Table 2. Quality rating of included papers
First authorGlobalScoreSelection biasStudy designConfoundersBlindingData collection methodsWithdrawals and drop outs
Tobe29 weakweakmodweakweakstrongmod
Kruis30 modweakstrongstrongmodstrongmod
Vicens31 strongstrongstrongstrongweakstrongstrong
Keeley32 strongmodstrongstrongstrongstrongstrong
Kristoffersen33 modweakstrongstrongstrongstrongstrong
van Dijk-de Vries34 weakweakstrongweakmodstrongmod
Racic35 strongstrongstrongstrongmodstrongstrong
Vicens36 strongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrongstrong
Kristoffersen37 modweakstrongstrongstrongstrongstrong
Zwar38 weakweakstrongstrongstrongmodstrong
van Lieshout39 modweakstrongstrongmodstrongstrong
Vaillant-Roussel40 modweakstrongmodmodstrongmod
Griffiths41 strongstrongstrongmodmodstrongmod
Eikelenboom42 strongstrongstrongstrongmodstrongstrong
Ramli43 modstrongstrongstrongweakstrongstrong
Keeley44 modweakstrongstrongmodstrongstrong
Kristoffersen45 weakweakstrongstrongweakstrongstrong
BaldeĆ³n46 weakweakstrongweakmodstrongmod
  • mod = moderate.