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Prisma Flow Diagram Template

The document outlines a systematic review process, detailing the identification and screening of records from various databases, resulting in 237 records screened and 219 excluded as irrelevant. After assessing full-text articles, 14 were evaluated for eligibility, leading to the inclusion of 4 studies in both qualitative and quantitative synthesis. The flow of the study follows the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

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Prisma Flow Diagram Template

The document outlines a systematic review process, detailing the identification and screening of records from various databases, resulting in 237 records screened and 219 excluded as irrelevant. After assessing full-text articles, 14 were evaluated for eligibility, leading to the inclusion of 4 studies in both qualitative and quantitative synthesis. The flow of the study follows the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

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for eligibility (n = 14)
(n = 18) Duplicate: n = 11
Study protocol: n = 3

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Studies included in
quantitative synthesis
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duplicates were not removed using the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) interface since
database-specific thesaurus terms were used

Supplementary Figure 1. Study flow diagram using the Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) template
From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-
Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097

For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.

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