Effectiveness of mobile text reminder in improving adherence to medication, physical exercise, and quality of life in patients living with HIV: a systematic review

Table 2 Quality Appraisal/Risks of Bias of included studies (PEDro Tool)

Study	Eligibility Criteria	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Baseline comparability	Blinding of subjects	Blinding of therapist	Blinding of assessors	Adequate follow-up	Intention to treat analysis	Between-group comparison	Point estimates and variability	Total score	Quality index
Gross et al. (2019) [23]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10	High
Ruan et al. (2017) [20]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	5/10	Moderate
Nsagha et al. (2016) [26]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	4/10	Moderate
Sabin et al. (2015) [27]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6/10	High
Moore et al. (2015) [24]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6/10	High
Maduka and Tobin-West., (2013) [22]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9/10	High
Mbuagwu et al. (2012) [21]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9/10	High
da Costa et al. (2012) [18]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6/10	High
Pop-Eleches et al. (2011) [25]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	5/10	Moderate
Lester et al. (2010) [19]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8/10	High

The PEDro scale was used to determine and summarize the quality of the included studies
NB: Eligibility criteria is not awarded a score in the scoring

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