Table 2 Evaluation of reporting quality

Ajami S, Ketabi S [92]

2012

yes

3 hospitals

E

g

9–1–9

f2f

Expert Choice®

n/a

EV, GA

n/a (alt)

8

Bahadori M et al. [117]

2014

yes

48

E

g

9–1–9

nominal group technique

Expert Choice®

1

n/a

n/a (alt)

8

Basoglu N et al. [69]

2012

yes

14

P

ind

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a (alt)

4

Bi Y, Lai D, Yan H [45]

2010

yes

n/a

E

n/a

1–9

f2f

SPSS

0.1

EV

n/a

6

Cabrera-Barona P et al. [50]

2015

yes

32

E

n/a

9–1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

n/a

n/a

5

Cancela J, Fico G, Arredondo Waldmeyer MT [51]

2015

yes

16

E

ind + g

1–9

online

BPMSG

0.1

n/a, median

n/a

9

Chen L et al. [70]

2014

yes

102

C

ind

1–5

online

n/a

0.2

n/a

n/a (alt)

7

Chung KP et al. [71]

2013

yes

66

E

ind

9–1–9

email

n/a

0.1

EV

n/a (alt)

8

Danner M et al. [72]

2011

yes

19 (12P, 7E)

E + P

g

9–1–9

f2f (workshop)

Expert Choice®

<0.1

EV, GGM

n/a

9

Diaz-Ledezma C et al. [107]

2014

yes

1

A

n/a

9–1–9

n/a

SuperDecisionsTM

0.1

n/a

yes (alt)

7

Diaz-Ledezma C, Parvizi J [73]

2013

yes

1

A

n/a

9–1–9

lit

SuperDecisionsTM

0.1

n/a

yes (alt)

8

Dolan JG et al. [25]

2013

yes

484

P

ind

9–1–9

f2f

Excel, Crystal Xcelsius, Expert Choice®

0.15

EV

n/a (alt)

9

Dou L et al. [61]

2015

yes

40

E

ind

1/9–1–9

delphi method

Expert Choice

0.1

n/a

n/a

8

Fang LF, Tung HH [104]

2010

yes

65

E

ind

n/a

questionnaire

SPSS

n/a

EV, GA

n/a

7

Guariguata L, Whiting D [110]

2011

yes

10

E

ind

5–1–5

questionnaire

n/a

n/a

n/a, GA

n/a (alt)

7

Hilgerink MP et al. [93]

2011

yes

7

E

ind + g

n/a

f2f (discussion)

Expert Choice®

n/a

EV, GGM

yes (alt)

8

Hou D et al. [67]

2014

yes

n/a

E

n/a

n/a

lit

n/a

0.1

n/a

n/a

4

Hsu HC et al. [90]

2010

yes

n/a

E

ind

5–1–5

f2f

MS Excel

n/a

EV, GGM

n/a (alt)

7

Hsu JC, Tang DH, Lu CY [63]

2015

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1

Hsu JC, Hsieh, C-Y, Yang Y-HK, Lu CY [65]

2015

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

EV

n/a (alt)

2

Hu H et al. [68]

2010

yes

n/a

E

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a, GGM

n/a

3

Hummel JM et al. [94]

2012

yes

6

E

ind

9–1–9

questionnaire

n/a

n/a

EV, GGM

n/a (alt)

7

Ijzerman MJ et al. [95]

2012

yes

86

E + P

ind + g

9–1–9

ppq

Expert Choice®

n/a

EV

n/a (alt)

8

Jaberidoost M et al. [66]

2015

yes

n/a

E

ind

1–9

questionnaire

Expert Choice®

n/a

EV, GGM

n/a

7

Joshi V et al. [74]

2011

yes

58

E

ind

1–11

online

n/a

0.1

n/a

n/a

7

Joshi V et al. [20]

2014

yes

422

E

ind

1–4

online

own software

0.1

n/a

n/a

8

Kadohira M [64]

2015

yes

313

E + C

ind

n/a

workshop, email

ASHtools.xls

0.15

n/a, GA

n/a (alt)

8

Karagiannidis A et al. [46]

2010

yes

n/a

E

g

1–9

n/a

Expert Choice®

0.1

EV

yes (alt)

8

Kitamura Y [47]

2010

yes

31

P

ind

1–7

online

n/a

0.3

EV

n/a (alt)

7

Krishnamoorthy K, Mahalingam M [100]

2015

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

1/9–1–9

n/a

Expert Choice®

0.1

EV

yes (alt)

6

Kunasekaran V, Krishnamoorthy K [101]

2014

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

1/9–1–9

n/a

Expert Choice®

0.1

n/a

yes (alt)

5

Kuruoglu E et al. [98]

2015

yes

96

P

ind

1–9

f2f

Expert Choice®

0.1

n/a, median of judgments

n/a

9

Lambooij MS, Hummel MJ [75]

2013

yes

66

E + P

ind

9–1–9

online

n/a

0.15 (in group)

EV, GA

n/a (alt)

