CASP scores (table continued)
Article	Lutze et al (2007)	Malm et al (2017)	Malm et al (2016)	Melanson et al (1995)	Melanson et al (2003)	Mitton et al (2007)	Ostlund et al (2015)	Ostlund et al (2016)	Ottenvall Hammar et al (2013)	Pedraz‐Marcos et al (2018)	Prodinger et al (2014)	Ryan (1996)	Shaul (1995)	Stamm et al (2008)	Stenstrom et al (1993)	Yoshida et al (2004)
Q1 Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research?	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Q2 Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Q3 Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.5	1	1	1	1	0.5	0.5	1	1	0.5
Q4 Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.5	0.5	1	1	0.5
Q5 Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue?	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Q6 Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered?	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	1	0.5	1	1	1	0.5	1	0	1	0	0
Q7 Have ethical issues been taken into consideration?	0	1	1	1	0.5	1	0.5	1	1	1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Q8 Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?	0.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Q9 Is there a clear statement of findings?	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Q10 How valuable is the research?	0.5	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.5	1	1	1	1	1
Score	7	9.5	9.5	9	10	10	8.5	10	10	10	8.5	8	7.5	9.5	8.5	7.5