Table 1 Quality assessment of the quantitative studies, using the EPHPP quality assessment tool
From: A systematic review of training programmes for recruiters to randomised controlled trials
Study | Study design | Global quality rating | Study design | Protection against selection bias | Control for potential confounders | Blindinga | Reliability and validity of data collection methods | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernhard et al. (2012) [27] | Randomised controlled | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Strong |
Kimmick et al. (2005) [14] | Randomised controlled | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Hietanen et al. (2007) [28] | Randomised controlled | Strong | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Strong |
Kendall et al. (2012) [30] | Non-randomised controlled | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Weak |
Yap et al. (2009) [29] | Non-randomised controlled | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Blazeby et al. (2014) [26] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Brown et al. (2007) [23] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Donovan et al. (2009) [15] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Fallowfield et al. (2012) [20] | Pre-test/post-test | Moderate | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Fallowfield et al. (2014] [25] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Weak |
Fisher et al. (2012) [21] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Jenkins et al. (2005) [22] | Pre-test/post-test | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Weak | Strong | Moderate | Strong |
Jenkins et al. (2013) [24] | Pre-test/post-testb | Moderate | Moderate | Strong | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Weak |
Kenyon et al. (2005) [16] | Pre-test/post-test | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Weak |
Wuensch et al. (2011) [33] | Post training questionnaire survey | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak |