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Table 2 Quality of included studies (n = 38)

From: A real-world approach to Evidence-Based Medicine in general practice: a competency framework derived from a systematic review and Delphi process

 

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Author/year

Specific objective/ hypothesis

Appropriate eligibility/ selection criteria

Important outcomes included

Instrument design/quality described

Response rate

Exploration of failure to participate

Clear presentation of results

Clear objective

Selection of participants

Methods to generate data

Data collection

Analysis of data

Clear presentation of results

Barghouti F, 2009 [13]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

      

Callen J, 2006 [9]

+

+

+

+

−

−

+

      

Hannan A, 1998 [69]

+

−

+

−

−

−

+

      

Kahveci R, 2009 [44]

+

+

+

+

−

−

+

      

McColl A, 1998 [10]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

      

McKenna H, 2004 [16]

+

+

+

+

+

−

+

      

Robinson G, 2000 [70]

+

+

+

−

+

−

+

      

Salisbury S, 1998 [71]

+

+

−

−

+

+

+

      

Samuel O, 1997 [50]

−

+

−

−

−

−

−

      

Siriwardena A, 2007 [72]

+

+

+

+

−

−

+

      

Taylor J, 2002 [14]

+

+

+

−

+

−

−

      

Tracy C, 2003 [73]

+

+

+

+

−

+

+

      

Trevena L, 2007 [12]

+

+

+

−

+

−

−

      

Upton D, 2006 [15]

+

+

+

−

+

−

+

      

Adams J, 2000 [29]

       

+

+

+

−

−

+

Armstrong D, 2002 [45]

       

−

+

+

−

−

+

Calderón C, 2011 [28]

       

+

±

+

+

−

+

Ely J, 2002 [30]

       

+

+

+

+

±

+

Ford S, 2002 [31]

       

+

−

+

+

±

+

Ford S, 2003 [42]

       

+

+

+

±

−

+

Freeman A, 2001 [32]

       

+

+

+

±

−

+

Gabbay J, 2004 [46]

       

+

+

+

+

±

+

Hall L, 1999 [33]

       

+

+

+

±

−

+

Hannes K, 2005 [26]

       

+

+

+

+

+

+

Lipman T, 2004 [74]

       

+

+

+

+

±

+

Lorenz K, 2005 [47]

       

+

+

+

±

−

+

Mayer J, 1999 [35]

       

+

+

+

+

±

+

Mears R, 2000 [8]

       

+

+

±

−

−

+

Putnam W, 2002 [37]

       

+

+

+

+

±

+

Short D, 2003 [39]

       

+

+

+

±

−

+

Skoglund I, 2007 [40]

       

−

+

±

±

−

+

Summerskill W, 2002 [41]

       

+

+

+

+

−

+

Tomlin Z, 1999 [75]

       

+

+

+

+

−

+

Tracy C, 2003 [27]

       

+

+

+

+

+

+

Wood F, 1995 [49]

       

+

+

+

+

−

−

Patterson J, 1999 [36]

+

+

+

+

+

−

+

+

+

+

±

−

+

Rohrbacher R, 2009 [38]

+

+

+

−

−

−

−

−

+

−

−

−

−

Young J, 2001 [11]

+

+

+

+

+

n/a

+

+

+

+

−

−

−

  1. Opinion of the reviewer regarding quality: + fulfilled criterion; ± equivocal; − did not fulfill criterion; n/a not applicable as response rate 100%