Table A-.2 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 Afzal (2015) 6/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 AHRQ 7/11 0 CA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 (2007) Bell (2000) 0/10 0 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 Harris (2012) 2/10 0 CA 1 0 0 1 0 0 NA 0 0 Hoefman 5/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 CAb 1 1 0 0 (2010) Kishore 7/11 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 (2014) Liao (2007) 4/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1/10 0 CA 1 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 (2013) MSAC 7/10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA 0 0 (2003) NICE (2012) 2/10 CA CA 1 CA 0 1 0 0 NA 0 0 Update of Westby 2010 Parry (2010) 1/10 0 CA 1 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 Sposato 8/11 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 (2015) Westby 9/11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 (2010) Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; CA, HTA, health technology assessment; MSAC, Medical Services Advisory can’t answer; Committee; NA, not applicable; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. a 1 = Yes, 0 = No; maximum possible score is 11. Details of AMSTAR Score are described in Shea et al (2007). b Jadad used but quality assessment was not shown.
Table A-.2 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 Afzal (2015) 6/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 AHRQ (2007) 7/11 0 CA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Bell (2000) 0/10 0 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 Harris (2012) 2/10 0 CA 1 0 0 1 0 0 NA 0 0 Hoefman (2010) 5/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 CAb 1 1 0 0 Kishore (2014) 7/11 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Liao (2007) 4/11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 (2013) 1/10 0 CA 1 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 MSAC (2003) 7/10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NA 0 0 NICE (2012) Update of Westby 2010 2/10 CA CA 1 CA 0 1 0 0 NA 0 0 Parry (2010) 1/10 0 CA 1 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 Sposato (2015) 8/11 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Westby (2010) 9/11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; CA, can’t answer; HTA, health technology assessment; MSAC, Medical Services Advisory Committee; NA, not applicable; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. a 1 = Yes, 0 = No; maximum possible score is 11. Details of AMSTAR Score are described in Shea et al (2007). b Jadad used but quality assessment was not shown.
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