Author (year) | Statement of aim? | Qualitative methodology appropriate? | Research design appropriate? | Recruitment strategy appropriate? | Relationship between researcher & participants adequately considered? | Ethical issues taken into consideration? | Data analysis sufficiently rigorous? | Findings supported by evidence? | Other limitations? | Overall assessment of quality |
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Aziz & El-Gazzar [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Baig et al. [29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Colarossi et al. [30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Conn et al. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Participants were mostly junior residents with less experience. | Minor concerns |
Columbini et al. [32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Djikanovic et al. [33] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Methods lack detail. | No or very minor concerns |
Efe & Taskin [34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | Unclear | Partial | Yes | Yes | No details on ethics and data analysis. | Minor concern. |
Finnbogadottir & Dykes [35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Gallagher [36] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Unclear | Partial | Yes | Yes | Concerns around recruitment and ethics. | Minor concerns |
Guruge [37] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Husso et al. [38] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Mauri et al. [39] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No limitations acknowledged | No or very minor concerns |
McCauley et al. [40] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Papadakaki et al. [41] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Pau [42] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Pitter [43] | Yes | yes | Yes | Partial | yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Concerns around sample recruitment, data analysis and discussion. | Moderate concerns |
Rahmqvist et al. [44] | Yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Robinson [45] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Rose et al. [46] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Sormanti & Smith [47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Concerns about informed consents. | Minor concerns |
Spangaro et al. [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Sun et al. [48] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Concern around ethical issues and data collection. | Minor concerns |
Sundborg et al. [49] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Usta et al. [50] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Concerns about data collection (short interviews) | Minor concerns |
Van der Wath [51] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or minor concerns |
Visentin et al. [52] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Watson et al. [53] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Zakar et al. [54] | Yes | Yes | yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No or very minor concerns |
Zijlstra et al. [55] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Lack of detail on ethical approval | Minor concerns |