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Table 3 Quality scores of the included systematic reviews

From: The impact of interventions in the built environment on physical activity levels: a systematic umbrella review

 

Author

Quality assessment

Quality*

  

Is the review question clearly and explicitly stated?

Were the inclusion criteria appropriate for the review question?

Was the search strategy appropriate

Were the sources and resources used to search for studies adequate?

Were the criteria for appraising studies appropriate?

Was critical appraisal conducted by two or more reviewers independently?

Were there methods to minimize errors in data extraction?

Were the methods used to combine studies appropriate?

Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed?

Were recommend-dations for policy and/or practice supported by the reported data?

Were the specific directives for new research appropriate?

 

1 [23]

Audrey & Batista-Ferrer (2015)

yes

yes

yes

yes

unclear

no

yes

unclear

yes

yes

yes

high

2 [24]

Hunter, et al. (2019)

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

high

3 [25]

Kärmeniemi, et al. (2018)

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

n/a

yes

yes

yes

unclear

yes

moderate

4 [26]

Panter, et al. (2019)

yes

unclear

yes

yes

unclear

yes

yes

yes

no

no

yes

moderate

5 [27]

Smith, et al. (2017)

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

unclear

yes

unclear

no

yes

moderate

6 [28]

Stappers, et al. (2018)

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

n/a

no

no

yes

no

yes

moderate

7 [29]

Tcymbal, et al. (2020)

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

high

  1. *0–4 times yes equals low quality; 5–7 times yes equals moderate quality; 8–11 times yes equals high quality