| No. | Item | Guide Questions/Description | Reported? | Page/Section |
| 6 | Relationship established | Was a relationship established prior to study commencement? | Yes—no prior relationship | Methods section, p. 4 |
| 7 | Participant knowledge of the interviewer | What did the participants know about the researcher? (e.g., personal goals, reasons for conducting the research) | Yes | Methods section, p. 3 |
| 8 | Interviewer characteristics | What characteristics were reported about the interviewer/facilitator? (e.g., bias, assumptions, reasons and interests in the research topic) | Yes | Interviewers’ positionality and reflexivity, p. 6–7 |