AMSTAR criteria | Name of the reviews | |||||
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Accort, 2015 | Araujo, 2010 | Grigoriadis, 2013 | Grote, 2010 | Jarde, 2016 | Staneva, 2015 | |
1. Was a-priori design provided? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2. Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3. Was a comprehensive literature search performed? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4. Was status of publication (e.g. grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
5. Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? | Can’t answer | Can’t answer | Can’t answer | Can’t answer | Can’t answer | Can’t answer |
6. Were the characteristics of included studies provided? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
7. Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and reported? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
8. Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
9. Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
10. Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not applicable |
11. Was the conflict of interest stated? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Total AMSTAR score | 8 (upper) | 5(middle) | 10 (upper) | 7(middle) | 10(upper) | 7(upper) |