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Table 2 Methodological quality of included studies

From: Prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in elderly Brazilians: a systematic review of the literature

Study

Quality criteria

 

1

2

3

4

5

Alves[26]

-

-

?

+

+

Backer[27]

-

-

?

+

+

Cassettari[9]

+

-

?

+

+

Coimbra[10]

-

+

?

+

+

Dellaroza[5]

-

-

+

-

-

Dellaroza[11]

-

-

-

+

-

dosReis[12]

-

-

?

+

+

dosReis[13]

-

-

?

+

+

Giacomin[14]

+

+

?

-

-

Lacerda[28]

-

-

-

+

-

Lima[15]

+

+

?

+

-

Lima-Costa[16]a]

+

+

?

+

-

Lima-Costa[16]b]

+

+

?

-

-

Lima-Costa[16]c]

+

+

?

-

-

Liposcki[17]

-

-

?

+

-

Machado[18]

-

-

+

-

-

Menéndez[19]

+

-

?

+

-

Panazzolo[29]

-

-

?

+

-

Panazzolo[30]

-

-

?

+

-

Rey[20]

-

-

?

+

+

[21]

+

+

+

-

-

Sampaio[25]

-

-

?

+

-

Santos[22]

+

+

?

+

+

Senna[23]

+

+

+

+

+

Silval[24]

+

+

+

+

-

  1. Legend: + = criterion was met; - = criterion was not met; ? = uncertain. (1) adequacy of sampling; (2) sample size calculation; (3) sufficient response rate; (4) low potential for recall bias; (5) use of a validated measurement to ascertain chronic musculoskeletal disorders.