Table 4.
Scores of mixed-method studies
| Author (year) | Total score (1.1–5.3) | Screening questions | Qualitative questions | Quantitative questions | Mixed-method questions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is there a clear mixed methods question? | Does the collected data allow the research question to be addressed? | 1.1. | 1.2. | 1.3. | 1.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| Dziopa & Ahern (2009) | *(36% of total) | no | yes | can’t tell | yes | no | no | can’t tell | can’t tell | can’t tell | yes | yes | yes | No |
| McCloughen et al. (2011) | *(36% of total) | no | yes | yes | can’t tell | no | no | yes | can’t tell | can’t tell | no | yes | yes | No |
The number of asterisks (*) show the extent to which the quality indicators were met based on the scores for the qualitative, quantitative and mixed method questions, ranging from one star (3–4 of the 11 criteria were met) to four stars (all criteria were met)