PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

Records identified through

database searching
PUBMED = 553
Identification

Records after duplicates removed

(n = 0 )

Records excluded
Screening Tittle = 291
Abstract = 93
Records screened Anonymous = 5
(n = 553) Not English = 2
Quantitative Method = 44
Review/Systematic Review = 41

Full-text articles assessed

for eligibility Full-text articles were
Eligibility (n = 86) excluded as they didn’t
meet the inclusion criteria
(n = 71 )

Studies included in
qualitative literature Full-text articles were
(n = 6 ) excluded by critical
appraisal
(n = 6)
Included
Qualitative literature studies
(n = 6 )

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.