Table 3 Methodological quality of included studies using the PEDro checklist
Reference | External validity (0–1) | Internal validity (0–10) | Total score | Quality | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Â | Â |
Chalmers et al. 2000 [31] | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/9 (56%) | High |
Chang et al. 2011 [35] | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 (44%) | Fair |
Cho et al. 2009 [33] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 (50%) | Fair |
Gatt et al. 2016 [37] | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/9 (33%) | Low |
Gibson et al. 2014 [11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 (44%) | Fair |
Hodge et al. 1999 [36] | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 (44%) | Fair |
Jackson et al. 2004 [32] | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/9 (56%) | High |
Pallari et al. 2010 [38] | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 (44%) | Fair |
Rome et al. 2017 [34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 (60%) | High |
Tenten-Diepenmaat et al. 2016 [39] | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 (44%) | Fair |