Annex 10: quality assessment tools
Quality Assessment Tool for cross-sectional studies
Quality Assessment Tool for case control studies
Quality Assessment Tool for cohort studies
Quality Assessment Tool for qualitative studies
Quality Assessment Tool for systematic reviews
The table below illustrates the checklist of criteria used to determine quality and risk of bias in systematic reviews. This was incorporated within the data extraction database, by having a separate table for systematic reviews.
CRITERIA | YES | NO | NOT STATED |
1. Was there a focused aim or research question? | | | |
2. Explicit inclusion/exclusion criteria | | | |
3. More than 1 assessor/selector | | | |
4. Provided details of databases searched | | | |
5. Lists years searched | | | |
6. Followed up references in bibliographies | | | |
7. Experts consulted for further sources | | | |
8. Grey literature included/searched | | | |
9. Specified search terms/strategy | | | |
10. Not restricted to English language papers only | | | |
11. Used quality assessment | | | |
12. Data supports conclusions | | | |