| Study designs |
Methodological quality criteria for qualitative studies |
Quality assessment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative studies | Are there clear research questions ? |
Do the collected data allow to address the research questions? | Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question? | Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question? |
Are the findings adequately derived from the data? | Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data? | Is there coherency between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation? |
Overall score | Percentage |
| STUDY 1 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 4 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 5 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Can't tell | Can't tell | Can't tell | 3/7 | 42 % |
| STUDY 6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can't tell | 5/7 | 71 % |
| STUDY 7 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 9 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 16 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | No | Yes | Yes | No | 4/7 | 56 % |
| STUDY 19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 21 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 22 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 24 | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | Can't tell | Can't tell | 4/7 | 56 % |
| STUDY 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| Study designs | Methodological quality criteria for quantitative studies | Quality assessment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative descriptive studies | Are there clear research questions ? |
Do the collected data allow to address the research questions | Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question? | Is the sample representative of the target population? | Are the measurement appropriate? | Is the risk of nonresponse bias low? | Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question? | Overall score | Percentage |
| STUDY 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can't tell | Yes | Can't tell | 4/7 | 56 % |
| STUDY 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 14 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | 5/7 | 71 % |
| STUDY 18 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Can't tell | Can't tell | 4/7 | 56 % |
| STUDY 20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can't tell | No | YES | 4/7 | 56 % |
| STUDY 23 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | 100 % |
| STUDY 25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | 5/7 | 71 % |
| STUDY 32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | 6/7 | 84 % |
| STUDY 33 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | Can't tell | 5/7 | 71 % |
| Study designs |
Methodological quality criteria for mixed studies | Quality assessment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Methodology | Are there clear research questions ? |
Do the collected data allow to address the research questions? | Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed method design to address the research question? |
Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question? | Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted? | Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed? |
Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved? | Overall score | Percentage |
| STUDY 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | No | Yes | 5/7 | 71 % |
| Study 34 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 6/7 | 85 % |