Table 2.

COREQ Assessment

Item	Studies reporting each item	Number of studies (%)
Personal Characteristics
Interviewer / facilitator identified	[11–20]	10 (100%)
Occupation of the interview of facilitator	[11, 17, 19, 20]	4 (40%)
Experience or training in qualitative research	[11, 13]	2 (20%)
Relationship with participants
Relationship established prior to study commencement		0 (0%)
Participant Selection
Selection strategy (e.g. snowball, purposive, convenience, comprehensive)	[11–19]	9 (90%)
Method of approach or recruitment	[11, 14, 15, 17–19]	6 (60%)
Sample size	[11–20]	10 (100%)
Number and/or reasons for non-participation	[13, 17–19]	4 (40%)
Setting
Venue of data collection	[12, 13, 15, 18]	4 (40%)
Presence of non-participants (e.g. clinical staff)	[13, 18]	2 (20%)
Description of the sample	[13–20]	8 (80%
Data Collection
Questions, prompts or topic guide	[14–18]	5 (50%)
Repeat interviews / observations
Audio / visual recording	[11, 13, 14, 16–19]	7 (70%)
Field notes	[13, 17, 19]	3 (30%)
Duration of data collection (interview of focus group)	[12–19]	8 (80%)
Data (or theoretical) saturation	[13, 16–19]	5 (50%)
Data Analysis
Researcher/expert triangulation (multiple researchers involved in coding and analysis)	[11, 14–18]	6 (60%)
Derivation of themes or findings (e.g. inductive, constant comparison)	[11, 13–19]	8 (80%)
Use of software (e.g. NVivo, HyperRESEARCH, Atlas.ti)	[11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19]	6 (60%)
Member checking (participant feedback on findings)	[18]	1 (10%)
Reporting
Participant quotations or raw data provided (picture, diary entries)	[11–20]	10 (100%)
Range and depth of insight into participant perspectives (thick description provided)	[11–20]	10 (100%)