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Table 1 Risk of bias from studies included in qualitative synthesis

From: Are home-based exercises effective to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adults? A systematic review

Author, year

Purp

Lit

Study Design

Sample

Outcome

Intervention

Results and Statistical analysis

Con

Total (/17)

   

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

  

Coghill and Cooper, 2008 [19]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

Hua, 2009 [20]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

14

Suter et al., 1990 [21]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

14

Staffileno et al. 2007 [22]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

16

Farinatti et al., 2005 [23]

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

12

Farinatti et al., 2016 [24]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

15

Blackwell et al., 2017 [25]

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

15

Punia and Kulandaivelan, 2020 [26]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

15

Gordon et al., 2018 [27]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

14

Taylor et al., 2019 [28]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

McCaffrey et al., 2005 [29]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

15

Wolff et al. 2013 [30]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

15

Wolff et al., 2016 [31]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

16

Sujatha and Judie, 2014 [32]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

15

Schein et al. 2001 [33]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

17

Viskoper et al. 2003 [34]

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

11

Logtenberg et al. 2007 [35]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

16

Anderson et al., 2010 [36]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

13

Meles, 2004 [18]

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

16

Rosenthal et al., 2001 [37]

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

11

Elliot et al. 2004 [38]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

15

Schein et al. 2009 [39]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

16

Grossman et al. 2001 [40]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

15

Ublosakka-Jones et al., 2018 [41]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

Jones et al., 2015 [42]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

14

Jones et al., 2010 [43]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

17

Sangthong et al., 2016 [44]

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

  1. I: Controlled; II: Randomized; III: Before and after IV: Described; V: Size justified; VI: Reliable VII: Valid; VIII: Describe in details; IX: Contamination avoided; X: Co-intervention avoided; XI: Reported statistical significance; XII: Analysis appropriate; XIII: Clinical importance reported; XIV: Drop-outs. 1 = Yes; 0 = No; Purp.: Study purpose; Lit.: Literature background. Con.: Clear conclusions. N/A: not applied