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. 2021 Oct 26;14:2983–3004. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S329672

Table 5.

Quality Assessment Results of the Selected Studies

Quality Assessment of the Evidence by GRADE Guideline*
No. a Risk of Bias (Limitation of Study Design, Confounding Factors, Missing Data, Adherence Measurement) b Precision (Methodology, Statistical Certainty, Amount of Information on A Certain Factor How Precisely an Object of Study is Measured) c Directness (Extent to Which the People, Interventions, and Outcome Measures are Similar to Those of Interest, Confident Results Come From the Direct Evidence) d Consistency (Relevant Measurement Application Where Several Items that Propose to Measure the Same General Construct Produce Similar Scores, no Overlapping and Missing, Statistical Significance) Certainty of Evidence
Low Unclear High Precise Imprecise Direct Indirect Consistent Inconsistent
Beldon, P. (2012)1 Low
Sugama et al. (2012)24 Moderate
Kon et al. (2017)25 Moderate
Parnham, Copson, and Loban (2020)10 Low

Notes: aRisk of bias; bPrecision; cDirectness; dConsistency. *GRADE guideline reproduced from: Schünemann H, Brożek J, Guyatt G, Oxman A, editors. GRADE Handbook. 2013. Available from: https://gdt.gradepro.org/app/handbook/handbook.html?fbclid=IwAR04O97yy. Retrieved June 4, 2021.23 © 2013 - The GRADE Working Group.