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Table 1 Summary of tools sourced in this review.

From: A systematic review of the content of critical appraisal tools

Research design focus of critical appraisal tools

Critical appraisal tools with summary scores

Secondary studies

Systematic reviews/meta-analyses [2-5,15-36,116]

All study designs [1,18,41,96-102,116]

Summary score [18,41,96,97,116]

Primary studies

Experimental studies [2-4,19,25-27,34,37-73]

 

No summary score [1,98-102]

 

Diagnostic studies [19,74-79]

Experimental studies

Summary score [19,37-59]

 

Observational studies [2,3,7,19,25,66,72,80-86]

 

No summary score [2-4,25,27,28,34,60-73]

 

Qualitative studies [9,26,66,87-90]

Diagnostic studies

Summary score [16,74-77]

 

Experimental & Observational studies [9,91-102]

 

No summary score [78,79]

  

Qualitative studies

Summary score [87]

   

No summary score [9,26,66,88-90]

  

Experimental and observational studies

Summary score [91-93]

   

No summary score [9,94,95]