Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Review Article

Water-Based Exercises on Peak Oxygen Consumption, Exercise Time, and Muscle Strength in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Study quality on the PEDro scale.
Study1234567891011Total
1Scheer et al., 2021 [15]✓✓✓✓✓✓5
2Vasić et al., 2019 [14]✓✓✓✓✓✓✓6
3Lee et al., 2017 [28]✓✓✓3
4Fiogbé and Moreno, 2014 [32]✓✓✓✓✓✓5
5Teffaha et al., 2011 [29]✓✓✓✓✓5
6Laurent et al., 2009 [6]✓✓✓✓4
7Tokmakidis et al., 2008[30]✓✓✓✓✓5
8Volaklis et al., 2007[31]✓✓✓✓✓5
1: eligibility criteria and source of participants; 2: random allocation; 3: concealed allocation; 4: baseline comparability; 5: blinded participants; 6: blinded therapists; 7: blind assessors; 8: adequate follow-up; 9: intention-to-treat analysis; 10: between-group comparisons; 11: point estimates and variability. Item 1 does not contribute to the total score.