First author/year | Type of study | Screening questions | Qualitative | Quantitative descriptive | |||||||
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 |  | Are there clear qualitative or quantitative research questions, or a clear mixed methods research question? | Do the data collected address the research question? | 1.1 Are the sources of qualitative data relevant to address the research question? | 1.2 Is the process for analysing qualitative data relevant to address research question? | 1.3 Is appropriate consideration given to how findings relate to the context in which data were collected? | 1.4 Is appropriate consideration given to how findings relate to researchers’ influence through interaction with participants? | 4.1 Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question? | 4.2 Is the sample representative of the population under study? | 4.3 Are measurements appropriate (clear origin, or validity known, or standard instrument)? | 4.4 Is there an acceptable response rate (60% or above?) |
Allan (2005) [20] | Qualitative** | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Baker (2014) [18] | Quantitative** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Can’t tell |
Bennett (2014) [27] | Qualitative** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Bodenlos (2004) [34] | Quantitative**** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dang (2012) [12] | Quantitative**** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Davis-Michaud (2004) [22] | Mixed* | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | No | Yes | Can’t tell |
Dawson-Rose (2005) [21] | Qualitative*** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Emlet (2002) [30] | Quantitative*** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Harrison (2009) [31] | Quantitative* | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Can’t tell |
Hekkink (2003) [23] | Mixed*** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Hekkink (2005) [32] | Quantitative**** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hope (2001) [33] | Quantitative*** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Yes |
Laschinger (2005) [24] | Qualitative** | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Mallinson (2007) [25] | Qualitative**** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
McCoy (2005) [26] | Qualitative**** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
Moore (2010) [15] | Mixed** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | No | Yes | Yes |
Ndirangu (2009) [16] | Qualitative*** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Pollard (2015) [29] | Qualitative*** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Sullivan (2000) [35] | Quantitative**** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | Â | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tsasis (2010) | Quantitative** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Yes |
Vyavaharkar (2008) [17] | Qualitative*** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Williams (2011) [28] | Qualitative* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | - | - | - | - |
Zablosta (2009) | Quantitative** | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - | Yes | Can’t tell | Yes | No |