Table 3 Quality assessment ratings for included studies
Paper | Reporting | External validity | Internal validity | Power | Study design | Study quality score % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sajatovic et al. (2006)[22] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 50% |
Weiss et al. (2002)[23] | 5/5 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 75% |
Corriss et al. (1999)[24] | 4/5 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 67% |
Lecomte et al. (2008)[25] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 58% |
Startup et al. (2006)[26] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 58% |
Olfson et al. (2000)[27] | 5/5 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 67% |
Frank et al. (1990)[28] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 67% |
Zeber et al. (2008)[29] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 58% |
Perron et al. (2009)[30] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 58% |
Madsen et al. (2009)[31] | 4/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 58% |
Shigemura (2010)[32] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 50% |
Yeh et al. (2008)[33] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 50% |
Bull et al. (2011)[34] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 50% |
Lin et al. (1995)[35] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 58% |
Gonzalez et al. (2004)[36] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 67% |
Bultman et al. (2000)[17] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 58% |
Mahone et al. (2008)[37] | 4/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 50% |
Hamann et al. (2006[14] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 75% |
Loh et al. (2007)[38] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 75% |
Loh et al. (2007)[39] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 75% |
Ludmen et al. (2003)[45] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Von Korff et al. (2003)[41] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 75% |
Sleath et al. (2003)[42] | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 67% |