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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Rev. 2006 Aug;7(3):251–260. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2004.00224.x

Table 1.

Measures to ensure data trustworthiness

Credibility Member checking was carried out during and at the end of each focus group to ensure the researchers correctly understood the responses from participants.
Dependability Following each focus group, four of the five research team members met to debrief and summarize each focus group, and detailed minutes were recorded. Also any biases were voiced, recorded and considered to ensure that the analyses were not influenced by researcher bias. Detailed information was documented for the purpose of an audit trail.
Confirmability Inductive content analysis was performed independently and simultaneously by two researchers, who later met to compare their analyses. Data were examined for similarities and differences across the interviews and emerging themes were identified. A summary of the analysis was prepared and discussed. The fifth team member independently reviewed all 10 transcripts and engaged in peer-debriefing with the other team members.
Transferability The research process has been documented in detail, thus enabling potentially interested parties the ability to determine whether our results are transferable to other settings.
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