From: Quality of life in Arab women with breast cancer: a review of the literature
Author/Reference | Relevant to this SR | Aims clearly stated | Appropriate study method | Sample representative of target population | Confounding and bias considered | Good response rate? | Were questions piloted/validated? | Tables/figures understandable | Can results be applied to local situation? | Accepted as Type IV evidence? |
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El Sharkawi et al. [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awad et al. [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (just for breast cancer patients) | Yes |
Alawadi and Ohaeri [19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Masmoudi et al. [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mostafa et al. [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (type II) |
Al-Naggar et al. [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Huijer and Abboud [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Denewer et al. [24] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ba-Khubaira and Al-Kahiry [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Jassim and Whitford [26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Jassim and Whitford [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ND (qualitative study) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
El Fakir et al. [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (not for other regional languages) | Yes |
Abu-Helalah et al. [28] | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |