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Table 3 Quality rating of the modeling studies based on three best practice recommendations from ISPOR

From: Optimal strategies for COVID-19 prevention from global evidence achieved through social distancing, stay at home, travel restriction and lockdown: a systematic review

Author and year

Was the model a dynamic (transmission) model?

Did the authors conduct uncertainty analyses on key assumptions that may have had an impact of the conclusions?

Do the results provide estimates of the change in the burden of infection due to the intervention?

Quality

Matteo 2020 [27]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Alexander 2020 [28]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

William 2020 [29]

Yes

No

No

Major concerns

Juanjuan 2020 [30]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Stephen 2020 [31]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Bendtsen 2020 [32]

Yes

No

Yes

Moderate concerns

Per Block 2020 [33]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Kiesha 2020 [34]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Neil 2020 [35]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Adam 2020 [36]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Deanna 2020 [37]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Biao 2020 [38]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Zifeng 2020 [39]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns

Laura 2020 [40]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No concerns to minor concerns