Assaf et al19 | Kingstone et al17 | Ladds et al18 | Maxwell1 | Davis et al16 | |
Clear aims statement | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
Appropriate methodology | U | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Appropriate research design | U | Y | Y | U | Y |
Appropriate recruitment | Y | Y | Y | U | Y |
Appropriate data collection | U | Y | Y | U | Y |
Researcher-participant relationship considered | N | U | U | U | U |
Ethical issues considered | U | Y | Y | U | Y |
Rigorous data analysis | U | Y | Y | N | U |
Clear statement of findings | U | Y | Y | Y | Y |
N, criterion not satisfied; U, unclear if criterion satisfied; Y, criterion satisfied.