Table 1 Qualitative assessment criteria utilised in the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) for qualitative methodologies [24]
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Screening questions | Clear statement of research aims Appropriateness of qualitative methodology |
Research design | Justification for research design |
Sampling | Explanation and justification for recruitment of participants |
Data collection | Transparency and justification in relation to data collection methods |
Reflexivity | Specification of relationship between researcher and participants |
Ethics | Evidence of informed consent and ethical approval |
Data Analysis | Explanation and evidence of rigor in the process of data analysis |
Findings | Explicitness of findings and consideration to credibility of findings |
Value of research | Contribution to knowledge and transferability of findings |