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. 2022 Dec 8;14(12):e32321. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32321

Table 2. Quality assessment tools and scores of each study selected for this systemic review.

NOS: The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; SANRA: Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles; AMSTAR: Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; JBI: Joanna Briggs Institute

Study name Quality assessment tool used Type of study Score (acceptable >70%)
Wojszel ZB et al. [1] NOS Cross-sectional cohort-study 85%
Cortes-Penfield NW et al. [2] SANRA Not specified 83%
Rodriguez-Mañas L et al. [3] SANRA Not specific 82%
Mayne S et al. [4] AMSTAR Systematic review 80%
Magny E et al. [5] JBI critical appraisal tool Case series 78%
Wilson JE et al. [6] SANRA Not specified 82%
Krinitski D et al. [7] AMSTAR Systematic review & meta-analysis 91%
Anand A et al. [8] SANRA Not specified 75%
Laguë A et al. [9] NOS Observational study 75%