Table 3

Risk of bias for ITS studies

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Lopez-Picazo Ferrer et al 28UCLLLUCLH
Stenner et al27LLLLUCL
  • Key: (1) intervention independent of other changes; (2) shape of intervention effect; (3) intervention unlikely to affect data collection; (4) knowledge of allocated intervention adequately prevented; (5) incomplete outcome data; (6) selective outcome reporting and (7) other risk of bias.

  • H, high; L, low; ITS, interrupted time-series; UC, unclear.