Table 2 Appraisal of studies by study design using CASP [7]tools
From: The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review
Study design type | Article number [Ref] | Did review address a clearly focussed question? | Did authors look for appropriate sorts of papers? | Were important relevant studies included? | Has quality of studies been assessed | Was it reason-able to combine results? | Are overall results clear? | How precise are results | Can results be generalised | Were all important outcomes considered | Â | Â | Is study supportive of the intervention? | Validity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Review | 1. [38] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | Y | Y | Â | Â | Y | 8/8 |
| Â | 2. [41] | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | n/a | N | Y | Â | Â | Y | 4/8 |
| Â | 3. [40] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | n/a | N | Y | Â | Â | Y | 6/8 |
| Â | 4. [39] | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | n/a | Y | Y | Â | Â | Y | 7/8 |
RCT | Â | Did trial address a clearly focussed issue? | Were participant randomised? | Where all patients accounted for at conclusion? | Was the study blinded? | Were groups similar at the start of the trial? | Were groups treated equally aside from intervention? | Was the effect significant? | Was the effect measured with precision? | Is study general-isible | Were all out-comes consider-ed | Â | Is the study supportive of the intervention? | Â |
| Â | 5. [42] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Â | Y | 9/10 |
| Â | 6. [45] | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | N | n/a | Â | Y | 5/8 |
| Â | 7. [10] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | N | U | Â | Y | 6/10 |
| Â | 8. [3] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Â | Y | 9/10 |
Other quant itative design | Â | Did the study address a clearly focussed issue? | Did the authors use appropriate methods to answer their questions? | Acceptable recruitment? | Was exposure measured to minimize bias? | Was the outcome measured to minimise bias? | Have the authors identified all confounding factors? | Was follow-up com-plete? | Are the results statistic-ally significant? | Are the results plausible? | Are the results genera-lisible | Do the results fit with other evidence? | Is the study supportive of the intervention? | Â |
| Â | 9. [11] | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8/11 |
| Â | 10. [15] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9/11 |
| Â | 11. [16] | y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7/11 |
| Â | 12. [36] | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | U | n/a | n/a | Y | N | Y | Y | 7/11 |
| Â | 13. [13] | Y | Y | U | Y | U | Y | n/a | n/a | Y | N | Y | U | 7/11 |
| Â | 14. [28] | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 7/11 |
| Â | 15. [24] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | 11/11 |