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Table 3 Critical appraisal results for cohort studies

From: A systematic review of the psychosocial factors associated with pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Author & Year

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

%

Connelly 2012 [49]

N/A

N/A

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

67%

Hanns 2018–1‡‡ [55]

N/A

N/A

Y

Y

Y

N

U

Y

N

N

Y

56%

Hoff 2006 [56]

N/A

N/A

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

89%

Rashid 2018‡‡ [4]

U

N/A

U

Y

Y

N

U

Y

N

N

Y

40%

Thastum 2011†† [83]

N/A

N/A

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

89%

%

0%

N/A

80%

80%

80%

0%

60%

100%

60%

60%

100%

 
  1. JBI critical appraisal for cohort studies: Q1 = Were the two groups similar and recruited from the same population? Q2 = Were the exposures measured similarly to assign people to both exposed and unexposed groups? Q3 = Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way? Q4 = Were confounding factors identified? Q5 = Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated? Q6 = Were the groups/participants free of the outcome at the start of the study (or at the moment of exposure)? Q7 = Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way? Q8 = Was the follow up time reported and sufficient to be long enough for outcomes to occur? Q9 = Was follow up complete, and if not, were the reasons to loss to follow up described and explored? Q10 = Were strategies to address incomplete follow up utilized? Q11 = Was appropriate statistical analysis used?
  2. Y Yes, N No, U Unclear, N/A Not applicable
  3. ‡, ‡‡, ‡‡‡, †, ††, §, §§ Studies with overlapping datasets
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