29 December 2022 : Database Analysis
A Systematic Review of Publications Using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) to Monitor Education in Medical Colleges in Saudi Arabia
Manea M. Al-AhmariACE, Mohammed M. Al MoaleemACEF, Razan Ahmad KhudhayrBG, Athar Ali SulailyBG, Balqees Ahmed M. AlhazmiBG, Mousa Ismail S. AlAliliBG, Abdulrahman Mushabbab AlqahtaniBG, Haya Sultan N. AlassafBG, Imtinan Ahmed Madkhali, Asma Mohammed ShagagiBG, Ibtisam Mohammed MasoudBG, Ali Mohammed RizqBGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938987
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938987
Table 3 Risk of bias ratings based on Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools.
| Research (S) | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshareef et al []37 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Essa []38 | + | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 (13%) |
| Aga et al []39 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Atwa et al []40 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Abbas et al []41 | + | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 (13%) |
| Khan et al []42 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Al-Natour []43 | + | − | + | X | − | + | + | X | 4 (50%) |
| Soliman et al []44 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 (100%) |
| Altemani & Merghani []45 | + | X | + | X | + | − | + | X | 4 (50%) |
| Imran et al []46 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | 7 (87%) |
| Nouh et al []47 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Al Sheikh []48 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Al-Faris et al []49 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 (100%) |
| Hasan & Gupta []50 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Hasan et al []51 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | + | 7 (87%) |
| Mojaddid et al []52 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | + | 7 (87%) |
| Al-Mohaimeed []53 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Zawawi & Elzubeir []54 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | + | 6 (75%) |
| Al-Kabbaa et al []55 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Alshehri et al []56 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Al-Ayed & Sheik []57 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | 7 (87%) |
| Al Rukban et al []58 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Makhdoom []59 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Al-hazmi et al []60 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | 7 (87%) |
| Al-hazimi et al []61 | + | + | + | X | + | + | + | X | 6 (75%) |
| Martis et al []62 | + | + | + | X | + | + | X | X | 5 (62%) |
| Rawas & Yasmeen []63 | + | X | − | X | X | X | + | X | 2 (25%) |
| Irfan et al []64 | + | X | + | X | + | + | + | X | 5 (52%) |
| Al Nozha & Fade []65 | + | + | − | X | + | − | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Sayed & El-Sayed []66 | X | X | + | X | + | X | X | X | 2 (25%) |
| Arora et al []67 | + | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 (12%) |
| Aldowsari et al []20 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | 7 (70%) |
| Al Moaleem et al []21 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | 7 (70%) |
| Sabbagh et al []68 | + | − | + | X | − | + | + | X | 4 (50%) |
| Al-Saleh et al []69 | + | X | X | X | + | + | − | X | 3 (37%) |
| Al-Samadani et al []70 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 (00%) |
| Farooqi et al []71 | + | X | + | X | + | + | + | X | 5 (62%) |
| Ahmed et al []72 | + | X | − | X | + | − | + | X | 3 (37%) |
| Ansari et al []73 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 (100%) |
| Mahrous et al []74 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 (00%) |
| : High (); Unclear (−; Low ().Where’s D1: Were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined?, D2: Were the study subjects and setting described in detail?, D3: Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition?, D4: Were objective, standard criteria used for measurement of the condition?, D5: Were confounding factors indented?, D6: Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way?, D7: Was appropriate statistical analysis used?, D8: Was the response rate adequate and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately?. UQU – Umm Al-Qura University; JU – Jazan University; MC – Medical college; KSAU-HS – King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; BU – Bisha University; IA-RBFU – Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University; KSU – King Saud University; TU – Tabuk University; KA-ZU – King Abdulaziz University; IMSIU – Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University; A-FU – Al-Faisal University; DU – Dammam University; QU – Qassim university; TU-Al Maddinah – Taibah University; KFMC – King Fahad Medical City; KKU – King Khalid University; SU – Sana’a University; DU – Dundee University; AMSC – Applied Medical Sciences Colleges; RR – response rate; NM – not mentioned; Ms – Males; Fs – Females; ↑ – Higher; EL– educational level; ↔ – between; SD – Significant different; NSD – non-significant different; SPL – students’ perceptions of learning; SPT – students’ perceptions of teachers; SPA – students’ perceptions of atmosphere; SASP – students’ academic self-perception: SSSP – students’ social self-perception. | |||||||||






