Table A3.

Quality of reporting in qualitative studies according to the Comprehensive consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research.

	Fahner, 2020 [11]	Feraco, 2018 [43]	Finlay, 2008[45]	Hartley, 2016[44]	Noyes, 2013 (MM) [50]	Kline, 2012 (MM) [46]	Lyon, 2019 (MM) [47]	Wiener, 2012 (MM) [48]	Wiener, 2008 (MM) [49]
1.Interviewer/facilitator	+/-	+	-	+/-	-	+/-	-	-	+
2.Credentials	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
3.Occupation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.Gender	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.Experiences or training	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+
6.Relationships established	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.Participant knowledge of the interviewer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.Interviewer characteristics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.Methodological orientation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+
10.Sampling	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
11.Method of approach	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
12.Sample size	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
13.Non-participation	-	+/-	-	-	+	+/-	+/-	-	+
14.Setting of data collection	-	+/-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-
15.Presence of non-participants	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
16.Description of sample	+	+	+/-	-	+/-	+	+	+	+
17.Interview guide	-	+	-	+	+/-	-	+	-	+
18.Repeat interview	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
19.Audio-visual recording	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-
20.Field notes	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
21.Duration	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+
22.Data saturation	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
23.Transcripts returned	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24.Number of data coders	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25.Description of coding three	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26.Derivation of themes	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
27.Software	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
28.Participant checking	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-
29.Quotations presented	+	+	-	+	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	-
30.Data and findings consistent	+	+	+/-	+	+	+	-	+	+
31.Clarity of major themes	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-
32.Clarify of minor themes	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total +	8.5	18	4	10.5	12	6	8.5	4.5	11

+ = criterion was properly described, one point was assigned; +/- = criterion was incompletely described, 0.5 points were assigned; - = criterion was not described, zero points were assigned.