Table 2.

Assessment of article quality based on Critical Skills Appraisal Programme tool for assessing qualitative research

Study	Is the recruitment strategy appropriate?	Researcher-participant relationship considered?	Ethical issues considered?	Rigorous data analysis?	Overall score (out of 10)
1. An et al., 2014 [20]	Yes	No	Yes	No	8
2. Bittner et al., 2010 [12]	Can’t tell	Yes	Yes	Can’t tell	8
3. Falchetti et al., 2016 [21]	Yes	No	Can’t tell	Yes	8
4. Fourie, 2007 [22]	Yes	No	No	Yes	8
5. Hayeems et al., 2005 [23]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	9
6. Schakel et al., 2017 [24]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	9
7. Senthil et al., 2017a [25]	Yes	Can’t tell	Yes	Yes	9
8. Senthil et al., 2017b [7]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	9
9. Spiegel et al., 2016 [26]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10
10. Thetford et al., 2011 [27]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	9
11. Thurston, 2010 [28]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10
12. Thurston et al., 2010 [29]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	10

Note. Columns have been omitted where all articles were rated ‘yes’. The following questions have been omitted: “Are the research questions clear?”; “Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?”; “Is the research design appropriate?”; “Has data been collected in a way that addresses the research issue?”; “Clear statement of findings?”; and “How valuable is the research?”