| Quality of papers used Maslach Burnout Inventories (n=28) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality criteria | Kwah et al [53] | Kealy et al [54] | Elmore et al [55] | Fares et al [56] | Popa-Velea et al [57] | Almalki et al [58] | Baer et al [59] | Shakir et al [60] | Van Vendeloo et al [61] | Jamjoom et al [62] | Al-Alawi et al [63] | Asali et al [64] | Alqurashi et al [65] | AlShahrani, et al [66] | Total/Percentage |
| Is hypothesis/aim/objective of study clearly described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Are main outcomes to be measured clearly described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Is the design of the study described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Is the setting of study described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Is the source of subjects studied stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Is distribution of study population by age and sex described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11/79% |
| Is the sample size stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Is participation/follow up rate stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12/86% |
| Are non-participants/subjects lost to follow up described? | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | 1/7% |
| Are the main findings of the study clearly described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Are the statistical methods described? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Have actual probability values been reported? | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 1 | 1 | 5/36% |
| Are any conclusions stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14/100% |
| Were subjects asked to participate in study representative of entire population from which they were recruited? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12/86% |
| Were those subjects who were prepared to participate representative of entire population from which they were recruited? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8/57% |
| Was participation/follow up rate >80%? | 1 | 0 | 1 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/57% |
| Were the main outcome measures used accurate (valid and reliable)? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11/79% |
| Was there adequate adjustment for confounding in analyses from which main findings were drawn? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9/64% |
| Was sample size justified? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8/54% |
| Analysis adjusts for length of follow up? (cohort only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/00% |
1 classified as (Yes), 0 classified as (No), Unable to determine classified as (NA).