Table 2 Summary of methodological quality based on PEDro scale.
Studies included | PEDro scale items | PEDro score | Methodological quality | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | (0–10) | ||
Quirk et al.16 | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 | Good |
Adedoyin et al.17 | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 6 | Good |
Adedoyin et al.18 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 6 | Good |
Defrin et al.19 | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 4 | Fair |
Itoh et al.20 | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 4 | Fair |
Dyson21 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 | Good |
Atamaz et al.22 | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 | Good |
Gundog et al.23 | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 | Good |
de Paula Gomes et al.24 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 | Excellent |
Alqualo-Costa et al.25 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 | Excellent |
