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Table 4 Summary of Global rating for Quality using EPHPP Quality Assessment tool

From: Does patient self-management education of primary care professionals improve patient outcomes: a systematic review

Component

Becker et al. [30]

Rubak et al. [31]

Selection Bias

Weak

Weak

Study Design

Strong

Strong

Confounders

Strong

Strong

Blinding

Moderate

Moderate

Data Collection Methods

Strong

Strong

Withdrawals and Dropouts

Strong

Strong

Global rating

Moderate

Moderate

  1. Criteria for global rating; 1. Strong = no weak ratings 2. Moderate = one weak rating, 3. Weak = two or more weak ratings