Table 3.
Transparency of reporting assessed studies using the COREQ framework
| References | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Items | 44 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 62 | 32 | 82 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 41 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 53 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 59 | 40 | 60 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
| Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Interviewer/facilitator | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| • Credentials | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| • Occupation | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | – |
| • Gender | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Experience and training | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | + |
| • Relationship established | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | + |
| • Participant knowledge of the interviewer | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| • Interviewer characteristics | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – |
| Domain 2: Study design | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Methodological orientation and theory | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | – |
| • Sampling | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Method of approach | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Sample size | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Non-participation | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | + |
| • Setting of data collection | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Presence of nonparticipants | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| • Description of sample | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – |
| • Interview guide | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + |
| • Repeat interviews | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| • Audio/visual recording | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Field notes | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + |
| • Duration | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | – |
| • Data saturation | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | – | – |
| • Transcripts returned | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Domain 3: analysis and findings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Number of data coders | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + |
| • Description of the coding tree | + | + | + | – | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | + |
| • Derivation of themes | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Software | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | + |
| • Participant checking | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
| • Quotations presented | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + |
| • Data and findings consistent | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Clarity of major themes | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| • Clarity of minor themes | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – |