Table 4 Survey reporting quality of identified studies describing oral health assessment instruments

 Literature review

P

A

A

A

P

A

A

P

A

A

 Explicit research question

I

A

A

A

I

I

A

A

A

I

 Clear study objectives

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Methods of data analysis

I

A

A

A

P

P

A

A

A

A

 Questionnaire administration

I

I

I

P

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Location of data collection

I

A

A

A

I

I

A

A

A

A

 Dates of data collection

I

I

A

I

I

A

I

I

I

A

 Methods sufficiently described for replication

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Methods of data entry

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Sample size calculation

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

A

I

 Method of sample selection

I

P

I

P

I

I

P

A

P

A

 Description of population and sample frame

I

A

I

A

I

I

A

A

A

A

 Description of research tool

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

I

 Development of research tool

P

A

A

A

I

A

A

A

A

A

 Instrument pretesting

I

A

I

A

P

I

I

A

A

I

 Instrument reliability and validity

I

A

A

A

P

A

A

A

P

I

 Scoring methods

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

I

A

 Results of research presented

P

A

A

A

P

A

A

A

A

A

 Results address objectives

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Generalisability

I

A

P

I

I

I

I

I

P

I

 Response rate stated

I

I

I

A

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Response rate calculated

I

I

I

A

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Discussion of nonresponse

I

P

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Missing data

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Interpret and discuss findings

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

 Conclusions and recommendations

I

P

P

P

I

P

P

P

I

P

 Limitations

I

P

A

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

 Consent

I

A

A

I

I

A

A

A

I

A

 Sponsorship

I

A

A

A

I

I

A

A

A

A

 Research ethics approval

I

I

I

I

I

A

A

A

I

A