Table 2 Quality Review of 26 studies
From: The impact of immigration detention on mental health: a systematic review
 Quality Question 1-7 | |||||||
Study | Clear focus on question | Appropriate design | Appropriate sampling method | Appropriate sample | Tolerable level of non-participation | Exposure (detention) appropriately addressed | Outcomes (mental health symptoms and disorders) appropriately addressed |
Brabeck & Xu [59] | High | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Low |
Cleveland & Rousseau [38] | High | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | High | High |
Coffey et al. [40] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | High |
Cohen [50] | Intermediate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Intermediate | Intermediate |
Cwikel et al. [37] | High | High | Low | Intermediate | Low | High | High |
Graf et al. [47] | High | High | High | Intermediate | Low | High | High |
Green & Eagar [36] | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | High | High | Intermediate |
Hedrick [49] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | Intermediate |
Ichikawa et al. [41] | High | High | High | High | High | High | High |
Keller et al. [44] | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | High | High | High | High |
Lorek et al. [52] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Low | High | Intermediate |
Mares [54] | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Low | High | High |
Mares & Jureidini [53] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | Intermediate |
Momartin et al. [51] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | High | High |
Puthoopparambil et al. (2009) | High | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | High |
Robjant et al. [11] | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | High | High |
Rojas-Flores, L. [57] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate | High |
Rothe et al. [55] | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | Low | Low | High | Intermediate |
Rothe et al. [56] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | High |
Sen et al. [45] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | High |
Sobhanian et al. [42] | High | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate | Low | High | High |
Steel et al. [23] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | Intermediate |
Steel et al. [43] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | High |
Steel et al. (2011) | High | High | High | High | High | High | High |
Young & Gordon [48] | High | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | High |
Zwi et al. [58] | High | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | High | High |
 Quality Question 8-13 | |||||||
Study | Consideration of cofounders | Appropriate conduction of statistical analyses | Reporting of confidence intervals | Consideration of ethical issues | Adequate support for conclusions | Generalisability of findings | Total Score |
Brabeck & Xu [59] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 19/26 |
Cleveland & Rousseau [38] | High | High | High | High | High | High | 24/26 |
Coffey et al. [40] | Low | High | High | High | High | Intermediate | 20/26 |
Cohen [50] | Low | Low | Low | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 7/26 |
Cwikel et al. [37] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 18/26 |
Graf et al. [47] | Low | High | Low | High | High | High | 19/26 |
Green & Eagar [36] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | 22/26 |
Hedrick [49] | Intermediate | High | Low | Intermediate | High | High | 19/26 |
Ichikawa et al. [41] | High | High | High | High | High | Intermediate | 25/26 |
Keller et al. [44] | High | High | High | High | High | High | 23/26 |
Lorek et al. [52] | Intermediate | Low | Low | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 14/26 |
Mares [54] | Low | High | Low | High | High | Intermediate | 16/26 |
Mares & Jureidini [53] | Low | Intermediate | Low | Low | High | Intermediate | 14/26 |
Momartin et al. [51] | High | High | High | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 22/26 |
Puthoopparambil et al. [46] | High | High | High | High | High | High | 24/26 |
Robjant et al. [11] | High | High | High | High | High | High | 25/26 |
Rojas-Flores, L. [57] | High | High | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 18/26 |
Rothe et al. (2002a) | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | 9/26 |
Rothe et al. (2002b) | High | High | Low | Intermediate | High | Low | 15/26 |
Sen et al. [45] | Intermediate | High | Low | High | High | High | 19/26 |
Sobhanian et al. [42] | High | High | Low | Intermediate | High | High | 15/26 |
Steel et al. [23] | Intermediate | Intermediate | Low | High | High | Intermediate | 19/26 |
Steel et al. [43] | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | Intermediate | 23/26 |
Steel et al. [39] | Intermediate | Intermediate | High | High | High | Intermediate | 24/26 |
Young & Gordon [48] | Low | High | Low | Intermediate | High | Intermediate | 17/26 |
Zwi et al. [58] | Intermediate | High | High | Intermediate | High | High | 22/26 |