Table 3.

Approaches to establishing credibility, trustworthiness, and reflexivity in qualitative papers, Health Education & Behavior 2000-2015 (n=48)

Credibility and Trustworthiness
Triangulation of methods	8	16.7
Member checks	9	18.8
Peer debriefing	7	14.6
Prolonged engagement at research site	5	10.4
Analyst triangulation	5	10.4
Triangulation of sources	3	6.3
Audit trail	3	6.3
Analysis of negative cases	3	6.3
Other	6	12.5
Reflexivity
Described characteristics of study team members
Yes, fully	4	8.3
Yes, minimally	30	62.5
No	14	29.2
Reflections on impact of relationships and extent of interaction on research
Yes	6	12.5
No	42	87.5
Reflections on reflexivity, positionality, personal bias
Yes	2	4.2
No	46	95.8

Note. Percentages may sum to >100 due to the use of multiple approaches