The effectiveness of a combined exercise and psychological treatment programme on measures of nervous system sensitisation in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Table 3 Quality of included cohort studies (Newcastle Ottawa Scale NOS)

Reference	Selection				Comparability	Outcome
Reference	Representativeness of exposure	Selection of the non- exposed	Ascertainment of exposure	Outcome not present at start of study	Comparability on the basis of design or analysis	Assessment of outcome	Follow-up long enough for outcomes	Adequacy of follow up	Final Score
Sitges et al. [52]	*	*	*	-	-	-	*	*	5
Georgopoulos et al. [51]	*	*	*	-	-	-	*	*	5

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Each item in the table gets a maximum of 1 point, if it meets the evaluation criteria, which is recorded as “*”
“-” denotes that the study did not meet the evaluation criteria
There are 8 evaluation items in total, with a full score of 8 points
A higher score means the least risk of bias
NOS: Newcastle Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale

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