Blaaskatheterisatie Module 1 Quality-assessment-tabel

Table of quality assessment for systematic reviews of RCTs and observational studies

Based on AMSTAR checklist (Shea et al.; 2007, BMC Methodol 7: 10; doi:10.1186/1471-2288-7-10) and PRISMA checklist (Moher et al 2009, PLoS Med 6: e1000097; doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097)

Study

First author, year

Appropriate and clearly focused question?

Yes/no/unclear

Comprehensive and systematic literature search?

Yes/no/unclear

Description of included and excluded studies?

Yes/no/unclear

Description of relevant characteristics of included studies?

Yes/no/unclear

Appropriate adjustment for potential confounders in observational studies?

Yes/no/unclear/not applicable

Assessment of scientific quality of included studies?

Yes/no/unclear

Enough similarities between studies to make combining them reasonable?

Yes/no/unclear

Potential risk of publication bias taken into account?

Yes/no/unclear

Potential conflicts of interest reported?

Yes/no/unclear

Kidd, 2015

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not applicable (observational studies not included)

Yes

Yes (heterogeneity was assessed and subgroup analysis performed)

Yes

Yes

Ellahi, 2021

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not applicable (observational studies not included)

Yes

Yes (heterogeneity was assessed and subgroup analysis performed)

Yes

yes