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Table 4 The JBI QARI critical appraisal checklist for experimental studies [46]

From: An integrative review of e-learning in the delivery of self-management support training for health professionals

Checklist questions

Study 8 (Wheeler et al. 2013) [79]

Study 9 (Sassen et al. 2014) [52]

Study 10 (Ruiz et al. 2006) [54]

1. Was the assignment to treatment groups random?

√

√

X

2. Were participants blinded to treatment allocation?

Unclear

Unclear

X

3. Was allocation to treatment groups concealed from the allocator?

Unclear

√

Unclear

4. Were the outcomes of people who withdrew described and included in the analysis?

Unclear

√

X

5. Were those assessing outcomes blind to the treatment allocation?

Unclear

Unclear

X

6. Were the control and treatment groups comparable at entry?

√

√

X

7. Were groups treated identically other than for the named interventions?

√

√

Unclear

8. Were outcomes measured in the same way for all groups?

√

√

Unclear

9. Were outcomes measured in a reliable way?

√

√

√

10. Was there adequate follow-up (>80%)

X

√

X

11. Was appropriate statistical analysis used?

√

√

√