Table 2.
Study Quality Assessment Using Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale
| Author, year | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | NOS score | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter-Harris, 2018 | 0*00 | 00 | 0*0 | 2/9 | Community recruitment, self-reported outcome, no adjustment |
| Japuntich, 2018 | **00 | *0 | 0*0 | 4/9 | 1 site, self-reported outcome, adjustment for age only |
| Richmond, 2020 | 00** | 00 | **0 | 4/9 | Estimated eligible, no adjustment |
| Tailor, 2020 | 0*** | ** | *** | 8/9 | Estimated eligible |
| Zgodic, 2020 | **00 | ** | 0*0 | 5/9 | Self-reported outcome |
| Gerber, 2020 | 00** | 00 | *** | 5/9 | Part of a clinical trial, no adjustment |
| Lake, 2020 | 0*** | ** | *** | 8/9 | 1 site |
| Raju, 2020 | 0*** | 00 | *** | 6/9 | 1 site, no adjustment |
| Rennert, 2020 | 0*** | 00 | *** | 6/9 | 1 site, no adjustment |
NOS, Newcastle Ottawa Scale
*Asterisk indicates item achieves 1 point, 0 indicates 0 points in the NOS category