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Relevance Questions
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1. Will the answer if true, have a direct bearing on the health of patients? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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2. Is the outcome or topic something that patients/clients/population groups would care about? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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3. Is the problem addressed in the review one that is relevant to nutrition or dietetics practice? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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4. Will the information, if true, require a change in practice? |
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Validity Questions
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1. Was the question for the review clearly focused and appropriate? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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2. Was the search strategy used to locate relevant studies comprehensive? Were the databases searched and the search termsused described? |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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3. Were explicit methods used to select studies to include in the review? Were inclusion/exclusion criteria specified and appropriate? Were selection methods unbiased? |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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4. Was there an appraisal of the quality and validity of studies included in the review? Were appraisal methods specified, appropriate, and reproducible? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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5. Were specific treatments/interventions/exposures described? Were treatments similar enough to be combined? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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6. Was the outcome of interest clearly indicated? Were other potential harms and benefits considered? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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7. Were processes for data abstraction, synthesis, and analysis described? Were they applied consistently across studies and groups? Was there appropriate use of qualitative and/or quantitative synthesis? Was variation in findings among studies analyzed? Were heterogeneity issued considered? If data from studies were aggregated for meta-analysis, was the procedure described? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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8. Are the results clearly presented in narrative and/or quantitative terms? If summary statistics are used, are levels of significance and/or confidence intervals included? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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9. Are conclusions supported by results with biases and limitations taken into consideration? Are limitations of the review identified and discussed? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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10. Was bias due to the review’s funding or sponsorship unlikely? |
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Yes
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Yes
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