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Table 2 Quality assessment of included studies

From: The impact of the inpatient practice of continuous deep sedation until death on healthcare professionals’ emotional well-being: a systematic review

 

Title & abstract

Introduction & aims

Method & data

Sampling

Data analysis

Ethics & bias

Results

Transferability & generalizability

Implications & usefulness

Comments

Morita T, 2002 [37]

++

+

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

Data analysis: low response rate, missing data not explained, no information about overall burnout score

Morita T, 2004 [38]

+

+

+

++

-

+

+

+

++

Validity of endpoints: Single item endpoint; no explanation for cut-off value differentiation low and high-level burden

Confounding: Stressors others than CDS influencing nurses burden

Rietjens JAC, 2007 [39]

+

+

-

-

++

++

+

-

++

Recall bias: Memorable case up to 5 years in the past

Generalizability: Context information insufficient, no information how context relates to findings; no reference for interview guide; no information about data saturation

  1. Note. ++ good; + fair; − poor; −− very poor