Influence of the Kinaesthetics care conception during patient handling on the development of musculoskeletal complaints and diseases – A scoping review

Table 3 Methodological assessment of included studies

Study	Reporting quality	Internal validity	External validity
Betschon et al., 2014 [45]	HR	HR	HR
Buge & Mahler, 2004 [50]	LR	HR	LR
Christen et al., 2002 [46]	UR	HR	HR
Eisenschink et al., 2003 [47]	HR	UR	HR
Friess-Ott & Müller, 2006 [53]	HR	HR	HR
Hock-Rummelhardt, 2013 [57]	LR	HR	HR
Huth et al., 2013 [55]	LR	LR	NA
Lenker, 2008 [51]	HR	HR	HR
Maietta & Resch-Kröll, 2009 [49]	HR	HR	HR
Rettenberger & Schoenemeier, 2005 [52]	HR	HR	HR
Sedlak-Emperer, 2012 [56]	UR	HR	LR
Steinwidder & Lohrmann, 2008 [54]	HR	HR	UR
Tamminen-Peter, 2006 [48]	UR	HR	HR

General questions for each category
Reporting quality—Were important key points reported?
Internal validity—Are study results valid?
External validity—Are study results generalizable?
Abbreviations: HR high risk of bias, LR low risk of bias, NA not applicable, UR unclear risk of bias

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