Table 2 Assessing the Impact of additional five studies on the findings in the review
Study | Search source | Reliability of findings | Usefulness of findings | Contribution to themes within the review synthesis (No. of other studies contributing to the theme) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggregative synthesis | ||||
Currie et al. [20] | Child data | High | Low | 1 theme: |
Satisfaction (12) | ||||
Currie et al.[18] | Child data | High | Low | 1 theme: |
Satisfaction (12) | ||||
Harris [21] | Index of British Theses | Medium | Low | 5 themes: |
Estimations (8) | ||||
Preferred size (9) | ||||
Satisfaction (12) | ||||
Stereotyping (6) | ||||
Importance/concern (2) | ||||
Waterston [22] | Index of British Theses | Medium | Low | 4 themes: |
Estimations (8) | ||||
Preferred size (9) | ||||
Satisfaction (12) | ||||
Other – relation between self-esteem and experience of size-related bullying (1) | ||||
Interpretive synthesis | ||||
Stewart et al. [19] | IBSS | High | Medium | 3 themes: |
Size matters later (3) | ||||
Diet and exercise as influences (9) | ||||
Appropriate strategies (5) | ||||