Table 3 Methodological quality appraisal and effectiveness of interventions of included studies
Study author/s and date | Quality assessment using the EPHPP | Effectiveness of interventions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Selection bias | Study design | Confounders | Blinding | Data collection methods | Withdrawal and dropouts | Overall quality score | Body weight | Dietary behaviour | Physical activity | Sedentary behaviour | |
Al-Failakawi (2017) [43] | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Weak | Strong | Strong | Moderate | N | NR | E | E |
Al-Jaaly (2017) [35] | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | E | N | M | N |
Allafi (2020) [36] | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | N | NR | E | NR |
Al-Mughamisi (2021)Â [44] | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | NR | N | NR | NR |
Bahathig & Abu Saad (2022) [37] | Moderate | Strong | Weak | Weak | Strong | Weak | Weak | N | NR | E | E |
Choudhury et al. (2018) [38] | Strong | Weak | Weak | Weak | Strong | Strong | Weak | N | M | M | N |
Elfaki et al. (2020) [39] | Moderate | Strong | Weak | Weak | Strong | Strong | Weak | N | E | E | NR |
Hefni (2017) [45] | Strong | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Weak | N | E | E | E |
Hussein (2017) [40] | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | E | NR | NR | NR |
Kutbi et al. (2019) [41] | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | N | N | N | N |
Shama & Abdou (2009) [42] | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Strong | Weak | Weak | E | E | NR | NR |