Table 3.
Question | Yes | Partially reported or No |
Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | 9 | —a |
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? | 9 | — |
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? | 9 | — |
Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? | 5 | 4 [15,19,29,31] |
Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | 7 | 2 [19,29] |
Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? | 2 | 7 [5,15,16,19,27-29] |
Have the ethical issues been taken into consideration? | 6 | 3 [19,29,30] |
Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | 8 | 1 [29] |
Is there a clear statement of findings? | 4 | 5 [15,16,19,28,29] |
How valuable is the research? | 9 | — |
aNot applicable.