Table 2 Critical appraisal of included studies using the effective public health practice project (EPHPP) quality assessment tool for quantitative studies
From: The effectiveness of weight loss programs for low back pain: a systematic review
Study | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Selection bias | Study design | Confounders | Blinding | Data collection | Attrition | Global Rating | |
Bhandari et al. 2019 [21] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | strong | weak |
Hooper et al. 2007 [22] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | strong | weak |
Khoueir et al. 2009 [23] | weak | moderate | moderate | weak | strong | moderate | weak |
Lidar et al. 2012 [24] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | strong | weak |
McGoey et al. 1990 [25] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | weak | moderate | weak |
Melissas et al. 2003 [31] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | weak | moderate | weak |
Melissas et al. 2005 [26] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | moderate | weak |
Roffey et al. 2011 [27] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | weak | weak |
Silisteanu et al. 2015 [28] | weak | moderate | weak | weak | strong | weak | weak |
Vincent et al. 2012 [29] | weak | moderate | moderate | weak | strong | weak | weak |
Williams et al. 2018 [30] | weak | strong | moderate | moderate | strong | moderate | moderate |