Inclusion in the study | Rationale for the title | Population selection | Exclusion criteria | Sample characteristics | Instrument reliability and validity tests | Veracity | Ethical principles | Statistical methods Study | Study results | Study value | Total score |
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Ngo et al. |
② | ① | ② | ① | ① | ② | ② | ② | ② | ② | 17 |
Bournival et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | NA | ② | ① | ② | ② | ② | 14 |
Al Ammari et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | NA | ② | ② | ② | ② | ② | 15 |
Castel-Branco et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | NA | ② | ② | ② | ② | ② | 15 |
Pothirat et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | NA | ② | ② | ② | ② | ② | 15 |
Ding et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | NA | ② | NA | ② | ② | ② | 13 |
Press et al. |
② | ① | ① | ① | ① | ② | ② | ② | ② | ② | 16 |
Inclusion of studies | Study population selection | Comparability of results | Evaluation of outcomes |
---|---|---|---|
Loukil et al. |
*** | ** | ** |
Gillissen et al. |
**** | ** | ** |
Lin et al. |
** | ** | ** |
Li et al. |
** | ** | *** |
Takaku et al. |
*** | ** | ** |
Inclusion of studies | Type of study | Country | Percentage of women (%) | Age (years) mean (+SD/range) | Total number of people (n) | Type of inhaler used |
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Loukil et al |
Cohort | Spanish | 48.2 | 47.4 ± 16.3 | 54 | DPI |
Gillissen et al. |
Cohort | Germany | 44.6 | 65.6 ± 11.6 | 1236 | DPI |
Lin et al |
Cohort | China | 36.8 | 67 ± 15 | 136 | DPI, MDI |
Li et al. |
Cohort | China | 33.1 | 64 (47–81) | 384 | DPI |
Takaku et al. |
Cohort | Japan | 9.0 | 72 ± 7 | 81 | MDI, DPI |
Ngo et al |
Cross-sectional | Vietnam | 7.0 | 68.6 ± 8.7 | 70 | MDI, DPI, SMI |
Bournival et al. |
Cross-sectional | Canada | 49.0 | 69.8 ± 8.3 | 98 | DPI, SMI |
Al Ammari et al. |
Cross-sectional | Saudi Arabia | 48.9 | 58.4 ± 17.9 | 40 | MDI |
Castel-Branco et al. |
Cross-Sectional | Portugal | 49.3 | 65.4 ± 18.38 | 95 | DPI, MDI, SMI |
Pothirat et al. |
Cross-sectional | Thailand | 35.9 | 71.2 ± 9.2 | 103 | DPI, MDI, SMI |
Ding et al. |
Cross-sectional | America | 48.0 | Men: 59.8 ± 10.2; Women: 60.7 ± 7.8 | 61 | MDI, SMI |
Press et al. |
Cross-Sectional | America | 58.6 | 59.2 | 29 | MDI |
Oliveira et al. |
RCT | Brazil | 44.0 | 63.5 ± 8.2 | 140 | DPI, SMI |