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Table 2 Quality assessment of external validity, risk of bias, and presentation of results

From: Predicting response to physiotherapy treatment for musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a systematic review

Section

Assessment criteria

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

0

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Total

1

Aydogan 2003/2004 [24]

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

 

Kim 2004 [17]

0.5

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

0

1

1

0

0

15.5

2

Conroy 1998 [22]

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

Engebretsen 2010 [23]

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

18

 

Tanaka 2000 [18]

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

14

3

Deutscher 2009 [31]

1

0

0.5

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0.5

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

16

Griggs 2000 [25]

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

6

Hung 2010 [20]

0

0.5

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0.5

1

0

0

1

1

1

16

Kennedy 2006 [32]

1

0.5

0.5

0.5

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

1

14

Mao 1997 [26]

0

0.5

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

8

Mintken 2010 [21, 69]

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

18

Ryall 2007 [16]

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.5

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

13.5

Sindhu 2012 [29]

1

0

0.5

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

Tyler 2010 [28]

0

0.5

0

1

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

9

Virta 2009 [27]

0

0.5

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.5

Yang 2008 [19]

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0.5

1

0

0

1

1

1

15.5

  1. Section 1: Two groups, different at baseline, receive the same treatment; Section 2: Randomised controlled trials; Section 3: Cohort studies.
  2. 0 = No or unable to determine, 1 = Yes or not applicable, 0.5 = In part, to an extent that neither 0 or 1 applicable.