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. 2019 Jul-Sep;25(3):445–454. doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_16_19

Supplementary Material Table 1.

Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research

Item Study

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Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity
 1. interviewer (I) ? ? ? ? ? N N ? Y Y N N N N N Y ? ?
 2. credentials Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y ?
 3. occupation ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 4. gender ? ? ? ? ? ? Y ? Y Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 5. Experience and training ? ? ? ? ? Y Y Y Y Y ? Y ? ? ? ? ? ?
 6. relationship established ? ? ? ? ? N ? ? ? ? ? Y ? ? ? ? ? ?
 7. participant knowledge of (I) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 8. (I) characteristics ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Y Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Domain 2: study-design
 9. methodological orientation and theory Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y Y Y ?
 10. sampling Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 11. method of approach Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 12. sample size Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 13. non-participation Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N
 14. setting of data collection Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
 15. presence of non-participants ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 16. description of sample Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 17. interview guide Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y N
 18. repeat interviews Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 19. audio/visual recording N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
 20. field notes Y N Y N N ? ? ? ? ? Y Y ? ? ? ? Y ?
 21. duration N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ? Y Y
 22. data saturation N N N N N N N N Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 23. transcripts returned N N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N
Domain 3: analysis and findings
 24. number of data coders N N N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y N
 25. descriptiion of the coding tree N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N N N
 26. derivation of themes Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
 27. software Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N N N Y N ?
 28. participant checking N N Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
 29. quotations presented Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
 30. data and findings consistent Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ?
 31. clarity of major themes Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N Y
 32. clarity of minor themes Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
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Allison Tong, Peter Sainsbury, Jonathan Craig; Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 19, Issue 6, 1 December 2007, Pages 349–357. Rating: criterion fullfilled= yes = Y; criterion not fullfilled= no = N; no information in the text = ?