Table III. Quality assessment criteria...

Table III.

Quality assessment criteria

Screening questions		Yes	Cannot tell	No
1	Problem statement
1	Does the statement of the phenomenon lead directly to the purpose of the study and the research questions?
2	Purpose of the research
2	Is the purpose of the research clearly expressed?
3	Research questions
3	Are the research questions explicitly expressed?
Detailed questions
4	Literature review
4	Is the literature related to the research problem and point towards the research purpose?
6	Sampling and participants
	Is there description of type of sampling procedure?
	Is there identification of inclusion criteria?
	Does the sample size and configuration fit the purpose and sampling strategy?
	Are features of the sample critical to the understanding of the findings described?
	Do sites of recruitment fit the evolving needs of the study?
7	Data gathering strategies
	Is there clear description of data gathering procedures?
	Is there discussion of time frame of data gathering?
8	Data management and analysis strategies
	Are methods used described?
	Is there identification of categories or common elements found?
9	Findings
	Are interpretations of data demonstrably plausible and/or sufficiently substantiated with data?
	Are concepts or ideas well-developed and linked to each other?
	Are concepts used precisely?
	Is there provision of evidence as to how representative in the sample the various findings were?
10	Conclusions, discussion, implications, suggestions for future study
	Does the discussion pertain to all significant findings?
	Do the interpretive statements correspond to the findings?
	Are the study findings linked to the findings of other studies or to other relevant literatures?
11	Validity
	Is there evidence that researcher has considered the effect of his/her presence on the research findings?
	Is there evidence that researcher has considered possibility of research bias or misinterpretation?
	Are validation techniques used that fit the purpose, methods, sample, data and findings of the study?

Screening questions		Yes	Cannot tell	No
1	Problem statement
1	Does the statement of the phenomenon lead directly to the purpose of the study and the research questions?
2	Purpose of the research
2	Is the purpose of the research clearly expressed?
3	Research questions
3	Are the research questions explicitly expressed?
Detailed questions
4	Literature review
4	Is the literature related to the research problem and point towards the research purpose?
6	Sampling and participants
	Is there description of type of sampling procedure?
	Is there identification of inclusion criteria?
	Does the sample size and configuration fit the purpose and sampling strategy?
	Are features of the sample critical to the understanding of the findings described?
	Do sites of recruitment fit the evolving needs of the study?
7	Data gathering strategies
	Is there clear description of data gathering procedures?
	Is there discussion of time frame of data gathering?
8	Data management and analysis strategies
	Are methods used described?
	Is there identification of categories or common elements found?
9	Findings
	Are interpretations of data demonstrably plausible and/or sufficiently substantiated with data?
	Are concepts or ideas well-developed and linked to each other?
	Are concepts used precisely?
	Is there provision of evidence as to how representative in the sample the various findings were?
10	Conclusions, discussion, implications, suggestions for future study
	Does the discussion pertain to all significant findings?
	Do the interpretive statements correspond to the findings?
	Are the study findings linked to the findings of other studies or to other relevant literatures?
11	Validity
	Is there evidence that researcher has considered the effect of his/her presence on the research findings?
	Is there evidence that researcher has considered possibility of research bias or misinterpretation?
	Are validation techniques used that fit the purpose, methods, sample, data and findings of the study?

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