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APPENDIX 3Critical Appraisal of Included Publications

Table A2Strengths and Limitations of Systematic Review using AMSTAR checklist6

StrengthsLimitations
Warr,7 2011, Canada
  • The objective was clearly stated.
  • The inclusion and exclusion criteria were stated.
  • Multiple databases (Medline, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Also eligible articles were manually searched.
  • Included studies were listed in some case
  • Authors mentioned that there were no conflicts of interest
  • The study selection process was not provided
  • List of excluded studies was not provided
  • Unclear how article selection or data extraction was performed
  • Characteristics of the individual studies were not provided
  • Details of the findings of the individual studies, which were relevant for this Rapid Response report were not provided.
  • Quality assessment of the studies does not appear to have been undertaken
  • Publication bias does not appear to have been explored
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