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Quality criteria and results |
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| Question |
Yes |
No |
Unclear |
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| 1. Is this study qualitative research? |
43 |
0 |
1 |
| 2. Are the research questions clearly stated? |
38 |
2 |
4 |
| 3. Is the qualitative approach clearly justified? |
13 |
22 |
9 |
| 4. Is the approach appropriate for the research question? |
42 |
2 |
|
| 5. Is the study context clearly described? |
24 |
3 |
17 |
| 6. Is the role of the researcher clearly described? |
12 |
27 |
5 |
| 7. Is the sampling method clearly described? |
21 |
11 |
12 |
| 8. Is the sampling strategy appropriate for the research question? |
21 |
6 |
17 |
| 9. Is the method of data collection clearly described? |
31 |
1 |
12 |
| 10. Is the data collection method appropriate to the research question? |
37 |
0 |
7 |
| 11. Is the method of analysis clearly described? |
12 |
20 |
12 |
| 12. Is the analysis appropriate for the research question? |
17 |
10 |
17 |
| 13. Are the claims made supported by sufficient evidence? |
23 |
9 |
12 |
Atkins et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-21 |
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