0 4.5 0.7

Araki 2019 [29]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.0 3.4 3.7 0.4
Overall Assessment 4.0 3.0 3.5 0.7

Araki 2019 [29]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.9 3.2 3.6 0.5
Overall Assessment 4.0 3.0 3.5 0.7

Al Khaled 2017 [32]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.4 4.2 4.3 0.1
Overall Assessment 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0

Al Khaled 2017 [32]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0
Overall Assessment 3.0 4.0 3.5 0.7

Moisset 2016 [34]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.0 3.9 4.0 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 3.0 4.0 1.4

Moisset 2016 [34]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.7 3.1 3.4 0.4
Overall Assessment 5.0 3.0 4.0 1.4

Robbins 2016 [35]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 5.0 4.9 5.0 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0

Robbins 2016 [35]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 4.7 4.3 4.5 0.3
Overall Assessment 4.0 5.0 4.5 0.7

Becker 2015 [36]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.9 4.6 4.8 0.2
Overall Assessment 6.0 4.0 5.0 1.4

Becker 2015 [36]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 4.4 3.9 4.2 0.4
Overall Assessment 6.0 4.0 5.0 1.4

Bendtsen 2012 [38]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 3.5 3.4 3.5 0.1
Overall Assessment 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0

Bendtsen 2012 [38]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.0 2.7 2.9 0.2
Overall Assessment 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0

Holland 2012 [39]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.4 4.2 4.3 0.1
Overall Assessment 6.0 4.0 5.0 1.4

Holland 2012 [39]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 4.3 4.0 4.2 0.2
Overall Assessment 6.0 4.0 5.0 1.4

NICE 2012 [40]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 6.3 6.2 6.3 0.1
Overall Assessment 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0

NICE 2012 [40]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 6.0 5.9 6.0 0.1
Overall Assessment 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0

Pringsheim 2012 [41]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 6.4 6.0 6.2 0.3
Overall Assessment 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0

Pringsheim 2012 [41]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 5.8 5.3 5.6 0.4
Overall Assessment 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0

Sarchielli 2012 [43]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 3.7 3.6 3.7 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 4.0 4.5 0.7

Sarchielli 2012 [43]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.3 3.2 3.3 0.1
Overall Assessment 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0

Vukovic 2012 [44]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 3.7 3.3 3.5 0.3
Overall Assessment 4.0 3.0 3.5 0.7

Vukovic 2012 [44]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 3.3 3 3.2 0.2
Overall Assessment 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0

Bryans 2011 [45]

(Overall)

Appraisal Score 4.5 4.6 4.6 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 4.0 4.5 0.7

Bryans 2011 [45]

(CAM Section)

Appraisal Score 4.5 4.3 4.4 0.1
Overall Assessment 5.0 4.0 4.5 0.7