Table 2 Summary of the quality assessment process
Study | Number of CASP criteria met (maximum 9) [25] | Additional assessment criteria [26, 27]: Overall reliability/trustworthiness of the findings | Additional assessment criteria [26, 27]: Overall usefulness of the study |
|---|---|---|---|
Andersson [29] | 8 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
Berry [30] | 8 | 3/4 | 2/4 |
Field-Richards [31] | 8 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
Finn-Paradis [32] | 6 | 2/4 | 3/4 |
Guirguis-Younger [1] | 8 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
Harris [33] | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
Jack [3] | 8 | 3.5/4 | 3/4 |
Luijkx [5] | 6 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
McKee [34] | 9 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
Sevigny [35] | 9 | 2.5/4 | 3/4 |
Watts [36] | 8 | 2.5/4 | 4/4 |
Weeks [37] | 8 | 4/4 | 4/4 |