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Table 2 Summary of quality assessment

From: Hospitalization at the end of life among nursing home residents with dementia: a systematic review

First Author, Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Aaltonen, 2014 [33]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

No

Yes

No

N/A

Agar, 2017 [34]

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Allers, 2018 [13]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

No

Yes

No

N/A

Cai, 2016 [35]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

Gessert, 2008 [36]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Hendriks, 2017 [20]

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Houttekier,2014 [21]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

Krishnan, 2015 [37]

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Lamberg, 2005 [30]

No

Yes

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

No

N/A

Li, 2013 [22]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Livingston, 2013 [31]

No

Yes

No

No

Unclear

No

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Sloane, 2008 [15]

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Unclear

No

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Temkin-Greener, 2013 [32]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Unclear

Yes

Yes

N/A

  1. Quality appraisal criteria [27]:
  2. 1) Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population?
  3. 2) Were the study participants sampled in an appropriate way?
  4. 3) Was the sample size adequate?
  5. 4) Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail?
  6. 5) Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample?
  7. 6) Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition?
  8. 7) Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants?
  9. 8) Was there appropriate statistical analysis?
  10. 9) Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately?
  11. Abbreviations: N/A Not applicable