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Table 1 Methodological quality ratings based on AMSTAR II (k = 60)

From: A comprehensive meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers

 

AMSTAR II itemsa

1

2b

3

4c

5

6

7c

8

9ib

9iib

10

11ib

11iib

12

13b

14

15c

16

Abrahams et al., 2018 [14]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Backhouse et al., 2017 [15]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

0.5

9

0

0

9

1

1

1

1

1

Bernardo et al., 2018 [16]

0

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Boots et al., 2014 [17]

0

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

9

9

9

1

0

0

1

Brodaty & Arasaratnam, 2012 [18]

0

0.5

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

Chien et al., 2011 [19]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Clarkson et al., 2018 [20]

1

1

1

0.5

1

1

0

0

1

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Collins & Kishita, 2019 [21]

1

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

Cooper et al., 2007 [22]

0

0.5

0

0

0

1

0

0.5

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

0

0

*Corbett et al., 2012 [23]

0

0.5

0

0.5

1

0

1

1

1

9

0

1

9

0

0

0

9

1

Dam et al., 2016 [24]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

1

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Deeken et al., 2018 [25]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Egan et al., 2018 [26]

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Eggenberger et al., 2013 [27]

1

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Elvish et al., 2013 [28]

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Gallagher-Thompson & Coon, 2007 [29]

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

9

9

0

9

9

0

0

0

9

0

Godwin et al., 2013 [30]

0

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

9

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Greenwood et al., 2016 [31]

0

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

1

0

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Hopkinson et al., 2019 [32]

1

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

Hurley et al., 2014 [33]

0

0.5

0

0.5

0

1

0

0.5

1

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Jensen et al., 2014 [34]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

9

1

0

9

1

1

9

1

1

Jütten et al., 2018 [35]

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Kaddour et al., 2019 [36]

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

0

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

1

1

Kishita et al., 2018 [37]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

1

0.5

0

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Kor et al., 2018 [38]

1

0.5

1

0

0

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

Lamotte et al., 2017 [39]

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Laver et al., 2017 [40]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Li et al., 2013 [41]

0

0.5

0

0.5

0

1

0

0.5

0.5

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

*Lins et al., 2014 [42]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

1

1

1

0.5

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

*Liu et al., 2017 [43]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

9

0

1

9

0

0

1

0

1

Llanque & Enriquez, 2012 [44]

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Maayan et al., 2014 [45]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

1

1

1

9

1

0

9

0

1

1

1

1

McKechnie et al., 2014 [46]

1

0.5

0

0

1

0

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

Morris et al., 2018 [47]

1

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Nguyen et al., 2019 [48]

1

0.5

1

0

1

1

0

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

Olazarán et al., 2010 [49]

1

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0

0

9

0

1

9

1

1

1

1

1

Orgeta et al., 2014 [50]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Parra-Vidales et al., 2017 [51]

1

0

0

0.5

1

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

*Petriwskyj et al., 2016 [52]

1

0.5

1

0.5

0

1

1

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

Piersol et al., 2017 [53]

0

0.5

1

0

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Pinquart & Sörensen, 2006 [12]

0.5

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

Powell et al., 2008 [54]

0.5

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Rausch et al., 2017 [55]

0

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

Schoenmakers et al., 2010 [56]

0.5

0.5

0

0.5

1

0

0

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Scott et al., 2016 [57]

0

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

Selwood et al., 2007 [58]

0

0.5

0

0

0

1

0

0.5

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Smith et al., 2014 [59]

0

0.5

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Smits et al., 2007 [60]

0

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

0

Tang et al., 2016 [61]

0

0.5

0

0

1

0

0

1

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

*Thompson et al., 2007 [62]

0

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

9

0

1

9

1

1

0

0

1

Tretteteig et al., 2016 [63]

0

0.5

1

0

0

0

0

1

9

0

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Tyack et al., 2017 [64]

0

0.5

0

0

0

1

0

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Vandepitte et al., 2016 [65]

0

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Vandepitte et al., 2016 [66]

1

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

*Vernooij-Dassen et al., 2011 [67]

0.5

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0.5

9

0

1

9

0

1

1

1

1

Waller et al., 2017 [68]

0

0.5

1

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

1

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

Weinbrecht et al., 2016 [69]

0.5

0.5

0

0.5

1

1

0

0.5

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

Williams et al., 2019 [70]

1

0.5

1

0.5

0

0

0

0.5

1

9

0

0

9

0

0

1

1

1

*Wilson et al., 2017 [71]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0.5

0.5

0

9

9

9

1

0

9

1

Ying et al., 2018 [72]

1

0.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

9

9

9

0

0

9

1

Totald

35

53

20

33

46

47

7

47

43

28

4

9

4

8

17

24

14

48

  1. 0 = no; 0.5 = partial yes; 1 = yes; 9 = others, e.g., no meta-analysis. Articles with the publication year of 2019 were e-published within the search period
  2. aFor AMSTAR II items, 1 = covering PICO (participants, intervention, comparator group, outcome) in inclusion criteria; 2 = following review protocol; 3 = study design selection; 4 = literature search strategy; 5 = duplicated coding for study selection; 6 = duplicated coding for data extraction; 7 = justification of excluded papers; 8 = description of included studies; 9i = assessment of risk of bias (ROB) of RCT; 9ii = ROB of NRSI; 10 = reporting study funding source; 11i = using appropriate statistical combination method in RCT; 11ii = using appropriate statistical combination method in NRSI; 12 = ROB impact on meta-analysis; 13 = discussing of ROB impact; 14 = addressing heterogeneity; 15 = consideration of publication bias; 16 = reporting conflict of interest
  3. bCritical domains; ccritical domains applicable for systematic reviews (without meta-analysis) only. The high- (weakness in ≤1 non-critical domain) or moderate- (weakness in ≥2 non-critical domains) quality reviews are marked by an asterisk
  4. dThe total number of “partial yes” and “yes” was summed