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. 2023 Oct 26;15(10):e47765. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47765

Table 3. Critical Appraisal Skills Program.

Y: Yes, C.T.: Can't Tell, N: No

Quality Assessment Criteria Bermudez et al. (2013) [32] Rhodes et al. (2015) [33] West et al. (2017) [34]
Was there a clear statement of the aim of the research? C.T. Y N
Was a qualitative methodology appropriate? Y Y Y
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? N CT Y
Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? Y Y Y
Was data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? C.T. C.T. Y
Has the relationship between the researcher and participants been adequately considered? N CT Y
Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? Y Y Y
Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? Y Y N
Is there a clear statement of findings? Y Y Y
How valuable is the research? Valuable Somewhat Valuable
Total score 7 8 8
Key: 1 point: Yes (Y) / Valuable. 0.5 points: Can’t Tell (C.T.) / Somewhat. 0 points: No (N) / Not Valuable.