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Table 2 Methodological quality of the included studies

From: Exercise Training and Natural Killer Cells in Cancer Survivors: Current Evidence and Research Gaps Based on a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors (year)

Items

Total score*

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

 

Fairey et al. [29]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

8

Fiuza-Luces et al. [33]

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

Glass et al. [44]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

7

Hagstrom et al. [28]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

7

Kaushik et al. [42]

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

Ligibel et al. [35]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

6

Liu et al. [41]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

6

Mohamady et al. [36]

+

+

+

+

+

4

Na et al. [30]

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

Nieman et al. [32]

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

Sagarra-Romero et al. [37]

+

+

+

+

+

4

Schmidt et al. [45]

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

6

Toffoli et al. [43]

+

+

+

+

+

4

  1. Column numbers correspond to the following criteria on the PEDro scale: 1—eligibility criteria were specified; 2—subjects were randomly allocated to groups; 3—allocation was concealed; 4—groups were similar at baseline; 5—subjects were blinded; 6—therapists who administered the treatment were blinded; 7—assessors were blinded; 8—measures of key; outcomes were obtained from more than 85% of subjects; 9—data were analyzed by intention to treat; 10—statistical comparisons between groups were conducted; 11—point measures and measures of variability were provided. +indicates the criterion was clearly satisfied; −indicates that it was not. * A total score out of 10 is determined from a number of criteria that are satisfied, except that scale item 1 is not used to generate the total score