Qualitative research methods | Quantitative research methods | |||||||||||||
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Author | Year of publication | Clear objective | Selection of study participants | Methods | Data collection | Analysis of data | Clear presentation results | Specific objective/hypothesis | Inclusion participant | Definition of outcome | Description methods and measurement | Risk of recollection bias | Participants | Presentation of results |
Sánchez López et al20 | 2010 | + | ± | ± | ± | ± | + | |||||||
Carlsen and Norheim17 | 2008 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||
Yew and reid16 | 2008 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||
Hannes et al15 | 2005 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||
Tracy et al14 | 2003 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||
Freeman34 | 2001 | + | + | + | + | ± | + | |||||||
Cranney et al13 | 2001 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||
Oswald and Bateman19 | 2000 | + | ± | + | ± | – | – | |||||||
Mayer and Piterman18 | 1999 | + | + | + | + | ± | + | |||||||
Kahveci and Meads32 | 2009 | + | ± | + | ± | n/a | ± | + | ||||||
Barghouti et al31 | 2009 | + | ± | + | ± | n/a | ± | + | ||||||
Trevena et al30 | 2007 | ± | ± | + | + | n/a | ± | + | ||||||
Amin et al29 | 2006 | ± | ± | ± | ± | n/a | ± | ± | ||||||
Upton and Upton28 | 2006 | + | + | + | + | n/a | ± | + | ||||||
Chan and Teng21 | 2005 | + | + | + | + | n/a | + | + | ||||||
Butzlaff et al23 | 2004 | + | ± | + | – | n/a | ± | – | ||||||
McKenna et al27 | 2004 | + | + | + | + | n/a | ± | ± | ||||||
Taylor et al26 | 2002 | ± | ± | + | ± | n/a | ± | ± | ||||||
Cotton and Sullivan25 | 1999 | + | + | + | + | n/a | ± | + | ||||||
McColl et al24 | 1998 | + | + | + | ± | n/a | + | + | ||||||
Gupta et al22 | 1997 | + | + | + | + | n/a | + | + | ||||||
Young and Ward33 | 2001 | + | ± | ± | - | - | - | + | ± | + | + | n/a | + | + |
Opinion of the reviewers about the quality of this item: + = positive, ± = neutral, – = negative, n/a= not applicable (cross-sectional studies).