Table 3 Quality assessment results of qualitative included studies
Quality assessment question | Daniels et al., 2013 [24] | Gache et al., 2014 [30] | Johnson et al., 2011 [31] | Meuer et al., 2011 | Skecksen et al., 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x |
Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Has the relationship between researcher and participants been considered? | x | x | Not reported | x | x |
Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? | ✓ | ✓ | Not reported | ✓ | ✓ |
Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | x | ✓ | Not reported | ✓ | x |
Is there a clear statement of findings? | ✓ | ✓ | Not reported | ✓ | ✓ |
How valuable is the research? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |