Table 3.
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 |