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Table 4 Quality analyses of the longitudinal studies – PEDro (n = 3) and TREND scale (n = 1)

From: Self-rated health after stroke: a systematic review of the literature

Criteria of PEDro scale

Study

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

P11

T (0 a 10)

Ostwald, et al., 2014 [62]

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

7

Welin, et al., 2010 [34]

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

6

Anderson et al., 2000 [65]

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

8

Criteria of TREND statement

Study

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T

T1.1

T2.1

T3.1

T3.2

T3.3

T3.4

T3.5

T3.6

T3.7

T3.8

T3.9

T4.1

T4.2

T4.3

T4.4

T4.5

T4.6

T4.7

T4.8

T5.1

T5.2

T5.3

 

Chang et al., 2015 [65, 67]

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

NA

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

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  1. P1 = eligibility criteria, P2 = randomly allocated, P3 = allocation concealed, P4 = similar groups at baseline, P5 = blinding subjects, P6 = blinding therapists, P7 = blinding assessors, P8 = losses < 15%, P9 = intention to treat analysis, P10 = results of between-group statistical comparisons reported, P11 = point measures and measures of variability reported, T1 = Title and Abstract, T1.1 = Information about allocation, target population and structured abstract; T2 = Introduction, T2.1 = Scientific background and explanation of rationale, T3 = Methods, T3.1 = Eligibility criteria for participants, method of recruitment, recruitment setting; T3.2 = Details of the interventions, T3.3 = Specific objectives and hypotheses, T3.4 = Clearly defined primary and secondary outcome measures, information on validated instruments; T3.5 = Sample size determined, T3.6 = Method used to assign units to study conditions, T3.7 = Blinding subjects, therapists and assessors; T3.8 = Description of the smallest unit that is being analyzed to assess intervention effects, If the unit of analysis differs from the unit of assignment, the analytical method used to account for this; T3.9 = Statistical methods used, statistical software or programs used, methods for imputing missing data; T4 = Results, T4.1 = Flow of participants and description of protocol deviations, T4.2 = Periods of recruitment and follow-up, T4.3 = Baseline data, T4.4 = Baseline equivalence, T4.5 = Number of participants and indication of whether the analysis strategy was “intention to treat”, T4.6 = Each primary and secondary outcome and inclusion of null and negative findings, T4.7 = Ancillary analyses, T4.8 = Adverse events, T5 = Discussion, T5.1 = Interpretation of the results, T5.2 = Generalizability (external validity), T5.3 = Overall Evidence, T = total 0 a 22, Y Yes, N No, NA not applicable, PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database, TREND Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Design
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