Effects of rehabilitative interventions on pain, function and physical impairments in people with hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review

Table 3 Quality ratings of included studies according to the PEDro methodology scoring system

Study	Random assignment	Concealed allocation	Groups similar at baseline	Subject blind	Therapist blind	Assessor blind	<15% dropout	ITT analysis	Between-group analysis	Point measures	Score on PEDro scale
Rannou, et al. [31]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Basford, et al. [22]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Brosseau, et al. [24]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10
Stange-Rezende, et al. [35]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Favaro, et al. [39]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Stamm, et al. [34]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Lefler and Armstrong [30]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Rogers and Wilder [33]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	4
Field, et al. [27]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	3
Dickens and Lewith [26]	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6

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