From: Tools for assessing the methodological limitations of a QES—a short note
Topic | Tool 2 [11] | Tool 3 [13] | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Planning / protocol | X | X | 2 | |
Patient etc involvement | X | 1 | ||
Researchers’ competence | X | 1 | ||
Review question | X | X | X | 3 |
Inclusion criteria | X | X | X | 3 |
Literature search | X | X | X | 3 |
Screening | X | 1 | ||
Description of excluded studies | X | X | 2 | |
Description of included studies | X | 1 | ||
Methodological assessment of included studies | X | X | X | 3 |
Data extraction | X | 1 | ||
Synthesis | X | X | X | 3 |
Findings | X | X | X | 3 |
Dissemination bias | X | 1 | ||
Reflexivity | X | X | X | 3 |
Conflict of interest | X | X | 2 | |
Confidence in findings | X | X | 2 | |
Other | X | 1 | ||
Total | 8 | 15 | 13 |