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. 2021 Apr 29;16(4):e0248316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248316

Table 2. Quality assessment of the studies.

CASP Item
1. Are the results valid? 2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? 3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? 4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? 5. Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? 6. Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered? 7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? 8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? 9. Is there a clear statement of findings? 10. How valuable is the research?
Barnicot et al., 2015 [25] Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Can’t tell  Yes  Yes  Valuable 
Barr, Hodge, & Kirkcaldy, 2008 [26] Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Can’t tell  Can’t tell  Yes  Yes  Valuable 
Bradbury, 2018 [27] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Carrotte, Hartup, & Blanchard, 2019 [28] Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Castillo, Ramon, & Morant. 2013 [29 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Can’t tell Can’t tell Yes Valuable
Chatfield, 2013 [30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Ciclitira et al., 2017 [31 Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Clarke, 2017 [32] Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell No No No Yes Valuable
Clarke & Waring 2018 [33] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Can’t tell Yes Yes Valuable
Crawford et al., 2007 [34] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Cunningham, Wolbert, & Lillie, 2004 [34 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Donald et al., 2017 [36 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Falconer et al., 2017 [37 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Fallon, 2003 [38 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Flynn et al., 2019 [39] Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes No No Can’t tell Yes Valuable
Folmo, 2019 [40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Gillard, Turner, & Neffgen, 2015 [41 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Gillard et al., 2015 [42 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Valuable
Goldstein, 2015 [43 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Haeyan, Kleijberg, & Hinz 2018 [44 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Valuable
Helweg-Joergensen et al., 2019 [45 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Hodgetts, Wright, & Gough, 2007 [46 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Hummelen, Wilberg, & Karterud 2007 [47] Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Katsakou et al. 2012 [48] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Katsakou et al. 2017 [49] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Larivière et al., 2015 [50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Leung et al., 2019 [51 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Lohamn et al., 2017 [52 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Lonargain, Hodge, & Line 2017 [53 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Long, Manktelow, & Tracey 2016 [54 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
McSherry et al., 2012 [55 Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Morant & King, 2003 [56 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Valuable
Morris, Smith, & Alwin, 2014 [57 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Mortimer-Jones et al., 2019 [58 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Valuable
Naismith et al., 2019 [59 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Ng et al., 2019a [60 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Ng et al., 2019b [61] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Valuable
Perseius et al, 2003 [62] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Perseius et al., 2005 [63] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Valuable
Rogers & Acton, 2012 [64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Rogers & Dunne, 2013 [65 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can’t tell Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Sheperd, Sanders, & Shaw, 2017 [66 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Smith, 2013 [67 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Stalker, Ferguson, & Barclay, 2010 [68 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Valuable
van Veen et al., 2019, [69 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Veysey, 2013, [70 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable
Walker, 2009, [71 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Valuable