Review Article

Effectiveness of Strengthening Exercises for the Elderly with Low Back Pain to Improve Symptoms and Functions: A Systematic Review

Table 6

Appraisal of risk of bias, according to Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care risk of bias tool.

Criterion/articlesRandom sequence generationAllocation concealmentSimilar baseline outcomeSimilar baseline characteristicsIncomplete outcome dataBlindingContaminationSelective outcome reportingOther bias

Vincent et al., 2014 [20]UnclearLowLowLowLowLowLowUnclearUnclear
Hicks et al., 2012 [31]UnclearUnclearLowLowHighHighUnclearLowUnclear
Vincent et al., 2014 [28]LowLowLowLowLowLowLowLowUnclear