8

Lee CW, Kwak NK [76]

2011

yes

n/a

E

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV

yes (alt)

5

Lee WC et al. [52]

2015

yes

200

C

n/a

1–9

n/a

Matlab

n/a

n/a

n/a (alt)

5

Li A-T, Lin J-W [77]

2014

yes

25

E

ind

1–9

email

Excel

0.1

n/a

n/a

8

Li C, Yu C [78]

2013

yes

n/a

E

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

yes (alt)

3

Lin RH, Chuang CL [91]

2010

yes

5

E

n/a

1–9

questionnaire

Expert Choice®

0.1

EV, GGM

n/a

8

Lu L et al. [53]

2015

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

SPSS

n/a

n/a

yes

3

Maruthur NM et al. [111]

2015

yes

9

E

ind

“usual AHP scale”

computer

Expert Choice®

0.15

EV, GGM

yes (alt)

10

Mok H-P et al. [85]

2014

yes

n/a

E

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.01

n/a

n/a

3

Moslehi S, Atefi Manesh P, Sarabi Asiabar A [54]

2015

yes

5

E

n/a

1–9

n/a

K-Goepel Version 9.5.2012

0.072

n/a

n/a

6

Mühlbacher AC et al. [55]

2015

yes

1283

P

ind

9–1–9

online

n/a

0.006, 0.005

EV

n/a

8

Mühlbacher AC, Juhnke C, Kaczynski A [60]

2015

yes

24

P

ind + g

9–1–(−9)

group discussion

n/a

0.1

EV, consensus

n/a

8

Munoz DA, Nembhard HB, Kraschnewski Jennifer L [109]

2014

yes

1

A

ind

1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV

n/a

7

Olivieri A et al. [79]

2012

yes

7

E

ind

1/9–1–9

questionnaire

n/a

n/a

n/a, GGM

n/a (alt)

7

Page K [80]

2012

yes

94

C

ind

9–1–9

ppq

SPSS

average at 0.3

EV

SD

10

Papadopoulos A et al. [56]

2015

yes

7

E

ind

1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV, GGM

yes (alt)

8

Pecchia L et al. [81]

2011

yes

63

E

ind

5–1–5

online

n/a

0.2

EV, WM

n/a

8

Pecchia L et al. [26]

2013

yes

5

E

ind

5–1–5

ppq

n/a

0.1

EV

n/a

8

Perseghin P et al. [96]

2014

yes

11

E

g

1–9

email

n/a

n/a

n/a, GA

n/a

7

Petit J et al. [108]

2012

yes

n/a

A

n/a

9–1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV

n/a (alt)

5

Ramezanpour B et al. [57]

2015

yes

24

E

g

1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV

n/a

7

Reddy BP et al. [86]

2014

yes

8

E

ind + g

1/9–1–9

workshop, email

n/a

“standard”

EV, GGM and consensus

yes (alt)

9

Riepe MW [99]

2015

yes

42

E

ind

6–1–6

workshop

SPSS, spreadsheet file

0.1

n/a

n/a

8

Sharma PS et al. [82]

2011

yes

96

P

ind

9–1–9

f2f, (computer)

n/a

n/a

n/a

one-way for hybrid (alt)

7

Shojaei P et al. [87]

2014

yes

30

E

ind

9–1–1/9

f2f

Expert Choice®

0.1

EV, GGM

n/a (alt)

9

Smith J, Cook A, Packer C [48]

2010

yes

4 experienced horizon analysts

E

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a (alt)

3

Šoltés V, Gavurová B [88]

2014

yes

16

E

ind

1–9

n/a

MS Excel

0.1 (for CI)

EV

n/a (alt)

8

Suner A et al. [83]

2012

yes

5

E

ind

9–1–9

online

Expert Choice®

0.1

EV

n/a

9

Taghipour H et al. [49]

2014

yes

40 hospitals

E

g

n/a

n/a

Expert Choice®, MS Excel

0.1

EV, WM

n/a (alt)

7

Tu C et al. [89]

2014

yes

41

E

ind

1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV, GA

n/a (alt)

7

Uzoka FM et al. [97]

2011

yes

6

E

ind

9–1–9

n/a

n/a

0.2

EV, GA

n/a

7

Velmurugan R et al. [102]

2011

yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

9–1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

AN

n/a (alt)

4

Wollmann D et al. [103]

2012

yes

400

C

ind

9–1–9

n/a

n/a

procedure by Silvac

n/a, GGM

n/a (alt)

7

Xu X, Cao Y, Luan X [58]

2014

yes

n/a

E

n/a

1–9

mobile phone app

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

4

Xu Y et al. [59]

2015

yes

954

P

ind

1–4

email

SAS

0.15

EV, arithmetic mean

n/a (alt)

9

Zhang S et al. [106]

2015

yes

n/a

E

n/a

1–5

n/a

JMP10.0

n/a

n/a

n/a

4

Zhu Q et al. [62]

2014

yes

9

E

ind

1–9

n/a

n/a

0.1

EV, GA

n/a

7