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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 May 6;40(2):183–201. doi: 10.1177/10499091221095531

Table 5:

JHNEBP chart

Study citation Evidence Quality Final grade
(Amonoo et al., 2020) Level II
Quasi experimental study one-arm pilot study
C
Small sample size, varied post-HSCT window, unknown fidelity, no control group
IIC
(Amonoo et al., 2021) Level II
Quasi experimental study one arm study
C
Low attrition, no blinding, no control, small sample size, participants had moderate baseline QoL
IIC
(Bayrak & Can, 2020) Level I
Randomized controlled trial
C
Unknown fidelity of intervention when assessments taken, how patients received intervention, etc.
IC
(Cohen et al., 2004) Level II
Quasi experimental with control group
B
Underpowered study, small sample size, potential for ceiling effect
IIB
(Frick et al., 2006) Level II
Quasi experimental two arm study
C
No control group, poor attrition, ceiling effect
IIC
(Huberty, et al., 2016) Level II
Quasi experimental one arm study
C
No control group, homogenous sample, high risk for bias
IIC
(Huberty, et al., 2019) Level I
Randomized controlled trial
B
Smaller and homogenous sample size, wait list control group
IB
(Jim, et al., 2017) Level I
Randomized controlled trial
B
Small sample size, wait list control group
IB
(Perez et al., 2020) Level II
Quasi experimental one arm mixed methods
C
No control group, homogenous sample
IIC
(Poort et al., 2019) Level II
Randomized single case experiment
C
No control group, small sample size, high risk for bias
IIC
(Scholich & Hasenbring, 2009) Level I
Randomized controlled trial
C
Unknown treatment fidelity, no control group, unclear measures, unclear randomization method
IC
(Somers et al., 2018) Level I
Randomized controlled trial
B
Small and fairly homogenous sample size, brief follow up period, single center study
IB