Table 3 Overview of evidence considerations

Evidence Considerations

evidence in general [1, 2, 11–13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 31, 33, 36]

strength of evidence in general [2, 11, 12, 21, 25, 36]

Certainty of evidence (in general) [2, 5, 6, 11, 16, 21–24, 26, 28, 33, 36]

Quality of evidence [2, 4–6, 11, 14–22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 36]

Completeness of evidence [2, 6, 12, 14, 25, 26]

Validity of evidence [2, 6, 25, 26, 29, 36]

Credibility of evidence [29, 34, 36]

directness of evidence [2, 11, 28]

Consistency of evidence [2, 6, 14, 25, 26, 29, 33]

Precision of evidence effect [2]

Relevance of evidence [2, 6, 11, 25–29]

Applicability and generalizability of evidence [2, 11, 22]

Type and quality of evidence sources [2, 11, 17, 21, 34, 35]

Experience based evidence [26, 34, 35]

Evidence requirements [2, 5, 25]