Table 2.

AMSTAR score of included reviews on depressive symptoms/major depression and associated factors on HIV/AIDS patients.

AMSTAR criteria	Bernard et al. (4)	Amare et al. (20)	Tsai (23)	Necho et al. (21)	Patel et al. (22)	Ayano et al. (5)	DiMatteo et al. (27)	Wang et al. (24)	Ciesla et al. (28)
1. Was a priori design provided?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2. Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
3. Was a comprehensive literature search performed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4. Was status of the publication (e.g., gray literature) used as inclusion criteria?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
5. Was a list of included and excluded studies provided?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
6. Was the characteristics of included studies provided?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
7. Was the scientific quality of included studies assessed and reported?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
8. Was the scientific quality of included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions?	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
9. Were the methods used to combine the findings of the study appropriate?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
10. Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed?	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11. Was the conflict of interest stated?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes