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Table G1. <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>as</strong>sessment criteria for quantitative studies (continued)<br />

Author Year<br />

Adequate<br />

Randomization<br />

(for RCTs) or<br />

appropriateness<br />

of the comparison<br />

groups or time<br />

periods?<br />

How similar<br />

are groups at<br />

b<strong>as</strong>eline or<br />

how well did<br />

the analysis<br />

control for<br />

differences?<br />

How well does<br />

the design or<br />

analyses<br />

account for<br />

important<br />

potential<br />

confounding?<br />

G-4<br />

How well<br />

does the<br />

study rule<br />

out any<br />

impact from<br />

an<br />

unintended<br />

exposure or<br />

a concurrent<br />

intervention<br />

or that might<br />

bi<strong>as</strong> results?<br />

How well are<br />

all potential<br />

outcomes<br />

prespecified<br />

and are the<br />

prespecified<br />

outcomes<br />

reported?<br />

How well are<br />

primary<br />

outcomes<br />

<strong>as</strong>sessed?<br />

Were valid<br />

and reliable<br />

me<strong>as</strong>ures<br />

used and<br />

implemented<br />

consistently<br />

across all<br />

study<br />

participants/<br />

groups?<br />

Jin 67 2006 Fair Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Jung 68 2010 Fair Good Fair Good Good Good Good<br />

Knutson 69 1998 Fair Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Lied 70 2001 Fair Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Liu 71 2009 Good Fair Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

McCormack 72 2001 Fair Good Fair Good Fair Fair Fair<br />

Pham 73 2002 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Scanlo 74 2002 Good Good Fair Good Good Good Good<br />

Scanlon 75 1999 NA Good Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

Tai-Seale 76 2004 Good Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Wedig 77 2020 Good Good Fair Fair Good Good Fair<br />

Long-term Care<br />

Cai 78 2010 Good Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

C<strong>as</strong>tle 79 2007 Fair Good Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

C<strong>as</strong>tle 80 2008 Fair Good Good NR Good Good Fair<br />

C<strong>as</strong>tle 81 2010 Fair Good Good NA Good Good Fair<br />

Gaudet 82 2011 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Grabowski 83 2011 Good Good Fair Good Good Good Good<br />

Konetza 84 2012 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Jung 85 2010 Fair Fair Good NA Good Good Fair<br />

Mukamel 86 2008 Good Good Fair Good Good Good Good<br />

Mukamel 87 2009 Good NR Fair Good Good good Fair<br />

Mukamel 88 2010 Good Fair Fair Good Good Good Fair<br />

Park 89 2010 Good Good Good Fair Good Good Good<br />

Park 90 2010 Fair Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Stevenson 91 2006 Good Fair Fair Good Good Poor Poor<br />

Werner 92 2009 Good Good Good Good Good Good Good<br />

Overall<br />

QA

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