Table 2.
Paper | Generic aspects | Design‐specific aspects |
---|---|---|
Burton 18 | Aim of the research: A Design: P Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P Rigour: A | Grounded Theory (used to analyse the data) Concurrent data collection and analysis: A Theoretical sampling: P Core theory grounded in the data: P First‐ and second‐level coding: A Theoretical saturation: No |
Clark & Rugg 48 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A Rigour: A | Qualitative interviews No design‐specific criteria were described for studies described only in broad terms as ‘qualitative’ and which employed interviews as the data collection method |
Cup et al. 56 | Aim of the research: A Design: P Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P | Psychometric testing Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes Sample size calculation: no Bias: A Analyses: A |
Duncan et al. 20 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: no Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P Note: brief paper; insufficient detail provided regarding most aspects of study design and conduct. | Qualitative interviews No design‐specific criteria were described for studies described only in broad terms as ‘qualitative’ and which employed interviews as the data collection method |
Ekstam et al. 50 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Prospective longitudinal Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes |
Ellis‐Hill et al. 13 | Aim of the research: P Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Qualitative interviews No design‐specific criteria were described for studies described only in broad terms as ‘qualitative’ and which employed interviews as the data collection method |
Fox et al. 45 | Aim of the research: A Design: P Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: P Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P | Ethnography Describes social group: yes Interviews and observations: A Carried out over an extended period: yes Individual/group behaviour: yes Note: authors did not use the term ethnography; study fits the criteria |
Glass et al. 41 , 42 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P | RCT Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes Sample size calculation: yes Randomization sequence: A Concealment of allocation: A Comparability of groups: yes Blinding of outcome assessors: A Attrition: discussed in detail |
Grant & Davis 44 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: no Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Grounded Theory Concurrent data collection and analysis: P Theoretical sampling: P Core theory grounded in data: A First‐ and second‐level coding: P Theoretical saturation: yes |
Harris & Eng 47 | Aim of the research: A Design: P Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Descriptive case study Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes |
Jansa et al. 52 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Case–control study Inclusion criteria: no Exclusion criteria: no Recruitment and selection of cases: A Bias: P Confounding factors: P |
Kersten et al. 55 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Cross‐sectional survey Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes Sample size calculation: yes Response rate: A Bias: I Analyses: P |
Ljungberg et al. 53 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Case–control study Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: no Recruitment and selection of cases: A Bias: P Confounding factors: A |
Long et al. 28 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: no | Cross‐sectional interview‐based psychometric testing Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes Sample size calculation: no Bias: A Analyses: A |
Nordehn et al. 46 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Focus groups Interaction between participants: P |
Pound et al. 49 | Aim of the research: P Design: P Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: no Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Qualitative interviews No design‐specific criteria were described for studies described only in broad terms as ‘qualitative’ and which employed interviews as the data collection method |
Secrest 43 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: yes Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Phenomenology Underpinning philosophy: A Bracketing (if Husserlian): A Meaning o the experience: A Interpretation of meaning: A Unstructured data collection: A Systematic data analysis: A Transparency: no; Representation: no Essence of the phenomenon: A |
Studenski et al. 51 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: yes Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: P | Prospective cohort study Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes |
Trigg et al. 30 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Qualitative interviews No design‐specific criteria were described for studies described only in broad terms as ‘qualitative’ and which employed interviews as the data collection method |
van Bennekom et al. 54 | Aim of the research: A Design: P Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: no Limitations: A Findings discussed in relation to the literature: I | Case–control study Inclusion criteria: yes Exclusion criteria: yes Recruitment/selection of cases: Bias: A Confounding factors: A |
Wressle et al. 11 | Aim of the research: A Design: A Informed consent: NC Ethics approval: NC Role of the researcher: yes Limitations: no Findings discussed in relation to the literature: A | Grounded Theory Concurrent data collection and analysis: A Theoretical sampling: P Core theory grounded in the data: I First‐ and second‐level coding: P Theoretical saturation: yes |
Key to quality assessment codes: A, Adequate; P, Partial; I, Inadequate; NC, not clear/not reported.