Table 2.
Quality assessment form for multiple systematic reviews (AMSTAR).
| Silva et al. (2020) | Azim et al. (2020) | Banakar et al. (2020) | Abramovitz et al. (2020) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Was a priori design provided? | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2. Were there duplicate study selection and data extraction? | N | N | Y | N |
| 3. Was a comprehensive literature search performed? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 4. Was the status of publication (i.e., grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 5. Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? | N | Y | Y | N |
| 6. Were the characteristics of the included studies provided? | N | Y | Y | N |
| 7. Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented? | N | N | N | Y |
| 8. Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? | N | N | Y | Y |
| 9. Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 10. Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? | Y | N | N | N |
| 11. Was the conflict of interest included? | N | Y | Y | Y |
Y: yes; N: no; CA: cannot answer; NA: not applicable.