Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

APPENDIX T.C: METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENTQuality assessment checklist for systematic reviews(Adapted from various sources a-d ) (Updated on June 29, 2009)This checklist contains six quality subsections (grey sections) that, according to the literature, reflectaspects considered essential for a good quality systematic review. If desired, the scores obtained forthese six subsections can be used to categorize the review as good quality, average quality, or poorquality, according to the number of criteria met. This additional categorization is optional. TheRating System is flexible in that other criteria can be substituted for some or all of the six criteria inaccordance with the priorities and opinions of the assessors.,Study QuestionThe research question should be established a priori.Reported: The objectives of the review are clearly stated in the abstract, introduction, or methods.Partially reported: The objectives of the review are stated in:the abstract, introduction, or methods but are vague or unclear a section of the report other than the abstract, introduction, or methodsNot reported: The objectives are not stated in any section of the review.Inclusion/Exclusion CriteriaThe participants, interventions, outcome measures, and types of studies considered for analysisshould be established a priori.Reported: All four elements (participants, interventions, outcome measures, types of studies) arereported in the abstract, introduction, or methods section of the review.Partially reported: Only three of the four elements are reported in the abstract, introduction, ormethods section.Not reported:Fewer than three of the four elements are reported in the abstract, introduction, ormethods section. The first mention of any of these elements occurs in the results section.Search StrategyElectronic databasesReported: At least one electronic database was searched and the name(s) of the database(s) is/areprovided.Partially reported: At least one electronic database was searched but the name(s) of the database(s)is/are not provided.Not reported: Electronic databases were not searched or are not mentioned in the review.Bariatric treatments for adult obesity 113