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. 2016 Sep 1;17(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0525-9

Table 2.

Methodological rigor of included studies (CASP Checklist)

Study first author last name Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? Was the research design appropriate to addess the aims of the research? Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? Is there a clear statement of findings?
Aspin Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Audulv Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Bair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Barker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Bayliss Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Beauregard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Becker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Becker Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Yes
Becker Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Beverly Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Boeckxstaens Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Bova Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Bower Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Bremander Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Burles Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Carey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clarke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Corsner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Coty Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Drew Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes No
Edmonds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Elliot Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Ellis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Eton Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Feldman No Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes
Fisher Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foster Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Gallant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
Garrett Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Gelling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Gustaffson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Hodgson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jakobsen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
Janevic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Janke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Janke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Jeon Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Jeon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Jeon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Jerant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Jones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes
Jowsey Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Keating Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Kirby Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Kneck Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Kouwenhoven Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Kvigne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Liza Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Loeb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Lopez-Vargas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Lovely Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Manias Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Martini Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Matthias Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
McCann Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
McCreaddie Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Medina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Miles Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Mishra Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Monroe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Morris Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes
Munce Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Nakano Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes
Nelson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Newbould Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Newcomb Yes Yes No Yes No Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Noel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
O’Hara Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ohman Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Padgett Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Paulson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Person Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Ravenscroft Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Can’t tell Yes
Reeve Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Riegel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rifkin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Roberto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Rogerson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Sankar No Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
Sav Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Schmutte Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
Schoenberg Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Sells Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Simmonds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Skuladottir Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Smith Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Snelgrove Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soderberg Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Soundy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Taylor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tenhunen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Yes
Thompson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thorpe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Townsend Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Treloar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Walden Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Warren-Findlow Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wasley Yes Yes Can’t tell Can’t tell No Can’t tell Yes No No
Webster Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wendorf Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Wilkinson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Williams Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes No Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Williams Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Williams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Williams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wylde Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes No Yes
Wyrwich Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Yang Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes
Zanchetta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zickmund Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes