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Table 4: Methodological quality of systematic review – CASP Checklist

From: Young carers: growing up with chronic illness in the family - a systematic review 2007-2017

A Are the results of the review valid?

1

 1. Did the review address a clearly focused question?

++

 2. Did the authors look for the right type of papers?

+

 3. Were all of the important, relevant studies included??

 4. Did the review’s authors do enough to assess the quality of the included studies?

++

 5. If the results of the review have been combined, was it reasonable to do so?

++

B What are the results?

 6. What are the overall results of the review?

++

 7. How precise are the results?

+

C Will the results help locally?

 8. Can the results be applied to the local population?

+

 9. Were all important outcomes considered?

++

 10 Are the benefits worth the harms and costs?

+