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COREQ(COnSoLIDAtEDCRItERIAFoR REPoRtIngQUALItAtIvERESEARCH) CHECKLISt
Domain1:Researchteamandreflexivity Personalcharacteristics: pageNo. Whichauthor/s conductedtheintervieworfocus group? Credentials: pageNo. What were the researcher’s credentials? (e.g., PhD, MD) pageNo. Occupation: Whatwastheiroccupationatthetimeofthe study? pageNo. Gender: Wastheresearchermaleorfemale? Experienceandtraining: pageNo. Whatexperienceortrainingdidtheresearcherhave? Relationshipwithparticipants: pageNo. Relationship established prior to study commencement? 2024-PUBRICAAllrightsreserved
Participantknowledgeoftheinterviewer: Whatdidtheparticipantsknowaboutthe researcher? (e.g.,personalgoals,reasonsforresearch) pageNo. pageNo. Interviewercharacteristics: What characteristics were reported about the interviewer/facilitator?(e.g.,bias,assumptions, interestsinresearchtopic) Domain2:Studydesign pageNo. Theoreticalframework: What methodological orientation underpins the study?(e.g.,groundedtheory,discourseanalysis) pageNo. Participantselection: How were participants selected? (e.g., purposive, conveniencesampling) pageNo. Methodofapproach: How were participants approached? (e.g., face-to-face, telephone) pageNo. Samplesize: Howmanyparticipantswereinthestudy? 2024-PUBRICAAllrightsreserved
Non-participation: pageNo. Howmanyrefusedtoparticipateordroppedout? Reasons? pageNo. Setting: Wherewasdatacollected? (e.g.,home,clinic) pageNo. Presenceofnon-participants: Wasanyoneelsepresentduringdata collection? pageNo. Descriptionofsample: Important characteristics of the sample? (e.g., demographicdata) Domain3:Analysisandfindings pageNo. Datacollection: Werequestions,prompts,guidesprovided?Pilot tested? pageNo. Repeatinterviews: Wererepeatinterviewsconducted?Howmany? Audio/visualrecording: pageNo. Wereaudioorvisualrecordingsused? 2024-PUBRICAAllrightsreserved
pageNo. Fieldnotes: Werefieldnotesmadeduring/afterinterviewsor focusgroups? pageNo. Duration: Durationofinterviewsorfocusgroups? pageNo. Datasaturation: Wasdatasaturationdiscussed? pageNo. Transcriptsreturned: Weretranscriptsreturnedtoparticipants? pageNo. Dataanalysis: Numberofdatacoders? pageNo. Codingtree: Descriptionofcodingtreeprovided? Derivationofthemes: pageNo. Werethemesidentifiedinadvanceorderivedfrom data? 2024-PUBRICAAllrightsreserved
pageNo. Software: Softwareusedtomanagedata? pageNo. Participantchecking: Didparticipantsprovidefeedbackonfindings? pageNo. Reporting: Quotationspresentedtoillustratethemes/findings? pageNo. Transcriptsreturned: Weretranscriptsreturnedtoparticipants? pageNo. Dataandfindingsconsistency: Consistencybetweendatapresentedandfindings? pageNo. Clarityofmajorthemes: Majorthemesclearlypresentedinfindings? 2024-PUBRICAAllrightsreserved