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. 2022 Apr 13;24(4):e33372. doi: 10.2196/33372

Table 3.

Quality appraisal of the included studies.

Question Bradford et al [30] Bettiga et al [33] Fletcher et al [36] Losiouk et al [29] Park et al [37] Snoswell et al [34] Bergmo and Wangberg [38] Scherrenberg et al [39] Ramchandran et al [31] Spinks et al [35] Bradford et al [32]
1. Did the study address a clearly focused question or issue? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2. Is the research method (study design) appropriate for answering the research question? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cannot tell Yes Cannot tell Yes Yes
3. Is the method for the selection of the participants (employees, teams, divisions, and organizations) clearly described? Cannot tell Cannot tell Yes Cannot tell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4. Could the way the sample was obtained introduce (selection) bias Cannot tell Cannot tell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5. Was the sample of participants representative with regard to the population to which the findings will be referred? Cannot tell Cannot tell Cannot tell No Yes Yes Yes Cannot tell Yes Yes Yes
6. Was the sample size based on prestudy considerations of statistical power? No No No No No No No No No Yes No
7. Was a satisfactory response rate achieved? Cannot tell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
8. Are the measurements (questionnaires) likely to be valid and reliable? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes
9. Was the statistical significance assessed? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
10. Are CIs given for the main results? No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes No
11. Could there be confounding factors that have not been accounted for? No Yes No Yes Yes No Cannot tell No Yes Yes Yes
12. Can the results be applied to your organization? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes