Table 2. Comprehensiveness of reporting in included studies.
Reporting Criteria | No (%) N = 68 |
References of studies reporting each criterion | |
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Characteristics of research team: | |||
Interviewer or facilitator identified | 27 | (40) | [19, 27, 36–56] [57–60] |
Experience and training | 30 | (44) | [19–21, 37, 38, 42, 46, 47, 49, 55, 61–76] [57–60] |
Relationship with participants: | |||
Relationship established before study started | 9 | (13) | [42, 45, 61, 68, 70, 77, 78] [57, 60] |
Participant Selection: | |||
Sampling method (e.g. snowball, purposive, convenience) | 58 | (85) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–46, 48–50, 52–56, 62–69, 71, 73, 75–90] [57–60, 91–94] |
Method of approach | 65 | (96) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–49, 51–56, 61–75, 77–90, 95–97] [57–60, 91–94] |
Sample size | 68 | (100) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–56, 61–90, 95–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Number or reasons for non-participation | 19 | (28) | [19, 20, 36–39, 43, 44, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 75, 79, 83] [57, 59, 60] |
Setting: | |||
Setting of data collection | 45 | (66) | [20, 27, 36–47, 52–56, 62, 65, 66, 68–70, 73–75, 78, 82–84, 88–90, 96–98] [57–60, 91–93] |
Presence of non-participants | 3 | (4) | [59, 60, 94] |
Description of sample | 66 | (97) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36, 38–56, 61, 62, 64–90, 95–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Data Collection: | |||
Interview guide | 58 | (85) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–46, 49, 50, 52–54, 56, 61–71, 73–78, 80–84, 87–89, 96–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Repeat interviews | 36 | (53) | [20, 21, 27, 28, 37–39, 41, 42, 46, 49–51, 54, 55, 61, 64, 66–69, 71–74, 77, 80–82, 84, 87, 90, 96, 97] [57, 60] |
Audio or visual recording | 63 | (93) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–55, 61–68, 70–82, 84, 85, 87–90, 95–98] [57–60, 91–93] |
Field notes | 31 | (46) | [19–21, 27, 37, 39–43, 45, 47, 62–65, 67, 68, 71, 76, 78, 80, 82, 85, 87, 88, 90] [57, 58, 60, 91] |
Duration | 48 | (71) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–41, 43–46, 48, 51, 53–55, 62, 64–67, 69–71, 73, 74, 77–80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 96, 97] [57–60, 91–93] |
Translation and interpretation | 6 | (9) | [37, 53, 56, 68, 72, 84] |
Protocol for data preparation and transcription | 63 | (93) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–38, 40–42, 44–55, 61–75, 77–80, 82–90, 95–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Data (or theoretical) saturation | 28 | (41) | [36, 37, 40, 44–48, 53, 54, 62, 63, 65, 66, 70, 72, 77–79, 82, 83, 85, 86] [57, 58, 60, 91, 93] |
Data Analysis: | |||
Researcher/expert triangulation (multiple researchers involved in coding and analysis) | 52 | (76) | [19, 21, 27, 28, 36–53, 55, 61, 62, 64–68, 70, 73, 74, 76–80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95–97] [57, 59, 60, 92, 93] |
Translation | 4 | (6) | [53, 56, 68, 84] |
Derivation of themes | 62 | (91) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–55, 61–71, 73–75, 77–80, 82–85, 87, 88, 90, 95–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Use of software | 41 | (60) | [19–21, 28, 36, 38, 40–48, 52, 54, 55, 61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78, 80, 82–84, 87, 89, 96, 97] [57, 59, 60, 92, 93] |
Participant feedback or member checking | 10 | (15) | [37, 54, 63, 78, 84, 85, 88] [57, 60, 91] |
Reporting: | |||
Participant quotations provided | 66 | (97) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36–56, 61–90, 96–98] [57–60, 91–94] |
Range and depth of insight into prostate cancer screening | 59 | (87) | [19–21, 27, 28, 36, 38–56, 61–68, 70, 71, 73–79, 81–86, 88–90, 96–98] [58, 60, 91, 92, 94] |