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Table 3 Risk of bias assessment of the reviewed studies

From: A scoping review of interprofessional education in healthcare: evaluating competency development, educational outcomes and challenges

*QuADS Criteria

Study (Year)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

% Maximum score

Aggar et al., 2020 [27]

0

3

3

3

1

3

2

1

1

3

3

0

1

62

Alderman, 2022 [28]

1

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

0

2

59

Anderson & Thorpe, 2010 [29]

3

1

3

2

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

0

2

41

Basran et al., 2012 [30]

0

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

1

3

3

0

2

74

Berkley-Patton et al., 2021 [31]

0

2

3

3

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

2

41

Bradley et al., 2023 [32]

0

3

1

3

2

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

74

Byerly et al., 2020 [33]

2

3

3

3

1

3

3

3

1

3

3

0

3

79

Cant et al., 2014 [34]

0

3

1

2

1

2

3

3

3

2

2

0

3

64

Caratelli et al., 2020 [35]

3

3

3

3

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

69

Craig et al., 2014 [26]

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

2

69

Darlow et al., 2015 [12]

0

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

77

Darlow et al., 2022 [36]

0

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

3

67

Dressel et al., 2017 [37]

0

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

36

Ericson et al., 2012 [38]

0

3

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

0

3

62

Fairchild et al., 2012 [39]

0

3

2

2

0

2

2

3

2

3

3

0

2

62

Falk et al., 2013 [40]

0

3

3

3

1

2

2

3

3

3

3

0

3

74

Fell et al., 2019 [41]

0

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

79

Fenn et al., 2020 [42]

0

3

3

0

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

0

2

62

Frakes et al., 2014 [43]

0

2

2

2

0

1

1

1

2

1

2

0

1

38

Friedrich et al., 2021 [44]

0

3

1

3

1

3

3

3

2

2

3

0

3

69

Grace & Coutts, 2017 [45]

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

23

Hallin & Kiessling, 2016 [46]

0

2

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

0

1

64

Hallin et al., 2009 [47]

0

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

3

72

Hallin et al., 2011 [48]

0

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

1

2

0

3

64

Hanson et al., 2017 [49]

0

2

1

3

1

3

3

3

3

1

2

0

3

64

Holmes et al., 2020 [50]

0

3

3

3

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

0

3

67

Hood et al., 2022 [51]

0

3

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

87

Horbal et al., 2019 [52]

0

3

2

3

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

0

3

69

Howell et al., 2021 [53]

0

3

1

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

2

69

Hylin et al., 2007 [54]

0

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

2

3

0

3

77

Hylin et al., 2011 [55]

0

3

2

3

2

2

3

2

2

3

3

0

3

72

Jackman et al., 2016 [56]

0

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

1

59

Jakobsen & Hansen, 2014 [57]

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

59

Jakobsen et al., 2017 [58]

0

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

0

3

46

Jakobsen et al., 2019 [59]

0

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

1

3

3

0

2

74

Jebara et al., 2022 [60]

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

3

2

1

1

2

1

56

Joseph et al., 2012 [61]

0

2

3

2

0

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

46

Kangas et al., 2021 [62]

0

3

2

2

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

0

3

67

Kara et al., 2018 [63]

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

0

2

41

Kent et al., 2014 [64]

3

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

1

2

2

3

64

Keshmiri & Barghi, 2021 [65]

0

2

3

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

0

1

51

Kloppers et al., 2022 [66]

0

2

1

2

0

2

3

3

2

1

2

0

3

54

Lachmann et al., 2013 [67]

0

3

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

79

Lavender et al., 2014 [68]

0

3

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

0

2

67

Lidskog et al., 2008 [69]

1

2

1

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

3

0

3

72

Lie et al., 2016 [70]

0

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

77

Luebbers et al., 2017 [71]

3

3

3

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

92

Marcussen et al., 2019 [72]

0

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

0

3

77

McGettigan & McKendree, 2015 [73]

0

3

3

3

1

3

3

3

2

2

3

0

3

74

McNair et al., 2005 [74]

