Quality assessment criteria | Rahmner and et al29 | Malato and Kim30 | Spetz et al33 | Culler et al32 | Georgiou et al31 |
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Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research? | P | Y | P | Y | Y |
Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research? | P | Y | P | Y | Y |
Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | P | P | Y | Y | Y |
Has the relationship between researcher and participants and data collection been adequately considered? | P | P | N | P | P |
N, no; P, partially described; Y, yes.