Table A-5.1 AMSTAR scores of included systematic reviews Author, Year Overall (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) AMSTAR Provided Duplicate Broad Considered List of Provided Assessed Considered Methods to Assessed Stated Score a study design study literature status of studies study scientific quality in combine publication conflict of selection search publication quality report appropriate bias interest Cranston et 6 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 NA 0 0 al (2006) José et al 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 NA 0 0 (2014) Langdown 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA 0 0 and Peckham (2014) Wilt et al 8 1 CA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 (2005) [HTA for AHRQ] Wilt et al 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 (2007) Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality; AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic health technology assessment; NA, not applicable Reviews; CA, can’t answer; HTA, a 1 = Yes, 0 = No; maximum possible score is 11. Details of AMSTAR Score are described in Shea et al (2007).
Table A-5.1 AMSTAR scores of included systematic reviews Author, Year Overall AMSTAR Score a (1) Provided study design (2) Duplicate study selection (3) Broad literature search (4) Considered status of publication (5) List of studies (6) Provided study (7) Assessed scientific quality (8) Considered quality in report (9) Methods to combine appropriate (10) Assessed publication bias (11) Stated conflict of interest Cranston et al (2006) 6 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 NA 0 0 José et al (2014) 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 NA 0 0 Langdown and Peckham (2014) 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA 0 0 Wilt et al (2005) [HTA for AHRQ] 8 1 CA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Wilt et al (2007) 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality; AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; CA, can’t answer; HTA, health technology assessment; NA, not applicable a 1 = Yes, 0 = No; maximum possible score is 11. Details of AMSTAR Score are described in Shea et al (2007).