Quality of reporting in the 46 included studies according to Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) criteria
| Criteria | No. of studies who reported the criterion (%) | References of the studies who reported each criterion |
|---|---|---|
| Personal characteristics | ||
| Interviewer or facilitator identified | 9 (20) | (28), (33), (34), (40), (45), (57), (62)– (64) |
| Credentials | 10 (22) | (33), (34), (40), (45), (48), (51), (57), (62)– (64) |
| Occupation | 13 (28) | (25), (28), (33), (40), (45), (46), (48), (51), (55), (57), (62)– (64) |
| Sex | 10 (22) | (28), (33), (34), (40), (45), (51), (57), (62)– (64) |
| Experience and training | 9 (20) | (30), (42), (45), (46), (51), (63), (64), (66), (67) |
| Relationship with participants | ||
| Relationship established before study | 0 (0) | |
| Participant knowledge of the interviewer | 1 (2) | (28) |
| Interviewer characteristics | 3 (7) | (57), (63), (64) |
| Theoretical framework | ||
| Methodologic orientation and theory identified | 31 (67) | (23), (24), (28)– (32), (36), (39)– (42), (45), (46), (48), (49), (51), (52), (54), (57)– (68) |
| Participant selection | ||
| Sampling | 38 (83) | (23)– (30), (32)– (34), (36), (38)– (42), (44)– (48), (50)– (55), (57), (58), (61)– (68) |
| Method of approach | 36 (78) | (23), (25)– (28), (30)– (34), (36), (40)– (42), (44), (45), (47)– (52), (54), (55), (57)– (68) |
| Sample size | 44 (96) | (23)– (34), (36)– (42), (44)– (68) |
| Nonparticipation (number or justification) | 8 (17) | (23), (24), (26), (28), (36), (53), (57), (68) |
| Setting | ||
| Setting of data collection | 27 (59) | (23), (25), (28), (30), (32), (33), (37), (39)– (43), (45), (46), (48), (50)– (52), (54), (55), (57), (58), (63), (64), (66)– (68) |
| Presence of nonparticipants | 10 (22) | (26), (28), (36), (50), (51), (56), (57), (62)– (64) |
| Description of sample | 38 (83) | (24)– (30), (32)– (34), (36), (39)– (42), (44)– (55), (59)– (68) |
| Data collection | ||
| Interview guide | 31 (67) | (24)– (30), (32)– (34), (39)– (42), (44)– (46), (49)– (52), (56), (58)– (65), (68) |
| Repeat interviews | 5 (11) | (23), (24), (35), (36), (55) |
| Audio or visual recording | 38 (83) | (24), (26), (28)– (34), (37)– (42), (44)– (46), (48)– (65), (67), (68) |
| Field notes | 14 (30) | (23), (27), (28), (32), (34), (37), (38), (40), (44), (51), (62)– (64), (66) |
| Duration | 24 (52) | (24)– (31), (39)– (42), (44)– (46), (51), (52), (54), (55), (57)– (59), (62), (67) |
| Data saturation | 7 (15) | (44), (46), (51), (63)– (65), (68) |
| Transcripts returned to participants | 2 (4) | (59), (65) |
| Data analysis | ||
| Number of data coders | 23 (50) | (25), (33), (34), (39), (40), (42), (45), (46), (49)– (51), (53)– (56), (58), (59), (62)– (66), (68) |
| Description of the coding tree | 36 (78) | (23)– (26), (28)– (30), (32), (34), (36), (39)– (42), (44)– (54), (57)– (65), (67), (68) |
| Derivation of themes | 43 (93) | (23)– (30), (32)– (34), (36)– (42), (44)– (68) |
| Use of software | 22 (48) | (23), (28)– (30), (33), (36)– (42), (44), (50), (53), (54), (62)– (65), (67), (68) |
| Participant checking* | 10 (22) | (23), (32), (36), (39)– (41), (44), (49), (52), (59) |
| Reporting | ||
| Quotations presented | 40 (87) | (23), (24), (26), (27), (29)– (46), (48)– (57), (59), (61)– (65), (67), (68) |
| Data and findings consistent | 45 (98) | (23)– (27), (29)– (57), (59)– (68) |
| Clarity of major themes | 45 (98) | (23)– (34), (36)– (68) |
| Clarity of minor themes | 34 (74) | (23)– (25), (27), (31), (32), (36), (39)– (42), (44), (45), (47)– (55), (57)– (68) |
↵* Refers to whether the participants provided feedback on the findings. (18)