Table 3.
JBI Qualitative Research Checklist
| Citation | Reeve et al17 | Chan et al9 | Weatherley-White et al25 | El-Shazly et al16 | Fadeyibi et al23 | Olasoji et al19 | Fell et al5 | Naram et al18 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology? | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||||||
| 2. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| 3. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | ||||||||
| 4. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of data? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | ||||||||
| 5. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of results? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| 6. Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically? | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | ||||||||
| 7. Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice versa, addressed? | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||||||
| 8. Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented? | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| 9. Is the research ethical according to current criteria or, for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body? | N | U | U | U | U | U | U | Y | ||||||||
| 10. Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Quality assessment using JBI checklist.
N, no; U, unclear; Y, yes.