Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review

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Table 3 Quantitative critical review analysis of four identified studies

Critical Appraisal Checklist Quantitative non-randomised study	Czarnecki et al., 2014 [47]	Farokhi et al., 2018 [48]	Dsouza et al., 2019 [52]	Coan et al., 2019 [51]	Grant et al., 2011 [46]
SQ1.Are there clear research questions?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SQ2.Do the collected data allow one to address the research questions?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-**
1. Are the participants representative of the target population?	Yes	No	Yes	No	-**
2. Are measurements appropriate regarding both the outcome and intervention (or exposure)?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-**
3. Are there complete outcome data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-**
4. Are confounders accounted for in the design and analysis?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	-**
5. During the study period, is the intervention administered (or exposure occurred) as intended?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-**
Overall quality score*	1.0	0.6	1.0	0.8	-**

*Overall quality score: Studies met all assessment criteria scored one and studies met fewer criteria scored less than one
**According to MMAT, further appraisal may not be feasible or appropriate when answer is “‘No’ or ‘Cannot ‘tell’ to screening question 1 or 2

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