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Table 1 Quality assessment of included studies on “Quality of life of Arabic women with breast cancer”

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?

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