Characteristics of quality appraisal using the CASP quality tool for qualitative research
| Was there a clear statement of 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? | Were the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? | Has the relationship between the researcher and participants been adequately considered? | Have ethical issues been taken into consideration? | Were the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | Is there a clear statement of findings? | How valuable is the research? | |
| Baxter et al28 | x | x | – | – | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Bearne et al27 | x | x | – | x | x | x | x | – | x | x |
| Brodin et al14 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Crowley and Kennedy29 | x | x | x | – | x | – | x | – | x | x |
| Eurenius et al37 | x | x | x | x | x | – | x | x | x | x |
| Kamwendo et al15 | x | x | x | – | x | – | – | x | x | x |
| Lange et al30 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Larkin et al16 | x | x | x | – | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Law et al31 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Loeppenthin et al34 | x | x | x | x | – | x | x | x | x | x |
| Nichols et al32 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Swärdh et al17 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Swärdh et al33 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Thomas et al35 | x | x | x | x | x | – | x | – | x | x |
| Withall et al36 | x | x | x | – | x | x | x | x | x | x |
x, present in study, -, absent from the study.
CASP, critical appraisal skills programme.