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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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Table T.C.1: Results <strong>of</strong> quality assessment <strong>for</strong> systematic reviews (cont’d)Criteria Shaw 57 Shaw 15 Li 60 Tsai 64Study question established a priori ● ● ● ●Inclusion/exclusion criteria ● ● Electronic databases ● ● ● ●Searchstrategy1. At least MEDLINE and one otherrelevant database Other sources ● ● ● ●DataextractionQualityassessmentData analysis/synthesisData extraction method ● ● ● 2. Standardized method ?3. Independent data extraction by at leasttwo reviewersCriteria used to assess the validity <strong>of</strong>included studies4. Independent quality assessment by atleast two reviewersInter-rater agreement <strong>for</strong> qualityassessment ? ● ● ● ● ? ● ● Qualitative review N/A N/A N/A ●5a. Study quality used in analysis ordiscussion <strong>of</strong> study resultsN/A N/A N/A XSemi-quantitative review N/A N/A N/A N/A5b. Confidence intervals or measures <strong>of</strong>dispersion reportedN/A N/A N/A N/AMeta-analysis ● ● ● N/A5c. Precision <strong>of</strong> results reported N/A5d. Test <strong>of</strong> homogeneity conducted N/ATest <strong>for</strong> publication bias ● ● N/AConcludingsectionConflict/fundingPotential methodologicallimitations/advantages● ● ● Clinical application <strong>of</strong> results ● Incorporation <strong>of</strong> methodologicalquality ● 6. Conclusions supported by results Conflict <strong>of</strong> interest (if any) ● ● ● ●Sources <strong>of</strong> funding ● ● ● ●QualityratingSix criteria in grey areas Good Good Good Average<strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>treatments</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>adult</strong> <strong>obesity</strong> 122

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