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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):10.1080/15524256.2013.846891. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2013.846891

Table 2. Method to score Qualitative articles.

1. Is there a clear connection to an existing body of knowledge/theoretical framework?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
2. Are research methods appropriate to the question being asked?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
3. Is the description of the context for the study clear and sufficiently detailed?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
4. Is the description of the method clear and sufficiently detailed to be replicated?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
5. Is there an adequate description of the sampling strategy?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
6. Is the method of data analysis appropriate and justified?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
7. Are procedures for data analysis clearly described and in sufficient detail?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
8. Is there evidence that the data analysis involved more than one researcher?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
9. Are the participants adequately described?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
10. Are the findings presented in an accessible and easy to follow manner?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
11. Is sufficient original evidence provided to support the relationship between interpretation and evidence?
 a. Yes 1
 b. No 0
Total Score