Table 2.

CASP Checklist Rating of Included Studies

Criteria	Met criteria (3)	Somewhat met criteria (2)	Did not meet criteria (1)
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research?	48	11	1
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?	60	0	0
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?	41	18	1
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?	21	26	13
5. Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue?	41	18	1
6. Has the relationship between researcher and participants been adequately considered?	7	15	38
7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration?	44	14	2
8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?	46	9	5
9. Is there a clear statement of findings?	49	10	1
10. How valuable is the research?	53	4	3

Note: CASP = Critical Appraisal Skills Programme.