Section and Topic | Item # | Checklist item | Reported (Yes/No) |
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TITLE | Yes | ||
Title | 1 | Identify the report as a systematic review | Yes |
BACKGROUND | Yes | ||
Objectives | 2 | Provide an explicit statement of the main objective(s) or question(s) the review addresses | Yes |
METHODS | Yes | ||
Eligibility criteria | 3 | Specify the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the review | Yes |
Information sources | 4 | Specify the information sources (e.g. databases, registers) used to identify studies and the date when each was last searched | Yes |
Risk of bias | 5 | Specify the methods used to assess risk of bias in the included studies | No |
Synthesis of results | 6 | Specify the methods used to present and synthesize results | Yes |
RESULTS | Yes | ||
Included studies | 7 | Give the total number of included studies and participants and summaries relevant characteristics of studies | Yes |
Synthesis of results | 8 | Present results for main outcomes, preferably indicating the number of included studies and participants for each. If meta-analysis was done, report the summary estimate and confidence/credible interval. If comparing groups, indicate the direction of the effect (i.e. which group is favored) | Yes |
DISCUSSION | Yes | ||
Limitations of evidence | 9 | Provide a brief summary of the limitations of the evidence included in the review (e.g. study risk of bias, inconsistency and imprecision) | Yes |
Interpretation | 10 | Provide a general interpretation of the results and important implications | Yes |
OTHER | Yes | ||
Funding | 11 | Specify the primary source of funding for the review | Yes |
Registration | 12 | Provide the register name and registration number | No |