0

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

3

74

Meffe et al., 2012 [75]

0

2

2

2

0

1

2

2

1

1

2

1

2

46

Miller et al., 2024 [76]

0

2

2

3

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

0

2

72

Mink et al., 2021 [77]

0

3

3

3

1

2

3

2

2

3

3

0

3

72

Monahan et al., 2018 [78]

0

2

3

3

0

2

2

2

3

2

2

0

2

59

Nagelkerk et al., 2018 [79]

0

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

79

Nasir et al., 2017 [80]

0

2

2

2

2

3

2

1

2

1

1

0

2

51

Naumann, Mullins, et al., 2021 [81]

0

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

2

67

Naumann, Schumacher, et al., 2021 [82]

0

2

1

2

0

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

2

36

Nørgaard et al., 2013 [83]

0

2

3

3

1

3

2

3

2

3

3

0

2

69

Nwaesei et al., 2019 [84]

0

2

2

2

1

3

3

2

2

2

3

0

2

62

Omar et al., 2021 [85]

3

3

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

1

2

0

1

69

Opina-Tan, 2013 [86]

0

3

3

3

1

2

3

3

2

1

2

0

1

62

Ostertag et al., 2022 [87]

0

2

2

3

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

2

67

Powers et al., 2022 [88]

0

3

2

3

1

3

2

2

2

2

3

0

3

67

Ray et al., 2021 [89]

0

3

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

0

1

69

Robertson et al., 2022 [90]

0

2

1

3

0

3

3

3

0

2

2

0

1

51

Schussel et al., 2019 [91]

0

2

1

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

69

Seif et al., 2014 [92]

0

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

3

69

Sevin et al., 2016 [93]

0

2

2

3

1

2

2

2

1

2

3

0

3

59

Shiyanbola et al., 2012 [94]

0

3

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

0

3

54

Shrader et al., 2023 [95]

0

2

1

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

3

64

Singla et al., 2004 [96]

0

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

0

2

51

Storrs et al., 2023 [97]

0

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

3

2

2

1

3

74

Suwanchatchai et al., 2024 [98]

2

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

79

Swinnen et al., 2021 [99]

0

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

1

3

0

2

74

Takahashi et al., 2010 [100]

0

3

2

2

0

1

1

2

0

1

1

2

3

46

Theodorou et al., 2018 [101]

0

2

2

2

1

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

67

Törnkvist & Hegefjärd, 2008 [102]

0

3

2

2

0

3

3

3

2

1

2

0

2

59

Törnkvist et al., 2023 [103]

3

3

2

3

1

3

3

3

3

2

2

0

3

79

Turrentine et al., 2016 [104]

0

1

2

2

0

2

2

1

2

1

2

0

2

44

Vaughn et al., 2014 [105]

0

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

1

2

0

3

51

Venville & Andrews, 2020 [106]

0

3

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

0

1

69

Visser et al., 2019 [107]

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

90

Walker et al., 2019 [108]

0

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

49

Wang et al., 2020 [109]

0

2

1

2

1

3

3

2

2

3

3

1

3

67

Williamson et al., 2011 [110]

0

2

1

2

1

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

56

Wros et al., 2023 [111]

1

2

2

2

1

3

3

3

2

2

2

0

0

59

Zelić et al., 2023 [112]

3

2

3

2

2

1

2

2

3

2

3

0

3

72

  1. *Quality Assessment for Diverse Studies (QuADS) Criteria: (1) Theoretical or conceptual framework; (2) Statement of research aims/objectives; (3) description of research setting and target population; (4) study design; (5) sampling; (6) rationale for choice of data collection tool/s; (7) format and content of data collection tool; (8) data collection procedure; (9) recruitment data; (10) justification for analytic method selected; (11) method of analysis appropriate; (12) research stakeholders considered in research design or conduct; (13) strengths and limitations. 0 = no mention at all, 1 = general reference/slightly appropriate; 2 = evidence of consideration/moderately appropriate; 3 = detailed description provided/completely appropriate