Table 5.
Joanna Briggs Institute Appraisal Tool and Scoring System.
| Studies/citations | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGarvey (2014) | U | Y | Y | U | U | U | U | Y | Y | Y | 5/10 |
| Frid et al. (2006) | U | U | Y | Y | Y | N | N | U | Y | Y | 5/10 |
| Perera et al. (2007) | Y | U | Y | U | Y | N | N | U | Y | Y | 5/10 |
| Michael et al., 2016 | U | Y | U | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | U | Y | 6/10 |
| Nixon et al. (2018) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | U | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Deng and Murphy (2016) | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | U | Y | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Río-González et al., 2018 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | U | U | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Stolldorf et al. (2016) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | U | Y | 7/10 |
| Towers et al. (2008) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | U | Y | 7/10 |
| Viehoff et al. (2016) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | U | U | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Williams et al., 2004 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | U | Y | Y | 7/10 |
| Meiklejohn et al. (2013) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | N | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Borbasi et al. (2004) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Jeans et al. (2019) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | N | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Hamilton and Thomas (2016) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | U | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Thomas and Hamiton (2014) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Towers et al., 2008 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | U | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Watts and Davies, 2016 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | U | Y | Y | 8/10 |
| Bogan et al. (2007) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| Maree and Beckmann (2016) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| Shakespeare, L. (2012) | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| Crow, E. (2020) | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9/10 |
| % | 82 | 91 | 95 | 86 | 95 | 14 | 36 | 55 | 87 | 100 | % |
| Key: | Y (yes), N (no), U (unclear) | ||||||||||
| Questions | 1. Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology? 2. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives? 3. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect data? 4. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of the data? 5. Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of the results? 6. Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically? 7. Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice-versa, addressed? 8. Are participants, and their voices, adequately represented? 9. Is the research ethical, according to current criteria, or for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body? 10. Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data? |
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