TableĀ 2

Quality assessment ratings of included studies

StudySelection biasStudy designConfoundersBlindingData collection methodWithdrawals and dropoutsGlobal rating
Bollegala et al (2013)29WeakModerateWeakModerateStrongWeakWeak
Dabadie et al (2008)33ModerateWeakWeakModerateWeakWeakWeak
Hait et al (2008)28WeakWeakWeakModerateWeakWeakWeak
Sebastian et al (2012)34WeakWeakStrongModerateWeakWeakWeak
Wright et al (2014)35WeakWeakWeakModerateWeakWeakWeak
Goodhand et al (2010)16ModerateModerateStrongModerateStrongWeakModerate