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. 2020 Oct 21;4(5):bjgpopen20X101087. doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101087

Table 3. COREQ checklist detailing studies’ reporting of each item.

Item Studies reporting item a Studies reporting item, n (%)
Domain 1: Research team and reflexivity
Personal characteristics
Interviewer/facilitator (18, 31–33) 4 (80)
Credentials (33) 1 (20)
Occupation (33) 1 (20)
Sex 0
Experience and training (33) 1 (20)
Relationship with participants
Relationship established 0
Participant knowledge of the interviewer 0
Interviewer characteristics 0
Domain 2: study design
Theoretical framework
Methodological orientation and theory (31–34) 4 (80)
Participant selection
Sampling (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Method of approach (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Sample size (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Non-participation (32–34) 3 (60)
Setting
Setting of data collection (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Presence of non-participants 0
Description of sample (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Data collection
Interview guide (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Repeat interviews (18, 31) 2 (40)
Audio/visual recording (18, 31–34) 5(100)
Field notes (31–34) 4 (80)
Duration (32–34) 3 (60)
Data saturation (18, 31–33) 4 (80)
Transcripts returned (32, 33) 2 (40)
Domain 3: analysis and findings
Data analysis
Number of data coders (18, 31–33) 4 (80)
Description of the coding tree (31–33) 3 (60)
Derivation of themes (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Software (32, 33) 2 (40)
Participant checking 0
Reporting
Quotations presented (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Data and findings consistent (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Clarity of major themes (18, 31–34) 5 (100)
Clarity of minor themes (18, 31–34) 5 (100)

aStudies are identified by their reference number.18,3134

COREQ
Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research