Table 1 Mixed methods appraisal of the studies
1. Qualitative | Capistrant et al., (2016) | Doran et al., (2018) | Jagervall et al., (2019) | Lee et al., (2015) | McConkey and Holborn., (2018) | West et al., (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1. Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
1.2. Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
1.3. Are the findings adequately derived from the data? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
1.4. Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
1.5. Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
4. Quantitative descriptive | Allensworth-Davies et al., (2013) | Amarasekera et al., (2020) | Dowsett et al., (2014) | Lee et al., (2013) | Simon Rosser et al., (2019) | Wassersug et al., (2013) | Wheldon et al., (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1. Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
4.2. Is the sample representative of the target population? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
4.3. Are the measurements appropriate? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
4.4. Is the risk of nonresponse bias low? | Y | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell | Can’t tell |
4.5. Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question? | Y | Y | Y | Not enough data collected | Y | Y | Y |
5. Mixed Methods | Mehta et al., (2019) | Rose et al., (2017) | Ussher et al., (2017) |
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5.1. Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to address the research question? | Y | Can’t tell | Y |
5.2. Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question? | Y | Y | Y |
5.3. Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted? | Y | Y | Y |
5.4. Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed? | Y | Y | Y |
5.5. Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved? | Y | Y | Y |