Role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the management of trichotillomania: A systematic review

Table 4 Risk of bias assessment of cohort study on Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool

Ref.	Were the two groups similar and recruited from the same population	Were the exposures measured similarly to assign people to both exposed and unexposed groups	Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way	Were confounding factors identified	Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated	Were the groups/participants free of the outcome at the start of the study (or at the moment of exposure)	Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way	Was the follow up time reported and sufficient to be long enough for outcomes to occur	Was follow up complete, and if not, were the reasons to loss to follow up described and explored	Were strategies to address incomplete follow up utilized	Was appropriate statistical analysis used	Score
Di Ponzio et al[19], 2023	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	No	Yes	73%