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Table 2 Quality assessment of 34 studies included in this systematic evaluation

From: Heeding the voices of nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of organizational silence levels among clinical nurses

Studies

1. Were criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined?

2. Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail?

3. Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way?

4. Were objective, standard criteria used for measurement of the condition?

5. Were confounding factors identified?

6. Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated?

7. Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way?

8. Was appropriate statistical analysis used?

Score

Yin Z D (2020)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Yang S N (2017)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Meng B X (2023)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Sun H S (2022)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Chang J Y (2018)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

6

Qi J F (2023)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Zhang W X (2017)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Liu H (2019)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

6

Cheng H H (2019)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

6

Jin L M (2017)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

6

Lu J H (2021)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Ma J W (2020)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Yang J (2016)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

7

Wang Q H (2016)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

7

Zhang A M (2018)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Zhang S G (2017)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

6

Li Y (2023)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Wang P C (2023)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Wang F H (2016)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

7

Chen L (2022)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

6

Huang M H (2020)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

6

Wang D H (2018)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7

Zhong T (2016)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

5

Cao R (2019)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

7

Meng W (2020)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Zhou A Q (2022)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Wang Y (2017)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Yuan C J (2023)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

7

Xiong J (2019)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Eun-Young Dool (2019)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

7

Serap Parlar Kılı(2020)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

G. Kaya (2021)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

7

Fedayi Ya˘gara (2023)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

6

Aslan SK (2020)

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

7