. 2022 Apr 8;45(3):274–290. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000419

Table 3. Quality Assessment of Included Studies Using the SRQR^a.

SRQR Items	First Author (Publication Year)
SRQR Items	Berry (1999)38	Blackford (2000)29	Burns (2019)39	Cricco-Lizza (2006)35	De Andrade Costa (2018)30	Fernandes Demarchi (2017)36	Hubbard (2018)31	Omar (1995)34	Pretorius (2004)28	Sanders (2008)32	Searle (2017)41	Teixeira (2013)37	Whitty-Rogers (2016)33	Yakong (2010)40
1. Title	X		X	X	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
2. Abstract	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3. Problem formulation	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
4. Purpose/research question	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
5. Qualitative approach/research paradigm^b	X	X	X		X	X				X	X		X	X
6. Researcher characteristics	X		X	X					X				X	X
7. Context^b	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
8. Sampling strategy^b	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
9. Ethical issues	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
10. Data collection methods^b	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
11. Data collection instruments	X	X	X		X		X	X	X	X	X			X
12. Units of study	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X
13. Data processing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
14. Data analysis^b	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
15. Enhance trust worthiness^b	X			X				X	X	X	X		X	X
16. Synthesis and interpretation	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
17. Links to empirical data	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
18. Prior work/implications/transferability/contributions	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
19. Limitations	X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X			X	X
20. Conflicts of interest							X						X	X
21. Funding	X	X		X				X		X	X		X	X

Abbreviation: SRQR, Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research.

^aThe letter “X” indicates presence of SRQR item. The blank space indicates that SRQR items are not present in the article.

^bElements related to study rationale or justification of methodological decisions.

Table 3. Quality Assessment of Included Studies Using the SRQRa.