Comprehensiveness of reporting in included studies (consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative health research).
| Items | Studies Reporting Each Item | No. Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Personal characteristics | ||
| Interviewer/facilitator identified | 10, 14, 15, 18, 24–28 | 9 |
| Occupation of the interview facilitator | 10, 24, 25, 27 | 4 |
| Experience or training in qualitative research | 20, 22, 27, 35 | 4 |
| Relationship with participants | ||
| Relationship established prior to study commencement | 14 | 1 |
| Participant selection | ||
| Selection strategy, e.g., snowball, purposive, convenience, comprehensive | 10, 13–16, 20–28 | 14 |
| Method of approach or recruitment | 12–16, 19, 21–28 | 14 |
| Sample size | 10–30, 33–35 | 24 |
| Number and/or reasons for nonparticipation | 12, 13, 18, 21, 24, 26, 28 | 7 |
| Setting | ||
| Venue of data collection | 10–16, 22, 24–28, 30 | 14 |
| Presence of nonparticipants, e.g., clinical staff | 18, 19 | 2 |
| Description of the sample | 10–28, 30, 32, 34, 35 | 23 |
| Data collection | ||
| Questions, prompts, or topic guide | 10–22, 24–26, 28, 31, 32, 34 | 20 |
| Repeat interviews/observations | 13, 35 | 2 |
| Audio/visual recording | 10, 11, 13–16, 18, 19, 21–28, 34, 35 | 18 |
| Field notes | 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 35 | 10 |
| Duration of data collection | 10, 13–15, 21–26, 28 | 11 |
| Translation and interpretation, NA if English-speaking | 11, 14, 19, 20 | 4 |
| Protocol for data preparation and transcription | 10, 13, 15–22, 24–28, 34, 35 | 17 |
| Data, or theoretical, saturation | 19, 21, 22, 24 | 4 |
| Data analysis | ||
| Researcher/expert triangulation, multiple researchers involved in coding and analysis | 10–14, 18–22, 24, 25, 27, 30–32, 35 | 17 |
| Translation, specifies language in which analysis was done, NA if English | 14, 19 | 2 |
| Derivation of themes or findings, e.g., inductive, constant comparison | 10–12, 14–28, 30–32, 34, 35 | 23 |
| Use of software, e.g., NVivo | 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28 | 7 |
| Participant feedback on findings | 11, 17, 24, 27, 28, 31 | 6 |
| Reporting | ||
| Participant quotations or raw data provided, e.g., picture, diary entries | 10–28, 35 | 20 |
| Range and depth of insight into participant perspectives of SSc, thick description provided | 11–16, 18, 21, 24–28 | 13 |
NA: not applicable; SSc: systemic sclerosis.