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Table 2 Quality score assessment of the studies

From: Sport Injuries Sustained by Athletes with Disability: A Systematic Review

Study

(1) Definition of injury described in each study (yes/no)

(2) Study with prospective designs that presented incidence or prevalence data (yes/no)

(3) Description of the population of athletes (e.g. sport, disability, classification) or the player positions (e.g. goalkeepers or forward players) that participated in the study (yes/no)

(4) Was the process of inclusion of athletes in the study at random (i.e. not by convenience) or was the data collection was performed with the entire target population (yes/no)

(5) Data analysis was performed with at least 80 % of the athletes included in the study (‘yes’ or ‘no’)

(6) Were data regarding the injuries were reported by a healthcare professional (yes/no)

(7) Was the same mode of data collection (e-mail, telephone, interview, etc.) was used (yes/no)

(8) Was the diagnosis was conducted by medical doctors (yes/no)

(9) Follow-up period of at least 6 months for prospective studies (assessed by ‘yes’ or ‘no’)

(10) Incidence or prevalence rates of injury expressed by a ratio that represents both the number of injuries as well as the exposure to sport (e.g. IR/1000 hours of sport exposure, and this criterion was assessed by ‘yes’ or ‘no’)

Total

Gawronski et al. 2013 [18]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

9/10

Magno e Silva et al. 2013 [19]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

9/10

Willick et al. 2013 [20]

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

6/10

Magno e Silva et al. 2013 [21]

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

9/10

Magno e Silva et al. 2013 [22]

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

8/10

Webborn et al. 2012 [23]

1

1

0

0

N/R

1

1

0

0

0

4/10

Chung et al. 2012 [24]

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

8/10

Ramirez et al. 2009 [25]

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

7/10

Webborn et al., 2006 [26]

0

0

1

1

N/R

1

0

0

0

0

3/10

Sobiecka. 2005 [27]

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

6/10

Ferrara et al. 2000 [28]

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

4/10

Nyland et al. 2000 [29]

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

6/10

Burnham et al. 1991 [29]

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

5/10

Robson. 1990 [30]

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

5/10

McCormick et al. 1990 [31]

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

7/10

  1. 1: yes, 0: No, N/R not reported, IR injury risk