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. 2021 Oct 25;15:1308. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.1308

Table S1. Methodological QA of all included studies.

QA of included qualitative studies (n = 18 ) using MMAT five questions checklist
S/N Studies Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question? Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question? Are the findings adequately derived from the data? Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data? Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation?
1. Shiri et al [63] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. Threader and McCormack [69] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. Harding et al [34] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Moffatt and Noble [49] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Tang et al [67] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6. Walker and Berry [79] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
7. Meacham et al [46] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8. Trusson and Pilnick [72] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
9. Oystacher et al [58] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10. Dyer [18] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
11. Gregg [28] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
12. Nyblade et al [54] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
13. Occhipinti et al [55] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
14. González and
Diaz-Castrillón [27]
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
15. Machado et al [42] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
16. Luberto et al [41] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
17. Gupta et al [29] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
18. Solikhah et al [92] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
19. Mohabbat-bahar et al [50] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quality assessment of included mixed methods studies (n = 2) using MMAT five questions checklist
S/N Studies Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to address the research question? Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question? Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted? Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed? Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved?
1. Midding et al [47] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. Carter-Harris [8] No Can’t tella Can’t tella Can’t tella Can’t tella
Quality assessment of included quantitative descriptive studies (n = 28) using MMAT five questions checklist
S/N Studies Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question? Is the sample representative of the target population? Are the measurements appropriate? Is the risk of nonresponse bias low? Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question?
1. Vrinten et al [77] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. Azlan et al [3] (Phase 1) Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
3. Zhang et al [91] Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
4. Yang et al [88] Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
5. Wood [86] No No Yes No Yes
6. Wood et al [87] No No Yes No Yes
7. Tripathi et al [71] Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
8. Tsai et al [74] No Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
9. Tsai and Lu [73] No Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
10. Wong et al [85] Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes
11. Yeung et al [89] No No Yes Can’t tell Yes
12. Maggio [43] No No Yes Yes Yes
13. Cataldo and Brodsky [11] No No Yes Can’t tell Yes
14. Ostroff et al [57] Yes No Yes Yes Yes
15. Liu et al [40] No No Yes Yes Yes
16. Johnson et al [37] No No Yes No Yes
17. Rose et al [60] Yes No Yes Can’t tell Yes
18. Williamson et al [84] Yes No No Yes Yes
19. Steffen et al [65] Can’t tell No Yes Yes Yes
20. Esser et al [23] Yes No Yes No Yes
21. Yilmaz et al [90] No No Yes Can’t tell Yes
22. Gökler-Danışman et al [26] Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
23. Ernst et al [22] Yes Yes Yes No Yes
24. Shiri et al [64] No Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes
25. Ongtengco et al [56] No No Yes Can’t tell Yes
26. Myrick [50] No No Yes Can’t tell Yes
27. Bresnahan et al [6] Yes No Yes Can’t tell Yes
28. Maguire et al [93] Yes No Yes No Yes
29. Nakash et al [52] Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Quality assessment of included quantitative RCT descriptive studies (n = 3) using MMAT
S/N Studies Is randomisation appropriately performed? Are the groups comparable at baseline? Are there complete outcome data? Are outcome assessors blinded to the intervention provided? Did the participants adhere to the assigned intervention?
1. Azlan et al [3] (Phase 2) Yes Yes Yes No Yes
2. Wearn and Shepherd [80] Yes Can’t tell No No Can’t tell
3. Shepherd and Gerend [62] Yes Can’t tell No Can’t tell Yes
QA of included scoping reviews (n = 2) using five questions assessment (QA)
S/N Studies Where the objectives of the review clearly stated? Are the review’s inclusion and exclusion criteria described and appropriate? Is the literature search likely to have covered all relevant studies on the topic? Did the authors assess the quality of included studies? Are the results of the review clear?
1. Webb et al [81] Yes Yes Yes No Yes
2. Stergiou-Kita et al [66] Yes Yes Yes No Yes
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Only the quantitative aspect of the study was reported