Criteria
Author (year)
|
Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research
question?
|
Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the
research question?
|
Are the findings adequately derived from the data?
|
Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by
data?
|
Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection,
analysis and interpretation?
|
MMAT score
|
Ho et al. (2017)24
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Srimongkon et al. (2018)73
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Vargas et al. (2015)74
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trials |
Criteria
Author (year)
|
Is randomization appropriately performed?
|
Are the groups comparable at baseline?
|
Are there complete outcome data (80% or above)?
|
Are outcome assessors blinded to the intervention provided?
|
Did the participants adhere to the assigned intervention (80% or
above)?
|
MMAT score
|
Sirey et al. (2017)19
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Aljumah & Hassali (2015)47
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Taleban et al. (2016)61
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Vannachavee et al. (2016)62
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
LeBlanc et al. (2015)68
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Hammonds et al. (2015)71
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Pradeep et al. (2014)72
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Quantitative Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative
Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative
Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative Non-Randomized Studies |
Quantitative Non-Randomized Studies |
Criteria
Author (year)
|
Are the participants representative of the target population?
|
Are measurements appropriate regarding both the outcome and intervention
(or exposure)?
|
Are there complete outcome data?
|
Are the confounders accounted for in the design and analysis?
|
During the study period, is the intervention administered (or exposure
occurred) as intended?
|
MMAT score
|
Bhat et al. (2018)49
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Isa et al. (2018)54
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Klang et al. (2015)67
|
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
50 |
Quantitative Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative
Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative
Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative Descriptive Studies |
Quantitative Descriptive Studies |
Criteria
Author (year)
|
Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research
question?
|
Is the sample representative of the target population?
|
Are the measurements appropriate?
|
Is the risk of nonresponse bias low (60% or above)?
|
Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research
question?
|
MMAT score
|
Alekhya et al. (2015)21
|
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
✓ |
50 |
Abegaz et al. (2017)22
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Al-Jumah et al. (2014)23
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Yau et al. (2014)25
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Mert et al. (2015)34
|
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
75 |
Al-Jumah et al. (2014)46
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Baeza-Velasco et al. (2019)48
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Burnett-Zeigler et al. (2014)50
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Chatterjee et al. (2017)51
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
De las Cuevas et al. (2014)52
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
De Las Cuevas et al. (2014)53
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Klein et al. (2017)55
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Lu et al. (2016)56
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Lucca et al. (2015)57
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Novick et al. (2015)58
|
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
75 |
Serrano et al. (2014)59
|
✓ |
x |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
50 |
Shrestha Manandhar et al. (2017)60
|
✓ |
x |
x |
x |
✓ |
25 |
Bushnell et al. (2016)63
|
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
75 |
Grover et al. (2018)65
|
✓ |
✓ |
x |
x |
✓ |
50 |
Holvast et al. (2019)66
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Slabbert et al. (2015)69
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
✓ |
75 |
Zhang et al. (2016)70
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
100 |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Mixed Methods Studies |
Criteria
Author (year)
|
Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to
address the research question?
|
Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to
answer the research question?
|
Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative
components adequately interpreted?
|
Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative
results adequately addressed?
|
Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria
of each tradition of the methods involved?
|
MMAT score
|
Green et al. (2017)64
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
x |
75 |